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Fire safety in your home

Staying warm indoors means watching out for fireplaces, candles and other fire hazards in your home. These simple tips should help keep you safe.

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Creating a dementia friendly environment

A supportive space can help a person with dementia to feel safe, comfortable and independent. Learn how to create a dementia-friendly environment.

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Winter health hazards at home

Keeping warm indoors means watching out for heaters and other things that can cause burns and scalds. These simple tips should help to keep you safe.

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Safe exercise for children

Your child needs to exercise safely. Read about what equipment and activities are safe for them, and how much exercise they should be doing.

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Food safety guide

How long can you leave food in the fridge? What temperature is safe to cook food? Answer these questions and more with this infographic about food safety.

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Beach safety

While lifesavers watch over you, it's important that you learn about the flags, signs and rip currents. Here's how to enjoy a safe day at the beach.

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Food safety

Learn how to prepare, cook and store food safely to avoid cross contamination and discover tips to help prevent you from becoming ill.

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Beyond Now - suicide safety planning app

Lifeline's free Beyond Now app helps you prepare a safety plan to help get you through the tough times. It's at the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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Water safety for babies and children

Babies can drown in as little as 5cm (two inches) of water. Drowning is silent so you won’t necessarily hear any noise or struggle.

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Medicare Safety Net

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) helps Australians to access a wide range of prescription medicines without paying the full price.

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