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17 Oct 2011

Towards active and independently mobile children

Despite clear evidence of the fundamental health benefits to children who undertake regular physical activity, research has found a dramatic decline in children walking to school on their own.

Independent travel

10 Aug 2011

Free VIP valet bike service for Cadel Evans fans in Melbourne

Supported by the VicHealth MOTION program, Roll Up provides free bicycle valet parking to festivals and event goers, giving cyclists the red carpet treatment as well as a secure and convenient place to park their bikes.

Partner Release

17 Nov 2010

70,000 Victorian primary school students walk to encourage healthy habits as part of Walktober

This year, 70,000 primary school children from 363 schools across the state participated in VicHealth’s Walktober Walk-to-School activity held on 20 October.

Partner Release

18 May 2011

Streets Ahead

The Streets Ahead program was designed to create supportive environments that increase children’s active travel and independent mobility in all aspects of their local community life, not only to and from school.

Healthy Communities

18 Feb 2013

Be Active to help Victorians shape up for good health

Victorian residents in five local government areas are set to benefit from a VicHealth and Sport and Recreation Victoria program designed to inspire people to get more physical activity into their day.

Physical activity & sport

09 Oct 2020

Bike riding to become easier in Melbourne

VicHealth welcomes plans to support Melburnians to ride more in new COVID-normal

Active travel

05 Aug 2015

AFL champion Nathan Brown launches VicHealth's Walk to School

AFL champion Nathan Brown encourages primary school kids to walk, ride or scoot to and from school throughout October.

Walk to School 2015

31 Aug 2015

Park and walk facilities to put children on the road to good health

A new VicHealth survey released today reveals that 75% of Victorian parents with children under 12 would consider using a park and walk facility to walk with their children to school.

Walk to School

08 Dec 2015

Record number of children and schools get walking

Primary school students who took part in VicHealth’s Walk to School campaign during October have walked more than 1.2 million kilometres, the equivalent of walking almost 32 times around the world.

Walk to School winners

22 Sep 2015

VicHealth funding makes the healthy choice easy for Victorians playing local sport

VicHealth today announced an investment of more than $6 million over three years to 22 State Sporting Associations (SSAs), to motivate more Victorians to get physically active and make healthier eating choices when they’re playing sport in their local community.

VicHealth funding community sport

16 Sep 2015

First Pop-up Park for City of Melton

Melton City Council in partnership with VicHealth through the Community Activation Program is bringing an exciting new project to the Melton town centre.

Partner release

14 Sep 2015

VicHealth: caution needed when downloading health apps

A new survey from VicHealth shows two in five Australians (40%) trust health and wellbeing apps for information about being healthy despite a new guide showing many may be ineffective.

Healthy Living Apps Guide