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Women playing football
17 Dec 2018

Active Women and Girls for Health and Wellbeing Program

Do you want to join in the fun of getting active in a low pressure, all-female setting?
Woman running

Innovation Challenge: Sport

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.
Man with a cricket bat

VicHealth's strategic focus

17 Jul 2014

Physical Activity Forum: Jerril Rechter

VicHealth CEO, Jerril Rechter, speaks about VicHealth's new strategic focus in physical activity and sport, and the exciting new funding opportunity - VicHealth Innovation Challange: Physical Activity.
Child and parent swimming

VicHealth strategy

24 Mar 2017

Physical activity, sport and walking: VicHealth’s Investment Plan (2014 to 2018)

To get more Victorians active including through sport and walking, VicHealth’s strategic approach focuses on making physical activity participation part of everyday living, and competitive and social sport.
Girls with mother at badminton club

Supporting diversity

09 Jun 2011

Everyone Wins – Community sporting clubs

This version aims to assist Victorian community sports clubs to build healthier sporting environments that are more inclusive and welcoming of everyone in their community, particularly women, girls, Aboriginal people and people from culturally diverse communities.
School children playing together

Physical activity & children

24 Jun 2014

Active for Life

Active for Life is an evidence-based resource to help better understand the challenges around children's physical activity, and inspire better practice to integrate more movement in children's daily lives.
Girls playing netball

Project evaluation

29 Mar 2014

Healthy Sporting Environments Demonstration Project - Evaluation

The evaluation of VicHealth’s pioneering Healthy Sporting Environments Demonstration Project has given us a better understanding of how health promotion can be weaved through grassroots sports clubs.
Small child walking with parents

Independent travel

17 Oct 2011

Streets Ahead Evaluation Report 2008-2011

The final report of the three-year VicHealth project highlights the significant gains in awareness of active travel at local government levels and the strategies that helped reduce some barriers, and identifies the changes needed to reduce others.
Small child walking with parents

Active travel

17 Dec 2008

Streets Ahead: Supporting children to get active in their neighbourhoods

Streets Ahead builds on the learnings from VicHealth’s Walking School Bus program. Inspiration and information for the councils and their communities who are pioneering Streets Ahead and supporting children to get active in their neighbourhoods.
Three girls at the beach in lifejackets

Supporting diversity

02 Sep 2011

Everyone Wins – State Sporting Associations (SSAs)

This version aims to assist SSAs to build healthier sporting environments that are more inclusive and welcoming of everyone in our community, particularly people with a disability, Indigenous Australians, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and women and girls.
Street crossing

Active travel

27 Mar 2009

"How times have changed" - active transport literature review

There are many studies which report on how children get to and from school and negotiate their neighbourhoods, but very few explore in detail the cultural context in which children’s independent mobility has been curtailed. This paper by Dr Lisa Thomson moves beyond current modes of thinking and explores how this cultural shift has come about.
Older woman swimming

Physical activity and sport

27 May 2010

Understanding barriers to sport participation

VicHealth identified specific segments where participation in sport remains problematic: those with a low income, people with a disability and new arrivals to Australia. This report provides a better understanding of the barriers to participation and ongoing involvement in sport.