Jingle to be played at Peninsula pool

Teenagers will be reminded to be sun smart at the Peninsula Leisure Centre throughout the summer school holiday.

The Cancer Council NSW Sun Sound jingle will be played at the Peninsula pool.

Ms Sandra Shorrock from the Cancer Council NSW Central Coast office said: "Teenagers are often unprepared when it comes to protecting themselves from the sun during the summer months.

"As students swap their text books for swimmers and surfboards, Cancer Council NSW is urging parents to prepare their teens to slip, slop, slap, seek and slide when out at the pool or beach," Ms Shorrock said.

"This summer the Sun Sound's short seven-second jingle will be played hourly between 11am and 3pm at the pool to serve as a public reminder to reapply sunscreen," she said.

"While the Sun Sound can remind teenagers to reapply, parents should ensure their teens are equipped with the right sun protection.

"Parents play a strong role in educating their children in sun safety, so ensuring your teenagers have their own tube of sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and sun protective clothing will reduce their risk of getting burnt this summer.

"Teenagers can often be sloppy when it comes to practicing sun safe behaviours.

"The latest evaluations form Cancer Council NSW show that almost 40 per cent of teenagers don't bring sunscreen with them to the pool or beach during summer.

"Nearly 60 per cent of teenagers don't wear a hat or sunglasses.

"We know that sun exposure during the first 15 years of life greatly increases the risk of developing skin cancer later in life, and in the Central Coast region alone it is predicted that 334 people will be diagnosed with melanoma in a single year," she said.

Media release, 5 Dec 2016

Jayne Moloney, Cancer Council NSW