Walk Over October
Walk Over October is coordinated by the Heart Foundation in partnership with the State Government.
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About the program
Following ten successful years of Walk Week, 2011 saw the replacement of this event with the launch of Walk Over October. Throughout the entire month there were walking initiatives all over the state.Walk Over October encouraged Western Australians to be active by walking for transport, health, recreation and the environment, or a combination such as walking with public transport to find some of the thirty minutes of physical activity needed each day for good healtha combination.
The purpose of the program was to encourage your community to reduce the number of short car trips by walking all or part of your journey to your favourite destinations.
Walk Over October wa coordinated by the Heart Foundation in partnership with the Departments of Transport, Sport and Recreation and Education and the Physical Activity Taskforce
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Supporting agencies
Walk Over October was supported by the following agencies (links to the websites are below the images): |
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 Be active WA - physical activity taskforce
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Department of Education - physical activity
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Department of Sport and Recreation
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Heart Foundation - walking
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Summary of Walk Over October 2011
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This year, an estimated 30,000 participants took part in 178 walking events. There were 119 schools registered for Walk to School Day, 32 community and 27 workplace events that took part during the month. The Department of Transport's Online Corporate Walking Challenge was a huge success yet again, with over 1,832 participants from 432 teams. |
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Additionally, the Department of Transport organised a total of 106 displays at a number of libraries, organisations, and GP clinics.
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Walk Over October 2011 photo gallery
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