Inquiry into the most effective ways for Western Australia to address food insecurity for children and young people affected by poverty

Inquiry status:

Current

Date commenced:

07 Apr 2022

Tabling date:

30 Apr 2023

Deadline for submissions:

For children and young people only

25 Nov 2022

Committee

Joint Standing Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People

House:

Joint

Host House:

Legislative Assembly

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

Easy English - for children & young people
Easy English - for adults
Easy English - for adults (screen reader)

Plain English Terms of Reference

Other languages

Arabic
Hazaragi
Karen
Persian
Swahili/Kiswahili
Tigrinya
Vietnamese

The inquiry will consider:

1. The impact of poor nutrition on children and young people and the extent of the problem in Western Australia.

2. Challenges for children and young people in accessing enough nutritious food.

3. The extent to which food relief:

a.	is currently accessed by children and young people, including at school and in early childhood education and care settings
b.	Is effective.

4. The extent to which food literacy programs aimed at children and young people and/or their parents/carers:

a.	Are currently accessed
b.	Are effective.

5. Government-funded school lunch programs.

6. Any other existing or potential initiatives.

7. Western Australia’s obligations and responsibilities to monitor and address food insecurity as an aspect of child wellbeing.

We are particularly keen to hear about the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and the children of refugees and newly arrived migrants.*

*The Committee will be reaching out to these communities using translated resources and culturally appropriate approaches. We welcome submissions in languages other than English. These will be translated.

You can also make your submission as a video or audio recording. Upload the video or audio file to your chosen file sharing service and email the link to jscccyp@parliament.wa.gov.au
In the email, please include your first name and surname and contact phone number. If you do not want your submission to be public, please say so and a staff member will contact you to talk about the options.

Further information about the inquiry

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
001	Name withheld received on 29 Apr 2022
002	Name withheld received on 20 May 2022
003	Fiona Angelatos received on 23 May 2022
004	Warwick Senior High School received on 23 May 2022
005	Centrecare Incorporated and Valuing Children Initiative received on 3 Jun 2022
006	EON Foundation received on 7 Jun 2022
007	Catholic Education Western Australia received on 8 Jun 2022
008	Telethon Kids Institute received on 10 Jun 2022
009	Australian Health Promotion Association WA Branch received on 10 Jun 2022
011	Department of Education Western Australia received on 17 Jun 2022
012	Anglicare WA received on 23 Jun 2022
013	Sol Hanna received on 29 Jun 2022
014	Western Australian School Canteen Association received on 1 Jul 2022
015	OzHarvest received on 11 Jul 2022
016	Food Ladder received on 12 Jul 2022
017	Commissioner for Children and Young People received on 13 Jul 2022
018	The Salvation Army received on 13 Jul 2022
019	Child and Adolescent Health Service received on 14 Jul 2022
020	Edith Cowan University received on 14 Jul 2022
021	Beth Walker received on 14 Jul 2022
022	Cancer Council Western Australia received on 15 Jul 2022
023	Geoffrey Holt received on 15 Jul 2022
024	Fair Food WA received on 15 Jul 2022
025	Department of Communities received on 15 Jul 2022
026	Public Health Advocacy Institute, Curtin University received on 15 Jul 2022
027	Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia received on 22 Jul 2022

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 1/11 Harvest Tce, West Perth

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Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Mrs Robyn Clarke MLA
Hon. Neil Thomson MLC
Ms Rebecca Stephens MLA
Hon. Ayor Makur Chuot MLC

Staff Members:

Dr Sarah Palmer (Principal Research Officer)
Ms Lucy Roberts (Research Officer)
Ms Carmen Cummings (Research Officer)