Playground to Plate grants scheme — it’s a wrap!
As part of the Playground to Plate grants scheme, 100 Victorian primary schools in 22 local government areas received $5,000 infrastructure grants to support their delivery of kitchen garden programs.
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Engaging older people in physical activity
A self-assessment tool is now available for organisations to reflect and review their physical activity programs for older people.
Fruit edging out veg in country Victoria
Healthy eating survey results provide a case for focusing on increasing children’s vegetable consumption in the home and school setting, as well as tackling barriers experienced by parents.
Creating healthy and liveable neighbourhoods in Cardinia Shire
Cardinia Shire’s Liveability Plan 2017-29 is a collective commitment to enhancing the long-term liveability, health and wellbeing of the Shire.
Change can happen - A teacher’s story of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program
As a teacher it’s taken a while to get my head around the fact that the kitchen garden program is as important as English and maths. “It’s my mindset that had to change, I needed to let go. This is important, and the children are learning”.
Barwon Health tackles sugar sweetened beverages in a healthcare setting
Barwon Health is positively influencing the health of those in the region through removing all sugar sweetened beverages and promoting healthy drink consumption.
Ditching the sugary drinks! A Victorian Aboriginal sugary drinks ad is kicking goals
First evaluation results from the Aboriginal Rethink Sugary Drink campaign show that these important health messages are resonating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Victorian primary students on the move
Transform-Us! is a whole-of-school approach to physical activity which promotes moving throughout the day to help students’ learn and improve their health and wellbeing.