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VicHealth and the Parenting Research Centre have today announced a three-year study into parental fear as a barrier to children’s’ physical activity, to pinpoint causes and find solutions.
Australian parents of 10 to 12-year-olds are more hesitant to allow their kids to walk home from school alone than their British counterparts, according to new research released today by Deakin University and VicHealth
This year, 60,000 kids walked, skated, scooted, skipped, cycled and even rode horses to school for fun and fitness on October 19.
A VicHealth and Hanover Welfare Services program which has provided bikes, physical activity training and nutrition skills for homeless Victorians over the past three years has been shown to improve their mental health and fitness.
Victorian families are invited to join thousands of kids, parents and teachers, who will make walking a crucial part of their journey to school every day during November.
A survey of 503 Victorian parents of primary school children reveals parents who worry about traffic and stranger danger prefer to drive their children to school rather than letting them walk, ride or scoot.
Nine Victorian schools will receive $1000 of sports gear and the title of the state's best walkers, for securing the top spot in VicHealth's Walk to School competition.
A two-year study has revealed the final years of primary school are critical for developing children’s confidence and independence to travel without their parents in their communities.
Motorists have been urged to take extra care on the roads, as more than 70,000 primary school children from 370 schools across Victoria will be out and about.
A VicHealth submission to the State Government’s Road Safety Strategy makes 12 recommendations to make Victoria’s streets safer for pedestrians.
Primary school children who took part in VicHealth’s Walk to School campaign during October have walked a combined 241,115 kilometres – six times around the circumference of the Earth.
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.