In the Media

2012 Articles

General news

• Sunday Telegraph - Famous faces Healthy Harold 15/01/2012

2011 Articles

The World's Biggest Car Boot Sale

• Hunter Venues Article

 Dress Down Drug Free

• Port Stephens Examiner - Butchers ready to almost bear it all 22/09/2011
• Newcastle Herald - Butchers bear jokes for charity 24/09/2011
• Maitland Mercury - Your job: make your hair wild 22/09/2011
• Muswellbrook Chronicle - Sandy Hollow Shows its Colours 26/08/2011
• The Leader - A good dressing down 08/2011

Energy Drinks & Alcohol

• Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research: Intake of Energy Drinks in Association with Alcoholic Beverages in a Cohort of Students of the School of Medicine of the University of Messina
• Caffeinated Cocktails: Energy Drink Consumption, High-risk Drinking and Alcohol-related Consequences among College students
• Risks of Alcoholic Energy Drinks for Youth
• Effects of Energy Drink Ingestion on Alcohol Intoxication
• Drug and Alcohol Review: Energy drink co-administration is associated with increased reported alcohol ingestion
• National Institute of Health: Increased alcohol consumption, nonmedical prescription drug use, and illicit drug use are associated with energy drink consumption among college students
• Examining and understanding the joint role of caffeine and alcohol in facilitating violent offending and victimisation
• Combining energy drinks and alcohol - A recipe for trouble?

General News

• Sun Herald - Flash Looking Gordon model employee 23/10/2011
• Newcastle Herald - Red Bull Sales Curb 15/07/2011
• Newcastle Star - Environment to celebrate 08/06/2011
• Newcastle Star - $50,000 playground swings into life 01/06/2011
• The World Today - Alcohol industry faces energetic opponents 18/05/11
• Newcastle Herald - Investing in their future 09/05/11
• Markey Insurance Brokers Newsletter - Corporate golfers tee off for Life Education -Volume 3, Issue 2
• Newcastle Herald - Living Green - Help to find local groups 11/04/2011
• Great Lakes Advocate - Healthy Harold leads the way 30/3/2011
• Muswellbrook Chronicle - Message wrapped up in fun 23/3/2011
• Sydney Morning Herald - O'Farrell promises lower fares and shorter queues 22/03/2011
• Opposition Leader Media Release - Libs to boost funding to Life Education 21/03/2011
• Click here for pics of Barry O'Farrell's announcement to Life Education NSW
• Trojan Recruitment News - Trojan Workforce Newcastle staff volunteer at World's Biggest Car Boot Sale 03/2011
• Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Post - Boost for life 9/3/2011
• Maitland Mercury - Society supports Life Education 4/3/2011
• Newcastle Herald - Healthy Harold ready to party 4/3/2011
• Muswellbrook Chamber of Commerce & Industry March Newsletter - Healthy Harold - A welcome guest at March chamber breakfastook Chamber Breakfast 2/3/2011
• Newcastle Permanent Magazine - Recent Beneficiaries Summer 2011
  Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation donates $100,000 to Hunter Care Ltd for the refurbishment of the Hunter Life Education Centre at Edgeworth. Over 10,000 young people use this facility each year.

 2010 Articles

The World's Biggest Car Boot Sale

• Newcastle Herald - Boot sale a big boost 6/12/2010
• Newcastle Star - Hunter Life message 10/11/2010
• Newcastle Star - Volunteers Needed 10/11/2010
• Joblink Plus supports The World's Biggest Car Boot Sale BBQ 13/10/2010
• Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Post - Healthy Harold needs help 6/10/2010
• Truway supports the World's Biggest Car Boot Sale 31/08/2010 

Dress Down Drug Free

NBN coverage of Dress Down Drug Free 22/09/2010

•  Lower Hunter Star - Businesses Unite for a Good Cause
• Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Post - Novocastrians given a dressing down 29/09/2010
• The Star - In the name of charity 24/09/2010
• Muswellbrook Chronicle - Footy fever at St James 17/09/2010
• Maitland Mercury - Dressing down to promote drug-free world 21/09/2010
• Port Stephens Examiner -  Mad Hatters for good cause 16/09/2010
• Newcastle Herald - The Word - Ditch the suit and tie 24/09/2010
• Newcastle Herald - Casual clothes a great fit 24/09/2010

