Partners

ACCM: The Australian Council on Children and the Media

The Australian Council on Children and the Media is a peak not-for-profit national community oranisation whose mission is to support families, industry and decision makers in building and maintaining a media environment that fosters the health, safety and wellbeing of Australian children. ACCM's core activities include the collection and review of research and information about the impact of media on children's development, and advocacy for the needsand interests of children in relation to the media.

ACCM's core services include:

• the ACCM website www.childrenandmedia.org.au containing evidence based information about media an children (attracting close to 1500 visits per day);
• the award-winning Know before you go child-frien dly movie review and Know before you go Load app review services.
• researching effective parent media awareness materials,
• making submissions and participating in media interviews related to media regulation.

ACCM's current issues include the quality of children's programs, the effectiveness of national classification systems, the growth of gambling elements in games: the marketing of violent entertainment and junk foods to children: and management of screen time and content in early childhood.

Sydney Masonic Centre

Sydney Masonic Centre is a world class purpose built event venue defined by striking monument architecture.

Thirteen fully accessible multi-purpose spaces range from the majestic Marble Foyer to the Grand Lodge tiered 600-seat auditorium and lavish Banquet Hall to flexible conference rooms that are complemented by elegant contemporary interiors, advanced audio-visual technology and enterprise class digital connectivity.

The centre hosts over 700 events annually and is renowned for exceptional customer service and catering. Sydney Masonic Centre delivers excellence in every respect.

Pan Macmillan Australia

Pan Macmillan Australia publishes a wide range of bestselling, award-winning and high-quality titles. We publish under the imprints Macmillan, Pan, Picador, Plum and Macquarie Dictionary Publishers. We are committed to investing in Australian authors and stories, and our local publishing program covers a broad range of genres. These include but are not limited to: Commercial and literary fiction, Children’s and young adult (YA) fiction, Autobiography and biography, History, True crime, Military history, Biographies, Sport, Cooking and Lifestyle/

Macmillan is one of the biggest and best-known international publishing houses in the world. In addition to our Australian imprints, we are proud to represent many of the Macmillan Group’s international imprints in Australia. We also handle Australian and New Zealand sales for Guinness World Records.