Victorian councils have an important role to play in the Walk to School program. By applying for the Walk to School funding in 2018 and 2019, your council can help get more Victorian children active.

All Victorian councils are eligible. To apply, you must have satisfactorily acquitted any previous funding received from VicHealth.

In addition to applying for your 2018 Walk to School funding, this year you also have the option to register for 2019 Walk to School funding.  All we need from you next year (2019) is a new Project plan detailing how you will implement the required activities and you will receive up to $10,000 of funding in early 2019. 

We are making it easier for your council to show its commitment to getting more Victorian children active.

The Walk to School LGA Partnership 2018 and 2019 provides funding of up to $10,000* per year for you to deliver activities which meet the following requirements:

Requirement 1: Promote Walk to School by encouraging primary schools to register and participate.

Requirement 2: Deliver local engagement activities with participating schools throughout October.

Requirement 3: Support primary school students’ ongoing active travel by delivering local initiatives.

*Excluding GST. VicHealth has the right to upscale any Walk to School grant funding and any decision to do so is at the sole discretion of VicHealth.

We’re looking for enthusiastic councils who are ready to get their local community active.

To receive the funding, you’ll need to:

• provide a project plan outlining how your activities meet our three requirements
• demonstrate that your chosen activities are well-suited to your local context and community
• explain how you’ll cater for all students by ensuring activities are fair, accessible and inclusive
• outline clear plans to improve activities and increase participation, based on previous years’ learnings (returning councils only).

• Reasonable costs to reimburse staff or engage contractors delivering agreed activities
• New initiatives in line with our funding requirements or initiatives with clearly identified outcomes that build on and add value to existing council work
• Incentives and prizes for competitions where relevance to local context, value for money and equitable approach are demonstrated
• Design publication or production costs for local Walk to School materials and collateral where clear VicHealth and Walk to School branding are included
• Advertising or media costs for Walk to School promotions
• Infrastructure improvements that clearly support active travel by primary school children
• Resources or tools that can be owned/managed by council and shared among local schools to support ongoing active travel
• Reasonable and necessary costs to facilitate approved events, such as healthy catering, facility hire and administrative costs.

Check out the Frequently Asked Questions.

Otherwise please contact us at walktoschool@vichealth.vic.gov.au.