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We are Generation Victoria (GenV), the world’s biggest children and parents research initiative. Let's make this our healthiest generation ever.

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17/10/2025

Tricia and her daughter Charlie had a great time taking part in the GenV & Me speech tasks! The tasks are available when kids turn 4 years old. It’s an exciting new activity from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute - MCRI Speech Team for researchers to see how kids talk.

Tricia says she told Charlie it was not about being perfect, just what comes up for her, and that lots of other kids across Victoria were doing it too. Soon they were enjoying their way through the activities, and Charlie was asking for more! 😄

For our GenV parents, keep an eye out for these when your child turns 4 years old!
Thank you to all our GenV families who join in. Every activity helps researchers learn how to improve the health and wellbeing of all children.

14/10/2025

The world around us shapes our health. Together, we’re finding out how.

From the air we breathe to the food we eat. Our environment plays a big part in how healthy we are. Scientists call this mix of things the “exposome”. By taking part in GenV, your family is helping researchers understand which parts of the environment or exposome matter most. This could help prevent sickness, improve health, and give all children a brighter future.

Every GenV family is part of something bigger than themselves. This is something families often tell us when asked why they joined.

GenV’s Scientific Director, Professor Melissa Wake, recently spoke to ABC News about how GenV can help researchers understand the exposome.

Read more in our new blog post www.genv.org.au/blog/media-centre/why-genv-matters-for-our-health-now-and-for-the-future/

07/10/2025

Every child talks in their own special way – and we love hearing them talk!

We’ve added new language task in the GenV & Me app for 4-year-olds. These fun, short games help us learn how kids across Victoria understand and use words.

We caught up with Loretta Gasparini, Speech and Language Research Assistant at Murdoch Children's Research Institute - MCRI, to talk about what these new tasks are and why they matter.

When families take part, we can spot what helps children learn to talk – and find ways to give extra help to those who need it sooner.

So, if you get an invite, jump in! Every story, every voice, makes a difference.

Read more about Loretta’s work and the new language tasks here:
www.genv.org.au/blog/spotlight-on-genv/why-your-childs-voice-matters/

06/10/2025

Today we celebrate Child Health Day! Celebrated on the first Monday of October each year. Children are at the centre of everything we do at GenV. Our mission is to help solve the complex problems facing children and parents by 2035. This includes health and wellbeing for all children.

We love hearing from and meeting our GenV families including kids like Charlie here! Putting faces to the almost 50,000 GenV kids taking part. We celebrate all the GenV kids already part of the project and those who will join us along the way.

Hear from Charlie's mum Tricia about their family's story here: https://www.genv.org.au/blog/genv-parents/meet-tricia-charlie-and-summer/

04/10/2025

🎉Today, we’re excited to celebrate our 4-year statewide GenV anniversary! Our youngest GenV kids turned two yesterday! 🎂

GenV is for every child, parent, family, and community. We are always grateful for how generous our GenV families are. They’ve shared their stories, filled out surveys every six months, and helped build a community that welcomes everyone and celebrates differences.

Building something big like GenV takes time. Our team started in 58 maternity hospitals across Victoria. This year, we continue to work on building GenV’s value. While keeping things simple for families. This includes linking data and creating tools for researchers to use in the future.

Thank you to all our amazing GenV families for being part of this once in a lifetime program! Read more from our GenV families here: https://www.genv.org.au/blog/

04/09/2025

It’s Australia’s ! Led by Jean Hailes for Women's Health, this national health campaign aims to support the health and wellbeing of all women, girls and gender-diverse people. This year’s theme is “Say yes to you”

Almost 73,000 mums and girls are part of GenV! There is still so much to learn about women's health. GenV is helping researchers make this happen. By linking real-world data with health care and everyday life we aim to support better services and care for women and girls everywhere.

Thank you to every mum who has said yes to taking part in GenV! For health information and support this week, see www.jeanhailes.org.au/womens-health-week

28/08/2025

Today, we stand together in support of Wear It Purple Day! 💜
At GenV, we’re proud to celebrate the 2025 theme: Bold Voices, Bright Futures. 🌈

This year, we honour the strong voices of LGBTQIA+SB young people who speak up and help build a future that is fair, joyful and full of hope. Their stories and strength make our community better.

Let’s keep working together to create a world where everyone feels safe, respected and proud to be themselves. 💜 Wear purple today to show your support!
Learn more: www.wearitpurple.org

28/08/2025

The 2024 MCRI Annual Report is here! It shares some of the amazing research and discoveries made by our team this year.

You can read about GenV on pages 42 & 43. Learn how we're helping shape the future of health and wellbeing for children and families. Together with everyone at MCRI, we aim to help give all children the opportunity to live a healthy and fulfilled life.

Read the report - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16y7cbjYhK/

26/08/2025

GenV is helping researchers see if vaccines for pregnant women are safe for mums and babies.

Because so many families are part of GenV, it’s easier to see patterns in vaccine safety over time.

MCRI Professor Jim Buttery talked about it on ABC Radio’s Health Report.

Thank you to our GenV families who are helping us make this our healthiest generation ever.

Read more here - www.genv.org.au/blog/media-centre/genv-helps-make-vaccines-safer-for-babies/

12/08/2025

Calling GenV parents – child food survey closing soon!

Have your say on store-brought foods for children. If you have been sent a survey, you can still complete it. The survey closes on August 17th.

Every family’s experience matters.

A huge thank you to over 7,000 GenV families who have already done theirs!

This important work is a collaboration between GenV, Food for Health Alliance , and VicHealth . Together with GenV families, we hope to help make store-bought food for children better for all families.

07/08/2025

Earlier this week we celebrated National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day!

This year’s theme is Little Footsteps, Big Future. It honours the journey our First Nations children take as they grow.

Little Footsteps, Big Future is so relevant to GenV. We’re working to support the health and wellbeing of all First Nations people by creating a culturally safe place where First Nations communities can answer questions relevant to them. This is only possible because of over 800 First Nation parents and their children that have joined GenV.

01/08/2025

Meet Saada and Mya! Saada joined GenV because family means a lot to her.

“What drew me to GenV was their motto and their philosophy... that every family is important… and every child’s future is important, and every child’s presence is important.”

GenV wants to help make the future better for all kids and families. We’re so thankful to the over 49,000 children and their families who are already part of GenV!

If you live in Victoria and have a child born between October 2021 and October 2023, you can join too.

Hear more from Saada here: https://www.genv.org.au/blog/genv-parents/meet-saada-and-mya/

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