BATTCYCLE Proudly Supported International Button Battery Awareness Day 12th July 2026

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BATTCYCLE is proud to have partnered with Bella's Footprints in support of International Button Battery Awareness Day 2026 across Australia.

As part of our mission to eliminate the dangers associated with button batteries, we joined families, educators, healthcare professionals, community organisations and safety advocates in raising awareness of the devastating consequences that can occur when button batteries are swallowed or improperly discarded.

Every year, increasing numbers of children are admitted to hospital following button battery incidents. In many cases, these seemingly small batteries can cause catastrophic internal injuries within hours, resulting in emergency surgery, lifelong complications, and tragically, the loss of young lives.

Through education, awareness and safer battery storage solutions, BATTCYCLE is committed to helping prevent these incidents before they occur. Together with Bella's Footprints and our many supporters, we are working towards a future where every home, school, childcare centre and workplace is Button Battery Safe.

We sincerely thank everyone who participated in, promoted and supported International Button Battery Awareness Day 2026. The photographs and videos below capture some of the incredible awareness activities, media coverage and community engagement that helped spread this life-saving message across Australia.

Together, we can save lives, prevent serious injuries and protect future generations from the dangers of button batteries.

SAVING LIVES, PREVENTING INJURIES AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

INTRODUCING BATTCYCLE.

BATTCYCLE™ is a dedicated Button Battery Safe Storage device designed to safely store used Button Batteries until they can be responsibly recycled.

Used and New Button Batteries can kill.

Loose Button Batteries can seriously injure or even kill a child if swallowed and may also spark dangerous household, bin, building and landfill fires if discarded incorrectly.

BATTCYCLE™ helps keep used Button Batteries:

✓ Away from children

✓ Safely stored

✓ Ready for responsible recycling

BATTCYCLE automatically adjust to safely store used 2032, 2025, and 2016 Button Batteries.

INDEPENDENTLY TESTED & CERTIFIED

SEE HOW IT WORKS

Supporting International Button Battery Awareness Day | 12 June 2026.
In proud partnership with Bella's Footprints

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Globally hundreds of thousands of children have suffered serious or lifelong injuries and death after swallowing or inserting a Button Battery.

In Australia alone, over 1000 children require emergency treatment each year and the incidences are alarmingly increasing. Some children have sadly died.

We are determined to eliminate the danger of Button Batteries and invite you to help raise awareness for  International Button Battery Awareness Day which will be held on Friday 12th of June 2026.

The aim of this initiative is to maximize awareness about the dangers of Button Batteries among schools, parents, caregivers and childhood educators through the delivery of an educational program designed for early childhood and primary school aged children. In fact, anywhere that young children are present.

Through the promotion of International Button Battery Awareness Day, it is our hope that together we can ensure that anywhere that young children are present is Button Battery safe.

Featured Media

Highlights from International Button Battery Awareness Day 12 July 2026

See how BATTCYCLE, Bella's Footprints, schools, communities, media partners and safety advocates came together across Australia to raise awareness and help protect children from the dangers of button
batteries

Professor Susan Moloney talking to Channel 9 News at the Gold Coast University Hospital Paediatric Ward about the dangers of Button Batteries

Channel 9 News film Crew at this important event.

Professor Susan Moloney and Susan Teerds CEO of Kid safe Queensland talking about the serious dangers of Button Battery ingestion

Channel 9 News Reporter Petrina and Natasha Leventhal from BATTCYCLE at the Queensland Children’s Hospital

Natasha Leventhal from BATTCYCLE and Angie Bell MP & Federal Minister for Moncrieff at TRYP by Wyndham Southport foyer, the first location in Australia for distributing BATTCYCLES to each of the 220 Apartment in the hotel and residents building

Roberta Grasso CEO  TRYP by Wyndham Southport and Natasha Leventhal from BATTCYCLE

Roberto Badalotti CEOof Azzura Corporation, Angie Bell MP & Federal Minister for Moncrieff and Natasha Leventhal from BATTCYCLE. Roberto is championing the mission to distribute a BATTCYCLE to every Apartment on the Gold Coast

Abraham Leventhal CEO of Safer Batteries Australia, National BATTCYCLE Distributor in the Reception of 102.9 Hot Tomato Radio Station, where BATTCYCLE were handed out FREE all day

Jean Paul Langbroek MP & State Minister for Education with his supporting message for the innovative BATTCYCLE

102.9 Hot Tomato Street Team at a B-Cycle Accredited Drop Off Point at a Woolworths store

Angie Bell MP & Federal Minister Moncrieff and Roberto Badalotti placing a BATTCYCLE in the first room in the TRYP by Wyndham Southport building

Natasha Leventhal from BATTCYCLE, Leon Rebello MP & Federal Minister for Mc Pherson and Lorraine Conway, mother of Brittney who sadly lost her life after swallowing a Button Battery discussing Button Battery safety and BATTCYCLE at My Kindy Varsity Lakes

Angie Bell MP & Federal Minister Moncrieff talking to the children about the dangers of Button Batteries and other dangers on their visit to Eden Academy Early Learning, Isle of Capri, Queensland

Angie Bell MP & Federal Minister for Moncrieff and Roberto Badalotti CEO of Azzura Corporation delivering BATTCYCLES to an Apartment at TRYP by Wyndham SouthPort Building

CLICK here to see the important message from Leo Robello MP and Federal Ministerfor McPherson.

Click here to see the Channel 9 News on12th June 2026

REMEMBER BATTCYCLE™ MATTERS

Every year, children are rushed to hospital after swallowing button batteries.

Used button batteries can still carry charge and when loose batteries end up in household rubbish they may spark fires in bins, garbage trucks and landfill sites.

BATTCYCLE™ provides families, workplaces and communities with a simple way to safely contain used button batteries until recycling.

INDEPENDENTLY TESTED & CERTIFIED

" BATTCYCLE™ has been independently assessed and complies with child-resistant packaging criteria."

IW Kilpatrick, MA Grad Dip Ed

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

Safer Batteries is working toward putting a BATTCYCLE™ into the hands of every family, school, early learning centre and workplace.

Together we can create safer homes and safer communities.

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