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Our work

05 Apr 2019

Encouraging regular physical activity

Getting more people, more physically active
Street crossing

Partner Release

04 Oct 2012

Victoria Walks calls for more focus on pedestrian safety

Victoria Walks calls for a new approach to road safety in its submission to Victoria’s Road Safety Strategy.

Kids playing hopscotch at school

Partner Release

23 Oct 2012

Most kids see neighbourhoods from back of a car: Deakin study

Most children experience their neighbourhoods from the back seat of the car: Deakin University

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Active travel

2001 - 2007

Walking School Bus

The Walking School Bus Program (now Walk to School) is a past VicHealth initiative that gave communities a way to get children walking to/from school again.

Children walking to school

Walk to school 2014

11 Dec 2014

Victorian kids walk to the Moon and back

Primary school children who took part in VicHealth’s Walk to School campaign during October have racked up a record of more than 1.2 million walks throughout the month.
Schoolkids holding football

Walk to School

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.
Kids playing hopscotch at school

Parental fear

17 Oct 2014

Rural-based kids more independent

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO
Father walking his kids home from school

Parental fear

14 Oct 2014

Parents forced to walk the fine line between kids' safety and health

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO
Children walking to school

Walk to School

05 Oct 2012

Kids can walk to buck obesity trend this Walk to School 2012

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO
Shoes climbing steps in a public place

Pedestrian free CBD

02 Jun 2014

Proposed walking precinct for Melbourne CBD a win for health

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO
Street crossing

Partner Release

06 May 2013

Pedestrians the focus of road safety week: Victoria Walks

Victoria Walks highlights focus on pedestrians during UN Global Road Safety Week.
Shoes climbing steps in a public place

Partner Release

25 Mar 2013

Walkability is the key to metropolitan planning

Victoria Walks has released its Plan for a Walkable Melbourne which calls for walkability to be at the heart of the new Metropolitan Planning Strategy due for release in June.