Wellbeing & Religious Education News
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Students in Year Three and Four will have the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation on the evening of the 28th of October at 6pm.
Please keep these students on your thoughts and prayers as they prepare for this special Sacrament of Initiation.
ESAFETY
From 10 December 2025, certain social media platforms won’t be allowed to let Australian children under 16 create or keep an account.
The age restrictions are likely to apply to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X and YouTube, as well as other platforms.
- Under-16s will still be able to see publicly available social media content that doesn’t require logging into an account.
- Most standalone gaming and messaging apps, as well as many services that support health and education, will not be affected by the new law.
- There are no penalties for under-16s who access an account on an age-restricted social media platform, or for their parents or carers. This is about making the platforms take greater responsibility for the safety of children – they face fines of up to $49.5 million dollars if they don’t take reasonable steps to implement the changes.
- For more information:
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/social-media-age-restrictions/get-ready-guide
Take Care,
Kate
Wellbeing and RE Leader