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Departmental request: 12/340858 Requested by: Departmental Liaison Officer (324 74093) To: Education Queensland Subject: Minister to meet with s.47(3)(b) - Contrary to Public Interest from Queensland Eye Institute regarding National Sunnies Day Meeting date: Thursday 4 October 2012 at 1.30pm Date/time required: 3pm, Monday 24 September 2012 Today's date: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 • Please provide an IBN, for the Chief of Staff to note. • Please see letter contained within this request. The brief should address/include, without restricting it to, the following: 1. Address any issues that may be raised-or may exist-regarding the meeting subject, attendees and/or venue. 2. Provide detailed information about any relevant contentious issues and suggested responses to those issues. 3. Provide only relevant background information that may assist understanding of any issues. When a departmental representative is requested to attend, please ensure they have noted the appointment in diary for attendance. Please also advise the requesting officer of the rep and indicate in the briefing and in TRIM notes. Thank you for your assistance in providing this information by the date/time required. Action required 0' Action Officer to prepare IBN. Preparation instructions • If this brief requires additional information from another branch/directorate within the department, please liaise with the appropriate person to submit one consolidated response . • Please TRIM brief and any attachments to zz Departmental Liaison Officer indicating in the TRIM notes that it has been approved by the appropriate officers. Please bring to MESUs attention any urgent documents . • Any attachments and/or correspondence prepared for Ministerial signature should also be contained under this request and forwarded with request to zz Departmental Liaison Officer. PLEASE NOTE- the brief must progress through MESU and have DG approval prior to meeting the MO deadline. Ministerial and Executive Services Unit • 3247 4093 Floor 22, Education House 6j [email protected] 30 Mary Street, Brisbane Q 4000 DETE RTI Application 340/5/2816 - File E - Document 1 of 86 ··Minister's Office File Rer: . D~partment File Ref: Briefing Note The Honourable John-PauiLangbrqekMP ..... Minister for Education, trainh1g. ~ndJ$rtiployment Action required: For Noting. Action required by: . Routine- Requested Ministeri~l :me·etirl·g,withth~ ..Queensland Eye Institute SUBJECT: MEETING WITHQUEENS'LAND EYE INSTITUTE REGARDING NAtiONAL SUNNIES DAY Summary of key objectives • To provide information for the·:Minister to rl1eefwith re.presentatives from the Queensland Eye Institute regarding National $unnies Day 2012 and sun safety education in Queensland sta1e schools. · Key issues 1. The Department is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of students and values the development of useful programs and resburces for schools. 2. The National Sunnies Day program highlights that excessive exposure to the sun can result in major eye problems later in life. 3. The program was launched in 2011 by the Queensland Eye Institute with the Prevent Blindness Foundation. 4. The public launch of National Sunnies Day will be held on 8 November. 2012 in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall. 5. To support the National Sunnies Day program, information packs with specific curriculum booklets and supporting DVDs will be provided to schools throughout Queensland, incorporating curriculum material aligned to the Australian Curriculum: Science. 6. In 2011, the Department's South East Region Science Officers assisted with the incorporation of the Queensland Science Curriculum into the National Sunnies Day program. The National Sunnies Day program curriculum material was developed before the Curriculum into the Classroom.(C2C) science materials were made available. 7. The Department does not endorse specific/individual resources or products. Individual schools select teaching and learning materials for their school in consultation with the wider community to ensure that they meet the specific needs of their students. 8. A National Sunnies Day YouTube competition is available as part of the program. Schools will need to manage departmental technology and privacy protocols if they participate in this activity. 