22-June-2005
Goldstein Media Releases, Health
The Australian Government as part of its Building a Healthy, Active Australia is continuing to expand the Active Afterschool Communities program.
The Active Afterschool Communities program was piloted in 20 schools during term 1 of 2005, and will be expanded to 3,250 schools by 2007.
The Active Afterschool Communities program aims to improve the health, well being and motor skills of young Australians by encouraging a balanced approach to nutrition and physical activity.
Five schools in the bayside region will now be taking part in this program; Caulfield Primary School, Glen Huntly Primary School, Haileybury College, McKinnon Primary School and Ormond Primary School.
“I am pleased to congratulate the bayside schools who will now be taking part in this wonderful program” said Andrew Robb, the Federal Member for Goldstein. “This free national program which runs after school from 3:00pm to 5:30pm is a wonderful way to get kids into being healthy and active.”
“The Federal Government has allocated $90 million to this program over the next four years, highlighting the Government’s recognition of obesity in children as a significant issue in Australia.”
“I look forward to welcoming more bayside schools to this program over the next four years.”
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