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- 13.06.2018 Jogging Jessica gees up inactive mums Gunditjmara woman Jessica Lovett-Murray is smashing the guilt many mums feel about making time to be active in a new television campaign...<br/><br/>Can’ campaign, which aims to help women overcome feelings that stop them from being active, including judgement, intimidation and embarrassment. The campaign, run by VicHealth, is based on the viral campaign by Sport England that inspired 3.9 mi… National Indigenous Times
- 12.06.2018 Seeing stars in the food rating game As governments around the world try to curtail the global obesity crisis, do Australia’s Health Star ratings encourage people to choose...<br/><br/>with collaborators from the University of Melbourne and Deakin University. The two-year project has already been awarded $200,000 by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), with the results to be submitted to Health Star … Monash University - LENS
- 12.06.2018 This girl can play sport A Burnside Heights woman is out to dispel the stereotype that older women can’t play sport. Angela Dalla Rosa (pictured) is one of 24...<br/><br/>dispel the stereotype that older women can’t play sport. Angela Dalla Rosa (pictured) is one of 24 Victorian women featured in the VicHealth campaign which aims to help women overcome feelings of judgement, intimidation and embarrassment holding… Star Weekly
- 11.06.2018 These Women Can: The Rise & Rise Of Women's Cycling If you asked someone to picture a cyclist, odds are they would imagine a middle-aged man in lycra with an expensive bike but there are...<br/><br/>though it’s a labour of love and has seen Wheel Women win a Victorian Sport Award in 2017 as well as McCarthy recently being named an ambassador for VicHealth’s This Girl Can initiative. Stories like this aren’t unique to the women who go throug… Bicycling Australia
- 09.06.2018 AFL pride game making a profound difference as awareness grows The third annual celebration of LGBTI inclusivity comes amid significant change in the league<br/><br/>stands, the evidence is there to support the fact that pride games do make a difference. After the first AFL pride game in 2015, a VicHealth survey of more than 3,700 AFL fans showed that nearly three in five participants had experienced or witne… The Guardian
- 06.06.2018 Push for AFL clubs to host their own pride games The AFL is encouraging sports clubs across the country to host their own Pride Cup to promote LGBTIQ+ inclusion and...<br/><br/>added: “Pride Cup harnesses the power of sport to make sure every LGBTIQ+ person feels welcome and supported in their local club." A VicHealth survey of more than 3,700 fans found that nearly three out of five participants had experienced or wit… SBS (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 06.06.2018 A game for all - NMFC.com.au For North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroo, Emma Kearney, today marked another important step towards progress and inclusion in football....<br/><br/>not just multicultural or religious, but it's being LGBTQI … we need to be inclusive every single day. From a health perspective, Stefan Grun from VicHealth, emphasized how inclusion can have a direct impact on life outcomes. “An LGBTQI person … North Melbourne Football Club
- 06.06.2018 AFLW: Kearney excited for Roos debut A MOVE to North Melbourne was in the back of Emma Kearney's mind as soon as the club was granted a licence to play in the NAB AFL Women's...… Australian Football League
- 06.06.2018 Push for Australian sporting clubs to host their own pride games We Are Pride campaign launched at AFL House AFL pride game takes place this weekend in Melbourne… The Guardian
- 06.06.2018 Tigers’ prep talk for Cardinia’s women By Rowan Forster It began with a 90-second video clip that inspired 3.9 million British women to get active. On Tuesday, the “This Girl...… Pakenham Gazette - Star Community
- 01.06.2018 LETTER: Butt out and make big changes to tobacco World No Tobacco Day offers a time to reflect and celebrate the important milestones which have seen smoking...… Sunraysia Daily (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 30.05.2018 Students squat in support of female health campaign Students squat in support of female health campaign… Barossa Herald (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 30.05.2018 Geelong Council plans to phase out soft drinks at aquatic, recreation and sport centres The City of Greater Geelong has adopted a policy that will see sweetened and carbonated drinks phased out of its aquatic, recreation and...… Australasian Leisure Management
- 28.05.2018 Think tank first steps for combined youth mental health approach SCHOOL-based youth services expert Rosie Mullany says a collaborative think tank, gathering frontline youth mental...… The Recorder (Licensed by Copyright Agency)
- 03.05.2018 Screen agers and sleep woes CAPTION: New research has shows that the average Victorian teenager isn’t getting enough sleep thanks to smart phones, caffeine and stress,...… Surf Coast Times
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