9. The National Sunnies Day program is specifically linked to the promotion and sale of children's sunglasses through community partners and at www.qei.org.au online. Proceeds of the sale will go directly to the Prevent Blindness Foundation. Implications 10. The Department can promote National Sunnies Day to Queensland state schools through electronic communication channels (Bulletin Board and/or Schools Update). DETE RTI Application 340/5/2816 - File E - Document 2 of 86 ·.Minister's Office File Ref: Deoartment FHe·Ref: Background 11. Currently in Queensland, aspects of health a.nd personal development including sun safety are taught as specified in the Health and Physical: E:ducation Essential Learnings for Years 1 - 9 (http://W\1Vw.qsa.qld.edu.au/7294.html) and the Health and Physical Education Senior Subje.cts (http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/1703.html). Thes~ documents can be accessed on the Queensland Studies Authority website (http://WwW.qsa.qld.edu.au/). · 12. The Departmenfs Developing a Sun Safety Strategy procedure at http://ppr.det.qld .gov.au/education/com ni unity/Pages/Developi ng~a~s.un.:Safety .. Strategy .aspx and Sun Safety in Secondary Schools guidelines at http://ppr.det.qld.gov.au/education/coJ11munity/Procedure%20Attachments/Developimgo/o20a %20Suno/o20Safety%20Str~te.gy/guideUnes.pdf . ~upport . QueE:}n~land state schools to develop and implement sun safety strategies to protect students from the dangers of over exposure to the sun. 13. The Department has collaborated with Queensland Health to develop sun safety resources such as Fallon's Quest at http.:flwww.sunsafety.gld.gov.au/atschoollgame.aspx .In 2011, schools were made aware of ·National Surmies pay ·through Schools Update ~ a weekly electronic communication channel to state school prinCipals (Ref: 11/228684). 14. The South East region, produced curriculum material based on the 2011 National Sunnies Day- Protect Your Pupils! theme. This included links to the Australian Curriculum: Science. 15. The Nine Network will be the official television partner for the campaign. Right to information 16. I am of the view that the contents or attachments contained in this brief are suitable for publication. DETE RTI Application 340/5/2816 - File E - Document 3 of 86 I ..: . ·:, Mihister'sOffiee File· Ref: . ' .I I D.eoartment File Ref:. ~ Ia ~ ~i i I Recommendation , . :... · . ·· ... ·... I rhat the Minister .· . · : · · . ·. Note the information provided for. ·a meeting :\'Vi"th s.47(3)(b) - Contrary to Public Interest from the Queensland Eye Institute regarding National $i..n1nies Dfly; NOTED APPR_.. ·.•.O .. v_. E.lllNOT ~.-.·\ · "ROVE:D . I~ ENDOR~. /NOTE~ J. I i . ..·_~1\.. .~~j if ~ . yli~- Fiona Crawford JOHN· urlANGBROEK MP I I Chief of Staff Mh1ister for Education, Training and J Office of the Hon John .. Paul Langbroek MP ·Erill)loyment I Minister for Education, Training a·nd · I ·Employment j . l!d ~ ,l u i Zt I ~ l "1- I I·• I ~ D Copy to Assistant Minister ~ ~ ~ Minister's comments ~ r. I!: "~ ~ ~ ~ Action Officer Endorsed by: Endorsed by: Endorsed by: Curt Draheim . Director AOG DG Principal Education Anne Schafer . Marg Pethiyagoda Juliem,amL/, Officer -~-·1\P..--- ssos ssos ssos DEW{ Tel: 323 70345 Tel: 323 59877 .·Tel: 323 70157 Tel: 323 71070 Mob: Mob: Mob: ·"' ..,. .tJ , " Date: I I · Date: 21/09 /2012 Date,i\ I 11 f 1.--- DETE RTI Application 340/5/2816 - File E - Document 4 of 86 Departmental request: 12/385877 Requested by: Jan Viking Ramstrom, Departmental Liaison Officer, (3006 4614) To: Education Queensland Subject: Minister's to attend National Sunnies Day Event date: Thursday 8 November 2012 Date/time required: to zz Departmental Liaison Officer by 3PM TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 Today's date: Tuesday, 16 October 2012 The Minister's office has requested a Ministerial Event Briefing Note regarding: MINISTER TO ATTEND NATIONAL SUNNIES DAY Further information TRIM Ref: 12/340858 and 385882 The brief should address/include, without restricting it to, the following: 1. Address any issues that may be raised or may exist regarding the subject, attendees and/or venue. 2. Provide detailed information about any relevant contentious issues and suggested responses to those issues. 3. Provide only relevant background information that may assist understanding of any issues (maximum of 5 dot points). Thank you for your assistance in providing this information by the date/time required. Action required 0 Action Officers to prepare an event brief (using the attached new template), speech and. Please contain your response underneath this request in TRIM. Preparation instructions CD If this brief requires additional information from another branch/directorate within the department, please liaise with the appropriate person to submit one consolidated response. 0 Please TRIM brief and any attachments to zz Departmental Liaison Officer, indicating in the TRIM notes that it has been approved by the appropriate officers. Please bring this officer's attention to urgent documents. ® Any attachments should also be contained under this request and if necessary forwarded to Departmental Liaison Officer. ® Please contact the requesting officer prior to the due date should you wish to seek an extension. Ministerial and Executive Services Unit • 3006