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22 Apr 2021

Vic-first project halts junk food vouchers in kids’ sport.

The Healthy Sports Reward initiative will see some junior clubs in the Frankston, Bendigo, Yarra Ranges, Shepparton and Nillumbik council areas replace vouchers for fast food and takeaway with healthy activities, like free or discounted access to a local  pool or tennis court.

Healthy Sports Rewards

03 Nov 2013

Healthy Sporting Environments

The Healthy Sporting Environments program supports the development of sustainable policies in sporting organisations.

Sporting Clubs

23 Aug 2013

Find out what moves you to prevent obesity

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO

Active lifestlyes

01 Apr 2014

Premier's Active April challenge

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO

Get moving outdoors

10 Apr 2013

TeamUp for fitness and fun

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO

Community sport

08 Apr 2014

AFL players team up to get more Victorians moving

The AFL Players’ Association today announced it has joined forces with VicHealth and will take part in the TeamUp 20 Day Challenge, which encourages more Victorians to get moving and embrace an active

Partner Release

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.

Physical activity & children

15 Oct 2010

Building health through sport

This action plan details VicHealth’s partnership approach to promote health in the sports setting. It outlines specific activities that will be undertaken with the sports sector over the next three years to address priority health areas for action.

Physical activity and sport

01 Jun 2001

Exercise Recreation and Sport Survey

This survey enables study of many aspects of participation, such as the characteristics and choices of participants, and how these choices vary region by region. It represents the beginning of a concerted effort by VicHealth and Sport and Recreation Victoria to develop consistent and ongoing measurements of participation of exercise, recreation and sport.

Physical activity and sport

01 Mar 2008

Metro ACTIVE evaluation report

The Metro ACTIVE Program is intended to influence local governments to adopt an integrated planning approach to support residents to be physically active. VicHealth funded six councils under a two-level funding model, for two years.

Physical activity and sport

15 Dec 2011

Participation in Community Sport and Active Recreation

Participation in Community Sport and Active Recreation (PICSAR) was designed to increase participation of Victorians across all levels of community sport and active recreation.

PICSAR Initiative

16 Jul 2013

Melbourne Heart soccer legend to give free pro tips

VicHealth and Melbourne Heart are offering a ‘money can’t buy’ opportunity to soccer fans this Thursday to promote VicHealth’s TeamUp app – the best new way for Victorians to find and join sports and physical activities with others.

TeamUp Victoria