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06 Sep 2011

Olympic champion invites Victorian students to walk to school

Victoria Walks to School Day ambassador Nicole Livingstone encourages kids, teachers, parents, neighbours, friends and family to sign up for the walk on October 19.

Walk to School campaign

20 Sep 2012

Victorian families encouraged to enter Walk to School 2012

Registrations are now open for this year’s VicHealth Walk to School challenge – with the opportunity to win fantastic prizes.

Walk to School campaign

13 Feb 2020

Record number of Victorian students walking to school

VicHealth’s Walk to School month 2019 has helped shift parents’ attitudes around the health and social benefits of active travel for kids, new research has found.

Walk to School results 2019

12 Oct 2020

Families to get active on way to school as restrictions lift

As primary school kids in metro Melbourne join their regional peers in heading back to the classroom, AFL great Cameron Mooney and VicHealth are encouraging families in getting active on their commute with Walk to School 2020.

Walk to School 2020

09 May 2018

Carraragarmungee Primary School take out Walk to School challenge

AFLW star Darcy Vescio traveled to Carraragarmungee Primary School today to deliver a fun footy clinic for students after the school took out the top prize for North-Eastern Victoria region in last year’s Walk to School program.

Walk to School

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Walk to School LGA Partnership 2019

Grants for councils

14 Apr 2015

Report shows parents can help prevent obesity in children

Children who have more than two hours screen-time a day and children who frequently eat dinner in front of the TV are more likely to be overweight or obese, according to a VicHealth report published today (14 April).

Obesity prevention

07 Oct 2019

Parents' fear of judgement a barrier to kids walking to school

New research from health promotion foundation VicHealth has found parents are worried other parents would judge them harshly for allowing their kids to walk independently to school.

Walk To School

24 Jan 2017

Sun’s out: ditch the car and give your kids the chance to shine

By Jerril Rechter, CEO, VicHealth

Letter to editor

21 Feb 2017

Active transport and independent travel important for children

A new study published today in Health and Place has provided novel information on patterns of children’s active transport and independent travel that could be used to help children and adolescents be more physically active in the future.

Parter Release

04 Oct 2016

Sam Mitchell encourages more Victorian children to walk to school

Hawthorn Football Club legend Sam Mitchell is urging more children to walk to school this October to curb the declining number of primary school students using active transport to travel to school.

Walk to School

29 Feb 2016

Walk to School FAQs

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Walk to School