What is Active Transport?
Active Transport is physical activity undertaken as a means of transport and not purely as a form of recreation. Forms of Active Transport include:
Walking; Cycling; Roller Blading; Skate Boarding; even the use of public transport.
Wimmera Primary Care Partnership and Member Agencies promote cycling as 'Active Transport' where staff use cycling as a mode of transport for local and short trips whilst at work. It encourages staff to use a bicycle for these local trips to increase physical activity (instead of using cars).
Cycling currently saves an estimated $227.2m per year in health costs alone and it offers considerable benefits to individuals and governments. Addressing the barriers preventing more Australians from cycling can lead to substantial savings for both government and community.
Current Wimmera PCP Members who are part of the Active Transport Program:
| Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly |
Wimmera Health Care Group |
| Hopetoun & District Neighbourhood House |
Wimmera Volunteers |
| Grampians Community Health Centre |
Dunmunkle Health Services |
| Murtoa & District Neighbourhood House, SLAAM |
Wimmera Uniting Care |
| Rural Northwest Health |
Horsham Rural City Council |
| Karkana Support Services |
Hindmarsh Shire Council |
| West Wimmera Health Services |
Hospitals Admissions Risk Program |
| Horsham Community Action Centre |
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Useful Links:Bicycle VictoriaCycling - Get Australia Moving
For further information please contact Donna Bridge on (03) 5362 1221.
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