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 When Rick Roberts, founder of The Natural Paint Place, had children it changed his life in a way he never expected.
“Having children inspired me to want to do something to help our environment. I initially started the business as soon as my first child was born and I left a secure job because I felt like I needed to do something to send the right message to my children,” said Rick. |
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 YOUR HOME IS YOUR SANCTUARY
Your home is your sanctuary where
you and your family can relax and play in a healthy environment.
Making
safer choices about everyday products used for cleaning, personal care, pets,
gardens, pest control and household items will help to reduce the build-up of
chemical pollution inside your home and the environment.
If you’re
planning pregnancy, are currently breastfeeding, or have babies and children at
home, it’s especially important you always choose the safest
options.
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The WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on
Children’s Health opened in Perth, WA last year at the Telethon Institute. |
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 A new report from the US has confirmed that children are exposed to a number of different pesticides on a daily basis while attending daycare.
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 Email us in your best tip for safe, green cleaning and be in the running for some great free gifts!
We are looking for innovative cleaning ideas and recipes that have been road-tested by you and are easy to use and will encourage others to take up safer cleaning solutions.Your contribution could be either a recipe or a technique. It could be an innovative approach you have developed to keep out cockroaches, through to a failsafe floor cleaner – surprise us! Email your contributions to us now:
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. The top new ideas will be placed on our website and featured in the next E-News in April. The best five ideas we receive will then be sent a thank you gift of: |
 Dr Mariann Lloyd-Smith, Senior Policy Advisor for the National Toxics Network, talks about the importance of protecting children’s environmental health and why children should not be treated as ‘little adults’ when it comes to chemical exposures. |
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 Not shy about who peers into the crevices in your house? Then this may be the opportunity of a lifetime you’ve been waiting for…… Casting call for a new reality TV show.
Put YOUR home under the microscope in the groundbreaking new science show `Is Your House Killing You?' |
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 Workcover NSW has released an updated version of their guide Reading Labels and Material Safety Data Sheets 2006. This information is useful for anyone wanting to better understand what that chemical is, the hazards and risks when using chemical-containing products, where to get advice and further information and how to be protected from potential harm.
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 The Safer Solutions survey of household chemical use has disclosed some alarming and erroneous beliefs.
Many modern day illnesses such as asthma, allergies and hyperactivity
in children are now being linked to chemicals that we are exposed to
daily within our homes. It is now recognized that babies and young
children are at the greatest risk from this chemical exposure.
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 Making safe the places that care for our children is simple. Toxics consultant, Jo Immig, outlines an easy, four-stage process for healthier childcare centres...
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The Hidden Dangers of Schools and Childcare Centres describes where there may be hidden dangers to child health in the places where we think children are safe says toxics consultant, Jo Immig.
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