Active Club Grants

This publication provides background information on physical activity and the gains that can be made through increasing participation at the local level, plus short case studies that illustrate the utilisation of Active Club Grants in order to extend the breadth and depth of physical activity participation.

A Sporting Chance: The Inside Knowledge on Healthy Sports Clubs

What do healthy sports clubs have in common? Regardless of the sport played, successful clubs have a long, strong history, a commitment to including others, and a family and social focus. They value and reward members, communicate and promote regularly, and have policies that cover all bases, from sun protection to healthy food choices. They provide a valuable service to the local community and give people a place to go for physical and social health.

Metro ACTIVE evaluation report

The Metro ACTIVE Program is intended to influence local governments to adopt an integrated planning approach to support residents to be physically active. VicHealth funded six councils under a two-level funding model, for two years. This report presents the findings of the Evaluation of the Metro ACTIVE Demonstration Grants Program from 2005 to 2007.

Partnerships for Health scheme evaluation

The Partnerships for Health scheme was implemented by VicHealth from July 2003 to June 2007. It funded 49 State Sporting Associations to increase participation in healthy and welcoming environments. This summary is based on an extensive evaluation undertaken by the University of Ballarat (School of Human Movement & Sports Sciences) between 2004 and 2006.

PICSAR scheme evaluation report

Evaluation of the Participation in Community Sport and Active Recreation program (PICSAR) set up by VicHealth to increase participation in physical activity. Nine Regional Sports Assemblies (RSAs) were funded via PICSAR to service 10 regional Victorian catchment areas. The amount of funding provided by VicHealth to the RSAs ranged from $75,000 to $97,683 per financial year. It was awarded over a four-year period (2002–03 to 2005–06).

School's Out, Get Active: Learnings from the Out of School Hours Sports Program

This publication summarises the findings from the evaluation of the Out of School Hours Sports Program. The evaluation was undertaken by the School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences at the University of Ballarat in 2005. Prepared by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and VicHealth, the report is available so that those involved in school sport and recreation programs at the local level can give their programs every chance of success.

A Winning Game Plan: Creating Opportunities in Sport & Active Recreation

Through VicHealth's Active Participation Grants, communitybased organisations are funded for one to two years to work in partnership with a diverse range of organisations within their community to develop opportunities for people who would not normally participate in traditional sport or active recreation.

Parental Perceptions of Sports Injury Risk Project

The Parental Perceptions of Sports Injury Risk Project is an initiative of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) conducted by the School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences (HMSS) at the University of Ballarat (UB).

Exercise Recreation and Sport Survey

This survey enables study of many aspects of participation, such as the characteristics and choices of participants, and how these choices vary region by region. It represents the beginning of a concerted effort by VicHealth and Sport and Recreation Victoria to develop consistent and ongoing measurements of participation of exercise, recreation and sport.

Potential Approaches to the Promotion of Physical Activity

A review of the literature by Jo Salmon, Rachel Breman, Michael Fotheringham, Kylie Ball, Caroline Finch: Deakin University, School of Health Sciences