HLC projects in Campaspe Shire
Activation projects led by Healthy Loddon Campaspe in Campaspe Shire to create healthy spaces, places and practices that support an increase in physical activity and healthy eating. Place-based activation projects are designed based on community-level data and local stakeholder and community engagement.
Activating Crossenvale
Path upgrades, installation of seating and shade sail, hydration station, football posts, and half-court upgrade. Activation events to introduce locals to the upgraded space and encourage use.
Hydration station Stanhope
Installation of permanent hydration station at Stanhope Community Health, in partnership with GV Water, to provide the community with access to fresh, free drinking water.
Hydration station Rushworth
Installation of permanent hydration station in Rushworth, in partnership with GW Water, to provide the community with access to fresh, free drinking water.
Girgarre Walking Track enhancement
Installation of two picnic tables and accessible park benches along walking trail in Girgarre to support all members of the community to be active in the space.
Walking on Eyre
Installation of 250m of footpath to connect locals to nearby sporting, recreation and community locations, and enable safe physical activity.
EWMAC Healthy Choices
- Supporting the addition of healthier vending machine and freezer options. - Water fountain installation. - Healthy options promotional material
Hydration station Colbinabbin
Installation of permanent hydration station in Colbinabbin, in partnership with GW Water, to provide the community with access to fresh, free drinking water.
Activation on Wheels
Creation of a trailer equipped with exercise and sporting equipment that can be used across the Shire. To book the trailer, contact Kyabram Community and Learning Centre at www.kclc.com.au.
Hydration station Girgarre
Installation of permanent hydration station in Progress Park, Girgarre, in partnership with GW Water, to provide the community with access to fresh, free drinking water.
Activating Tongala Fitness Hub
Delivery of a weekly before-school fitness program for school children in Term 4 2021 and Term 1 2022 using existing infrastructure at Tongala Primary School. The program provided an opportunity for children in Tongala to learn physical activity skills as well as a chance to connect with other children. The program also encouraged families to be active together.
Kitchen Garden Program Rochester & District Childcare Centre
Kitchen garden upgrades and support including: - Supply of new wicking beds with greenhouse covers - Soil, potting mix and seedlings - Support to register with Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program, plus staff upskilling - Resources including gardening and cooking equipment, aprons, worm gardens and books
Kitchen Garden Program Rushworth Kindergarten
Kitchen garden upgrades and support including: - Supply of new wicking beds with greenhouse covers - Soil, potting mix and seedlings - Support to register with Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program, plus staff upskilling - Resources including gardening and cooking equipment, aprons, worm gardens and books
Healthy Sports Clubs project, Rochester FNC
Supporting Rochester Football Netball Club to offer healthier food and drink choices at their canteen by providing canteen equipment, menu reviews, and promotional support.
Healthy Sports Clubs project, Lockington Bamawm FNC
Supporting Lockington Bamawm Football Netball Club to offer healthier food and drink choices at their canteen by providing canteen equipment, menu reviews, and promotional support.
Healthy Sports Clubs project, Lancaster Football Netball Club
Supporting Lancester Football Netball Club to offer healthier food and drink choices at their canteen by providing canteen equipment, menu reviews, and promotional support.
Healthy Sports Clubs project, Mt Pleasant Football Netball Club
Supporting Mt Pleasant Football Netball Club to offer healthier food and drink choices at their canteen by providing canteen equipment, menu reviews, and promotional support.
Healthy Sports Clubs project, Ky Valley Golf Club
Supporting Ky Valley Golf Club to offer healthier food and drink choices at their canteen by providing canteen equipment, menu reviews, and promotional support.
Healthy Schools Project, Echuca College
Supporting Echuca College to make simple, effective changes to promote physical activity and healthy eating.
Adventure Bingo Gunbower
Get active and have some fun for free with Adventure Bingo in Gunbower! The rules are simple: • Head to the start point and start your walk. • Mark off the sites on the Bingo card as you see them. • Once you find all the sites in a straight, vertical, horizontal or diagonal line you’ve got Bingo!
Bike rack, Kyabram
Installation of bike racks to encourage active transport.
Growing in Campaspe - Rochester
Supporting early learning students and their families to learn about and grow food at home.
