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05 Oct 2021

Encouraging regular physical activity

Getting more people, more physically active

Our work
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.

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

Partner Release
05 Jan 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.

Active travel
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.

Walk to school 2014
17 Oct 2014

Rural-based kids more independent

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO

Parental fear
05 Oct 2012

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

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO

Walk to School
14 Oct 2014

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

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO

Parental fear
02 Jun 2014

Proposed walking precinct for Melbourne CBD a win for health

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO

Pedestrian free CBD
06 May 2013

Pedestrians the focus of road safety week: Victoria Walks

Victoria Walks highlights focus on pedestrians during UN Global Road Safety Week.

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.

Partner Release
23 Jun 2014

Active for Life

Introducing a new VicHealth resource, Active for Life, brings together Australian and international research to challenge our current thinking and help decision makers identify changes we can all make to influence how much our children move each day.

VicHealth resource