“Have you got what it takes?” asks Nicole Livingstone

Victoria has a new walking organisation aimed to inspire and assist Victorians to be active by getting back on their feet, everyday.

Leaping into arts - good for individual and community health

A new arts for health program is breaking new ground for Australia, bringing the arts to more people from diverse communities across the City of Casey.

Leaping into arts - good for locals and community health

A new arts for health program is breaking new ground for Australia, bringing the arts to diverse communities across the Ballarat and Central Highlands regions.

Industry must accept role in obesity battle

A national coalition of peak health organisations say the cost of obesity is spiralling over $60 billion a year pointing to the urgent need to limit children’s exposure to junk food advertising.

Fat chance to fix obesity without government keeping the pressure on industry

A coalition of peak health bodies has welcomed the obesity recommendations of the National Preventative Health Taskforce, but warns the government needs to be strong and hold industry to account while focussing on interventions that will deliver the greatest gains to our community

Strong leadership needed to reverse alcohol harms

A Coalition of health agencies has endorsed the National Preventative Health Taskforce’s recommendations on alcohol warning labels, implementing an independent advertising regulator and taxation and price reforms.

Sustainable Food Supply For Healthy Communities

Having enough sustainable quality food for healthy eating will be some of the topics covered at VicHealth’s annual Food for All Forum to be held in Swan Hill on Monday, 13 July.

St Kilda Xavier Clarke to speak at RR Leadership forum

Tonight, St Kilda AFL player Xavier Clarke is speaking at a leadership forum as part of AFL Victoria’s pilot delivery of the AFL’s Respect and Responsibility (R&R) program.

The program called Fair Game, is funded by VicHealth and is being piloted at a local level through the Northern Football League.

Obesity inquiry lacks teeth on ads and labelling

Peak health groups say self-regulation has had its day. They have warned that the recommendations by the parliamentary inquiry into obesity released yesterday have given the junk food industry a free pass and are out of step with public demands.

Health experts call for alcohol tax reforms in budget

A Coalition of health agencies has today urged the Federal Government to implement more aggressive taxing of high alcohol products in response to recent ABS statistics that highlight a disturbing trend away from lower strength beer towards mid and full strength varieties. This comes at a time when the Government is trying to tackle the many issues associated with excessive alcohol consumption.