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08 Feb 2021

VicHealth helping Vic women to get active and socially connect

Thousands more Victorian women, including many from bushfire-affected communities, will have the chance to get active and meet new people in 2021, thanks to $830,000 in new VicHealth funding to expand highly popular social sport programs.

Active Women and Girls

15 Dec 2011

Action in sport and recreation settings

VicHealth aims to build safe, accessible, inclusive and equitable sport and recreation environments.

Violence against women

10 Aug 2015

Changing the Game: Increasing Female Participation in Sport Initiative

To get more Victorians physically active, VicHealth focuses on making physical activity participation part of everyday living, active recreation and organised sport.

Female participation

15 Dec 2011

Everyone Wins

Everyone Wins aims to increase participation in sport of priority populations (people with a disability, Indigenous Australians, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and women and girls).

Participation in sport

15 Aug 2012

The power of sport and importance of gender equality

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO

Gender equality

15 Jan 2012

Towards equality in sport

By Lyn Walker, Executive Manager, VicHealth

Gender equality

13 Jul 2011

Steve O'Malley - Everyone Wins

Steve O'Malley, Leading Firefighter, Metropolitan Fire Brigade discusses how his local footy club has become a more welcoming place for women and families in recent years.

Building cultures of respect

18 Jul 2012

The AFL's annual Women's Round

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO

Gender equality

13 Jul 2011

Renee Imbesi - Everyone Wins

Renee Imbesi, Manager, VicHealth's Preventing Violence Against Women program speaks about why VicHealth developed Everyone Wins and the vital role sports can play in overcoming negative attitudes and preventing violence against women.

Female participation in sport

13 Jul 2011

Sam Lane - Everyone Wins

Sam Lane, AFL journalist with The Age reflects on her experiences as a professional woman working with the AFL and the importance of female leadership in sports.

Female participation in sport

13 Jul 2011

Melissa Barbieri - Everyone Wins

Melissa describes the daily frustrations she faces as a woman in sport and her hopes for sports that are free from discrimination and inclusive of everyone.

Female participation in sport

13 Jul 2011

Mary Wooldridge - Everyone Wins

Mary Wooldridge talks about Everyone Wins and why preventing violence against women in sports is important to the Victorian Government.

Female participation in sport