Bike rack, Kyabram
Installation of bike racks to encourage active transport.
Campaspe Fit - Rochester
Fit' exercise sessions in 4 locations
Healthy Schools project
Kyabram P-12
Growing in Campaspe - Echuca
Supporting early learning students and their families to learn about and grow food at home.
Walk This Way - Kyabram
The Walk This Way project aims to support residents to be physically active on local footpaths for free. The project consists of mapped walking loops and a series of fun footpath stickers to encourage children and adults alike to be active. Featured at: Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School, Echuca East Primary School, Kyabram P-12 College, Rochester Early Learning, St Joseph’s Rochester, Rochester Primary School.
Healthy Sports Clubs project, Echuca Moama Squash Club
Supporting Echuca Moama Squash Club to encourage healthier food and drink choices by healthy choices signage and water fountain.
Bike rack, Colbinabbin
Installation of bike racks to encourage active transport.
Campaspe Fit - Echuca
Fit exercise sessions in 4 locations.
Active Stadiums Program, Tongala Stadium
The Active Stadiums Pilot Program encouraged the community, particularly new parents, seniors and people with disability, to be physically active. The weekly activities aimed to make better use of local stadiums during times when they're not busy.
Walk This Way - Rochester
The Walk This Way project aims to support residents to be physically active on local footpaths for free. The project consists of mapped walking loops and a series of fun footpath stickers to encourage children and adults alike to be active. Featured at: Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School, Echuca East Primary School, Kyabram P-12 College, Rochester Early Learning, St Joseph’s Rochester, Rochester Primary School.
Campaspe Fit - Crossenvale
Fit exercise sessions in 4 locations .
Healthy Schools project
Tongala Primary School
Active Stadiums Program, Echuca Stadium
The Active Stadiums Pilot Program encouraged the community, particularly new parents, seniors and people with disability, to be physically active. The weekly activities aimed to make better use of local stadiums during times when they're not busy.
Bike rack, Gunbower
Installation of bike racks to encourage active transport.
StoryWalk Campaspe Shire
StoryWalks are a fun and educational activity that places a children’s story (literally a book taken apart!) along a popular walking route in the community. They are a physical activity and a literary experience in one. The StoryWalk in Campaspe Shire is a bit different to our other StoryWalks because it's portable - meaning it can be moved to lots of different locations for all to enjoy! The portable StoryWalk is currently at Echuca Library where it will be used for regular storytimes and events.
Active Stadiums Program, Kyabram Stadium
The Active Stadiums Pilot Program encouraged the community, particularly new parents, seniors and people with disability, to be physically active. The weekly activities aimed to make better use of local stadiums during times when they're not busy.
School Kitchen Garden Project, Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School
Providing support to Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School to increase consumption of healthy food within their community. The project included: - Enrolment in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. - Support to develop a shared calendar between garden staff/students, kitchen garden/staff and café staff/students to increase planting, harvesting and use of produce. - Support to include the garden program as an option for school subject selection. - Installation of a permanent watering system throughout the garden to improve sustainability, quality and amount of produce and reduce the need for staff/volunteers to have to maintain the garden by hand. - Installation of a small greenhouse to enable the school to propagate their own seeds, with the view to being fully sustainable, as well as creating a seed library for the wider community. - Providing small-scale kitchen equipment including fridge, freezer and scales to assist with produce storage, preparation of meals and waste reduction. - Assessment of their café menu assessment to support offering of healthy options.
Hydration station Lockington
Installation of permanent hydration station at Lockington Recreation Reserve, in partnership with Coliban Water, to provide the community with access to fresh, free drinking water.
Healthy Schools Project, Echuca 208 Primary School
Supporting Echuca 208 PS to make simple, effective changes to promote physical activity and healthy eating.
Adventure Bingo Rochester
Get active and have some fun for free with Adventure Bingo in Rochester! The rules are simple: • Head to the start point and start your walk. • Mark off the sites on the Bingo card as you see them. • Once you find all the sites in a straight, vertical, horizontal or diagonal line you’ve got Bingo!
Campaspe Fit - Rushworth
Fit exercise sessions in 4 locations.
Bike rack, Rochester
Installation of bike racks to encourage active transport.
Bike rack, Kyabram
Installation of bike racks to encourage active transport.
