Nambour Community Centre is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all children and young people. Their safety and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do. We have zero tolerance for child abuse, harm, or neglect. We are committed to providing a culturally safe space for all people accessing our Centre and our programs.

We take our responsibility to protect children seriously and are committed to complying with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and all relevant Queensland legislation.

To ensure children are safe in our programs and spaces, we:

• Actively engage with children regarding their rights and encourage children and young people to participate, speak up, and be heard
• Value the wisdom of and work with parents, caregivers, and our community to promote keeping children safe and children’s wellbeing
• Uphold the cultural rights and safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
• Value and support the inclusion of children living with disability and children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
• Ensure that people working with children are suitable, safe and supported to reflect keeping children safe and children’s wellbeing values in practice
• Embed principles of keeping children safe and children’s wellbeing in our management committee, leadership team, staff and volunteers
• Provide ongoing training to ensure everyone understands their responsibilities in keeping children safe
• Maintain clear procedures for identifying, reporting, and responding to child focused concerns or allegations
• Work to ensure our physical and online spaces are safe, promote wellbeing and minimise risk of harm to children

We are committed to continuous improvement.

Our policies and procedures to keep children safe are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain effective, transparent, and aligned with best practice.

At Nambour Community Centre, every child has the right to feel safe, respected and empowered.