General News

• Singleton Argus - Strong message in the fun 23/11/2010
• Hunter Business Review - Chris Hicks, board member of Hunter Life Education appointed CEO of NuSport 10/2010
• Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Post - Funding boost 29/09/2010
• Newcastle Herald - Charity to have permanent benefits 24/09/2010
• The Leader - New Face for Life Education 07/2010
• Newcastle Herald - Hunter Design for Hunter Life at Newcastle Home Show Expo 21/07/2010
• Newcastle Star - Carnival Shows Connection 23/6/2010
• Catchment Carnival held at Hunter Life Education Centre 05/06/2010
• Sunday Mail Brisbane - Jess Watson & Life Education 16/05/2010
• Life Education International Conference December 2009 18/03/2010

Adopt-a-Class

• Scone Advocate - Help Educate Young Children 07/10/2010
• The Leader - Businesses great and small September 2010
• Newcastle Star -Adopt a healthy lifestyle 15/09/2010
• Newcastle Herald and The Post: Mind Your Health Mind Your Business 24/6/2010

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2009 Articles

General News

•  Myrtleford Times - Life Education 28/10/2009
• Kiewa Valley Observer - Life Education 28/10/2009
• Fresh Source - Life Education 01/11/2009
• Fresh Source Feature - Life Education 01/11/2009
• Liverpool Champion - Christmas Wrapping 4/11/2009
• South Western Rural Advertiser - Christmas Wrapping 4/11/2009
• Riverland Weekly - Life Education 5/11/2009
• Loxton News - Life Education 11/11/2009
• Cootamundra - Life Education 13/11/2009
• Newcastle Herald - Life Education 13/11/2009
• Newcastle Herald - Life Education BOOT Sale 16/11/2009
• Newcastle Herald - Teens Want Drug Talk 16/11/2009

Down Drug Free - Forum Team Challenge Results

Final Team Times
1st         Suters Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys             9 minutes 48 seconds
2nd        Witness Suters Fitness                                         9 minutes 76 seconds
3rd         Sporty Sparkes                                                  10 minutes 43 seconds
4th         Forsythes Big Rig                                                10 minutes 85 seconds
5th         peoplefusion                                                       12 minutes 32 seconds

The Suters Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys also took out the title of “Best Dressed Team”.

• Forum Team Challenge Photos

Laps 4 Life

On Friday November 6, Hunter Life Education presents the third annual Laps 4 Life fundraising swim relay event.

• Muswellbrook Chronicle - Laps 4 Life 3/07/2009
• Laps4Life in Muswellbrook 4/11/2009
• Hunter Valley News - Laps 4 Life 2/12/2009

Dress Down Drug Free day success

On Friday the 24th July, Hunter Life Education asked you and your friends to dress down against drug abuse. Thousand’s of people around the hunter put on happy and comfortable clothes and made donations to Hunter Life Education. This year we gained more support than ever and had a number of local newspapers publish articles about local business’s participating in the event.

• Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Post - Dressing Down for Education 22/07/2009
• Maitland Mercury - Dress Down for Drug Awareness 22/07/2009
• Newcastle Star - Go Cas' to Help Local Kids 22/07/2009
• Newcastle Herald - The Word - Things Get Hairy as Drugs Get Dissed 23/07/2009
• Port Stephens Examiner - Strip Down for Cause 23/07/2009
• Muswellbrook Chronicle - Dressing Down for a Good Cause 24/07/2009
• Newcastle Herald - Flesh on Show for Cause 24/07/2009

Harold Teaches Health Habits

• Maitand Mercury - Harold Teaches Healthy Habits 16/06/2009
• Newcastle Herald - Healthy Harold Versus Childhood Obesity 22/09/2009
• Harold visits Guyra 5/11/2009

Adopt-a-Class

• Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Post - Opportunity to Adopt a Class for a Healthy Life 7/10/2009

Clubs Help Harold Spread the Message 

• Great Lakes Advocate - Clubs Help Harold Spread the Message 13/05/2009

Education on Alcohol

• Lakes Mail Morriset - Education on Alcohol 09/04/2009
• Newcastle Herald - Wired to the Max 19/09/2009
• Pittwater Life - "Ocsober" Life Education Challenge November 2009

Struggling Times

• Newcastle Herald - Help for Kids No Tall Order 30/09/2009

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2008 Articles

• Hunter Post - Financial Boost for Life Education 26/11/2008
• Newcastle Herald - Bargains, Bangers, Bop Til You Drop 21/11/2008
• Singleton Argus - Drink Dangers 18/11/2008
• Hunter Post - Forum a Celebrated Success 12/11/2008