Bike rack, Lockington
Installation of bike racks to encourage active transport.
Healthy Sports Club - Colbinabbin
Creating Healthy and Sustainable food and drink environments in sports clubs.
Bike rack, Lockington
Installation of bike racks to encourage active transport.
Tongala Multicultural Healthy Eating Project
Supporting the multicultural community in Tongala to access and grow culturally safe fresh foods such as taro and cassava. Also providing educational resources about healthier foods found in more abundance in Victoria.
Healthy Schools Project, Echuca East Primary School
Supporting Echuca East PS to make simple, effective changes to promote physical activity and healthy eating.
Hydration station Kyabram
Installation of permanent hydration station at Kyabram Recreation Reserve, in partnership with GV Water, to provide the community with access to fresh, free drinking water.
Healthy Schools project - Rochester College
Rochester College
Healthy Sports Clubs - Echuca
Creating Healthy and Sustainable food and drink environments in sports clubs
Healthy Schools Project, Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School
Supporting Echuca Twin Rivers PS to make simple, effective changes to promote physical activity and healthy eating.
Healthy Sports Clubs project, Lockington Pony Club
Supporting Lockington Pony Club to offer healthier food and drink choices at their canteen by providing canteen equipment, menu reviews, and promotional support.
Healthy Sports Clubs project, Rushworth Bowls Club
Supporting Rushworth Bowls Club to offer healthier food and drink choices at their canteen by providing canteen equipment, menu reviews, and promotional support.
Bike rack, Rochester
Installation of bike racks to encourage active transport.
Healthy Schools Project, Rochester Primary School
Supporting Rochester PS to make simple, effective changes to promote physical activity and healthy eating.
Adventure Bingo Echuca
Get active and have some fun for free with Adventure Bingo in Echuca! The rules are simple: • Head to the start point and start your walk. • Mark off the sites on the Bingo card as you see them. • Once you find all the sites in a straight, vertical, horizontal or diagonal line you’ve got Bingo!
Walk This Way - Echuca
The Walk This Way project aims to support residents to be physically active on local footpaths for free. The project consists of mapped walking loops and a series of fun footpath stickers to encourage children and adults alike to be active. Featured at: Echuca Twin Rivers Specialist School, Echuca East Primary School, Kyabram P-12 College, Rochester Early Learning, St Joseph’s Rochester, Rochester Primary School.
Healthy Sports Clubs project, Rochester Little Athletics
Supporting Rochester Little Athletics to offer healthier food and drink choices at their canteen by providing canteen equipment, menu reviews, and promotional support.
Geocaching - Rochester
Getting people out and about in Rochester by encourage residents to take up geocaching – the world’s largest treasure hunt!
Healthy Sports Rewards - Lancaster
Healthy Sports Rewards aims to offer an alternative to the unhealthy food and drink vouchers often presented to junior sporting club participants, through the provision of healthier rewards such as pool vouchers.
Healthy Sports Rewards - Rochester
Healthy Sports Rewards aims to offer an alternative to the unhealthy food and drink vouchers often presented to junior sporting club participants, through the provision of healthier rewards such as pool vouchers.
Healthy Sports Rewards - Lockington Bamawm
Healthy Sports Rewards aims to offer an alternative to the unhealthy food and drink vouchers often presented to junior sporting club participants, through the provision of healthier rewards such as pool vouchers.
Healthy Sports Rewards - Echuca
Healthy Sports Rewards aims to offer an alternative to the unhealthy food and drink vouchers often presented to junior sporting club participants, through the provision of healthier rewards such as pool vouchers.
Healthy Sports Rewards - Tongala
Healthy Sports Rewards aims to offer an alternative to the unhealthy food and drink vouchers often presented to junior sporting club participants, through the provision of healthier rewards such as pool vouchers.
Healthy Sports Rewards - Kyabram
Healthy Sports Rewards aims to offer an alternative to the unhealthy food and drink vouchers often presented to junior sporting club participants, through the provision of healthier rewards such as pool vouchers.
Healthy Sports Rewards - Stanhope
Healthy Sports Rewards aims to offer an alternative to the unhealthy food and drink vouchers often presented to junior sporting club participants, through the provision of healthier rewards such as pool vouchers.