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Appendix 1 Good parenting or figure fascism? This article discusses childhood obesity and the dangers of placing children on diets. It goes on to discuss the importance of; focusing  on the health aspects such as nutritious choices and an active lifestyle rather than size, not labelling certain foods as bad and that bodies come in different shapes and sizes.

Appendix 2 Petition against Jenny Craig This article was written after the uproar by health experts and the public over the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia planning to have chief executive of Jenny Craig speak at a two day conference for educators. They claim that dieting companies such as Jenny Craig contribute to poor body imaging in children.

Appendix 3 Call to tick off active transport This article was written in support of the Heart Foundation’s call for five per cent of road funding to be spent on cycling and walking paths. It calls for the Tasmanian government to invest and the population to leave the car at home as current figures show that ten per cent of children and 64 per cent of Tasmanians are overweight. The government supports children participating in active transport, but safety experts agree that children under ten should not be crossing roads without an adult.

Appendix 4 Tasmanians' health lagging behind This radio reports states that “ Tasmania falls behind the rest of Australia with almost every key health indicator”. It highlights many factors that contribute to this, such as; a bigger reliance on the car, Tasmania being one of the poorest states in terms of the resources assets and infrastructure, high unemployment and millions being spent on advertising of junk food, which is encouraging our children to eat unhealthy.

Appendix 5 Food, fads and fish the topics This article focuses on Dr Stanton's community nutrition lecture at the University of Tasmania Launceston, which was hosted by the Public Health Association of Australia. Dr Stanton discusses the problems with fad diets and the importance of children eating fish, with Australian children eating far less then Asian and European countries .

Appendix 6 Our Promise - Fahan School Tasmania 2012 This video and accompanying message was created by Fahan school for a Crime Stoppers Youth Challenge, which asked children to create a video to tackle e-safety. It focuses on the issue of cyberbullying and letting students know that there are people who care. It states that one in ten students has dealt with cyerbullying issues.

Appendix 7 Bullying and Violence in schools This article was released on the 16th March which was Australia’s National Day of Action against Bullying. It gives statistics on bullying in Australian schools, which they state are frightening. The article goes on to say that a National day is pointless, unless the culture in schools change. It calls for teachers to be more active and lists different ways in which they can be.

Appendix 8 Tasmanian Schools Take Action Against Bullying This article is on a statement given by Nick McKim, the Tasmanian Minister for Education and Skills, about how schools are dealing with the issues of bullying in Tasmania. The article discusses how bullying is a shared responsibility between parents and educators and should not fall on to schools alone.

Appendix 9 Schools cyber-bully concern This article looks at cyberbullying in Tasmania and the problem with gathering statistics as many young people are using social network site underage and won’t admit it. It discusses <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Federal Government new Easy Guide to Socialising Online and the need for people to talk more about cyber-safety.

Appendix 10 Anti-bullying website launched <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">This news report consists of an interview with Education Minister Peter Garret on the launch of the government’s new anti-bullying website. Mr Garret discusses the issues surrounding bullying and how the website provides support and resources for students, parents and teachers.

Appendix 11Payout after bullying-related suicide launched <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">This news report discusses a payout a family received from the New South Wales Education Department when it was found that the school didn’t supply adequate counselling support for a student who was being bullied and as a result took his own life. It goes on to interview a student that had been bullied and a medical practitioner for the effects on health and The Education Minister, to see how the government is preparing to deal with this.

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