“My kids have all had the benefit of Life Education, learning about looking after their bodies, and making wise choices…it’s an opportunity every Australian child deserves”
Dr Fiona Wood, A.M.
2005 Australian of the Year
Director of Royal Perth Hospital Burns Unit

An Aussie Success Story
Life Education began nearly 30 years ago on the steps of the Wayside Crisis Centre in Kings Cross, Sydney, where a young woman collapsed from a drug overdose. Ted Noffs, the organisation’s founder, was convinced of the need for a drug education program aimed at preventing children from becoming victims to drug and alcohol abuse. As a result, Life Education started its operations in Sydney in 1979, and has quickly grown to be the largest charity providing drug and health education to Australian children, reaching 700,000 kids each year. It has proven so effective it is now run in thirteen countries around the world including the USA, UK, Hong Kong, New Zealand and South Africa.

Good Choices for a Safe Life
Life Education’s programs empower children to make the right choices for a safe life, free from the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol. These programs are delivered by a team of 120 qualified educators, through a fleet of mobile learning centres equipped with the latest technology to create a unique and exciting learning environment for children.

Topics covered include:
Healthy food choices
Bullying
Safety with medicines
Negotiation and refusal in peer pressure situations
Effects of smoking
The dangers of alcohol misuse
Illicit drugs (secondary school programs)

Life Education’s mascot, Healthy Harold, who is featured in many of Life Education’s primary school modules, continues to hold a special place in the hearts of millions of Australian children. By supporting Ocsober, you are helping Life Education to equip more young people with the knowledge and the skills to live a safer life.