Tips Be persistent Be prepared to be unpopular Be prepared to compromise Use the facts and stick to the evidence and try not to get confrontational, personal or emotional TWO: Help Healthy Kids advocate for regulatory change – Every voice counts. Tighter regulation and more assistance for schools have the potential to radically improve food in schools and food literacy. Such regulatory controls are administered at government level. Help Healthy Kids raise the profile of this essential matter with politicians in the hope that they will effect these changes. Following is a list of politicians you may like to write to, plus a letter template. The more people who write, the more likely politicians are to put it on their agenda. Who to write to (current as of February 2016) Local government – your local MP NSW Government The Hon. Rob Stokes The Hon. Jillian Skinner Minister for Education Minister for Health PO Box 5341 GPO Box 5341 SYDNEY NSW 2001 SYDNEY NSW 2000 office@skinner.minister.nsw.gov.au DoEinfo@det.nsw.edu.au The Hon. Jihad Dib The Hon. David Gillespie Shadow Minister for Education Assistant Minister for Health Parliament House GPO Box 5341 Macquarie Street SYDNEY NSW 2001 SYDNEY NSW 2000 david.gillespie.mp@aph.gov.au
Tips Be persistent Be prepared to be unpopular Be prepared to compromise Use the facts and stick to the evidence and try not to get confrontational, personal or emotional TWO: Help Healthy Kids advocate for regulatory change – Every voice counts. Tighter regulation and more assistance for schools have the potential to radically improve food in schools and food literacy. Such regulatory controls are administered at government level. Help Healthy Kids raise the profile of this essential matter with politicians in the hope that they will effect these changes. Following is a list of politicians you may like to write to, plus a letter template. The more people who write, the more likely politicians are to put it on their agenda. Who to write to (current as of February 2016) Local government – your local MP NSW Government The Hon. Rob Stokes Minister for Education PO Box 5341 SYDNEY NSW 2000 DoEinfo@det.nsw.edu.au The Hon. Jillian Skinner Minister for Health GPO Box 5341 SYDNEY NSW 2001 office@skinner.minister.nsw.gov.au The Hon. Jihad Dib Shadow Minister for Education Parliament House Macquarie Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 The Hon. David Gillespie Assistant Minister for Health GPO Box 5341 SYDNEY NSW 2001 david.gillespie.mp@aph.gov.au
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