With his programs being taken up across NSW, championed by the State Government and delivered in the UK, the University of Newcastle’s Professor Philip Morgan has become the go-to guy for understanding the role dads play in getting their kids healthy and active.

Meet James Smith, a program coordinator for the Moree Aboriginal Fathers’ Program, which supports the needs of Aboriginal fathers and their extended families.

The Father Hood, has launched the Dad Awards in the lead up to Father’s Day on September 6. The awards will highlight dads who "get on the tools" for their families, “acknowledging and celebrating the ever-growing tribe of hands-on dads in Australia.”