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Use Your Voice

Your views are represented through the issues adopted by The Parents' Jury.  We want to help you become parent champions in your community, so we have compiled tools, tips and ideas that we hope you'll find useful in your own campaigning. 

The Parents' Jury also wants to hear from you.  If you have ideas, successes or suggestions you think might be of benefit to other members, let us know!  Email us or call (03) 9667 1742.

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Join us to have your say in improving the food and activity environments of Australian children.

The Parents' Jury Fame and Shame Awards

Every year, we ask you to help us expose the unfair marketing techniques of the food industry through voting in The Parents' Jury Fame and Shame Awards.  Tell us what products are misrepresenting their health content and who is promoting healthy eating in a fun way.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it now!

Healthy Schools

The Parents' Jury has prepared tips, tools and templates for campaigning at your school for:


Food Marketing to Kids

You've told us you want to see Government regulations restricting unhealthy food being advertised during times of day children are most likely watching.  You also support regulations being introduced on how these products are marketed through other means such as social media and branding.  The Parents' Jury will continue to advocate on this issue alongside public health bodies. 

If you would like to take action on inappropriate junk food advertising by making an official complaint, visit Junkbusters or The Obesity Policy Coalition.  Both these organisations make complaints on behalf of consumers.

In February 2012, our friends at Cancer Council NSW and Junkbusters launched the Fat Free TV Guide. Through highlighting the level of junk food advertising in Australia's most popular family television programs, this site gives parents information and a choice about which shows their children watch on TV. It also encourages you to use your voice and send your views on junk food ads directly to TV networks

Healthy Checkouts

We know you want to see the level of junk food placed at supermarket checkouts heavily reduced.  We encourage you to take action at your local supermarket through writing to management. 

Want to learn how to read a nutrition label?  The Parents' Jury has produced a free Nutrition Guide for Shoppers. You can also download the free Foodswitch app from The George Institute and Bupa.

School Newsletters

Want to change the views of the parents at your school?  The Parents' Jury has prepared some articles for school newsletters for your use.  If you have topics you would like to see, please get in contact.