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02 Jul 2013

VicHealth Seed Challenge finalists announced

Ten ideas for projects that offer original solutions to get more Victorians eating more fruit and vegetables have been shortlisted for the VicHealth Seed Challenge.

Campaign

23 Sep 2013

Seed Challenge winners to revolutionise fresh food in Victoria

The fight to protect Victoria’s healthy food supply has gone digital, with VicHealth today announcing two large online platforms to work towards the state’s fresh food future.

Food access

15 Aug 2014

Two more weeks to lead sport in a new direction

Sports organisations with a big idea to make physical activity more appealing to couch potatoes have only two more weeks to enter VicHealth’s Physical Activity Innovation Challenge.

Innovation Challenges

29 May 2020

Buried treasures and missed opportunities in Victorian sports reporting

The latest Leading Thinker project is the first ever, large-scale big data analysis of the extent and nature of the portrayal of women and men in Victorian sports print media.

Gender equality and sport

19 Jan 2021

Leading Thinkers Initiative Residency 2: Behavioural Insights & Gender Equality

The Leading Thinker residency, "Behavioural insights and gender equality", concluded in December 2020. Read the Final Report and watch the Highlights Reel to learn more about what was achieved.

innovation

09 Jul 2020

Leading Thinkers Initiative Residency 1: Behavioural Insights & Healthier Lives

In 2014 VicHealth developed the Leading Thinkers initiative to connect international thought leaders with senior policymakers and key local experts.

innovation

09 Jul 2020

Innovation Hub

VicHealth has explored a range of methodologies and approaches that can put us on a fast track to creating healthier outcomes for Victorians in a rapidly changing world.

Research

03 Apr 2018

VicHealth calls for out-of-the-box ideas to get people moving

Health promotion foundation VicHealth is challenging sports organisations and local councils to develop new ideas to get Victorians active with up to $450,000 in funding up for grabs for the most innovative concepts.

Innovation Challenge: Sport

25 Oct 2018

Sports programs take the challenge to get Victorians active

Health promotion foundation VicHealth is supporting new ways for Victorians to get active with three new innovative sport concepts greenlighted as part of the Innovation Challenge Sport program.

Innovation Challenge: Sport

05 Aug 2015

Victoria's first Citizens' Jury on obesity to identify ways to make healthy eating easier

VicHealth is today announcing a Citizens’ Jury that will bring 100 people together to tackle the issue of obesity on behalf of all Victorians.

Healthy eating

16 Nov 2014

Innovation Challenge: Alcohol – Forum

The VicHealth Innovation Challenge: Alcohol is looking for your ideas to help change the drinking culture In Victoria, and is offering up to $300,000 available in start-up funding for bold new ideas that will change the way Victorians drink.

Funding for new ideas

01 Jul 2015

Innovation challenge winner takes fitness back to school

Rhianwen Seiter, a winner of the Physical Activity Innovation Challenge and co-founder of Back 2 School Fitness (B2SF), said she has always wanted to establish her own enterprise.

Increasing physical activity