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Walk Week 2008
Walking Events
This year’s campaign has been very successful with more than 300 events held across the State. This included:
- 43 community events with 2440 registered participants - more information
- 84 workplace events with 2621 registered participants - more information
- Over 170 Schools and 35,000 students and families participating in Schools Walk There Today. - more information
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City of Belmont staff walked around tomato Lake during Walk Week 08 |
Walk Week Seminar
A free two-hour Walk Week seminar was held at the Institute of Engineers during Walk Week on Thursday 6 November. The Seminar was sponsored and organised by the Department to provide an opportunity to discuss walking initiatives in Western Australia and to promote more walking.
The seminar was promoted to transport planners, town planners, urban designers, TravelSmart officers, health professionals and recreation officers and was attended by 56 people. |
Walk Week seminar |
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Walking Displays
46 walking displays were also set up during walk week within various organisations including libraries, workplaces, shopping centres, health care facilities and educational facilities.
These displays were great opportunities for the general community to get hold of the new and improved Walking Guide Book, walking brochures and free merchandise such lanyards and key rings while promoting the benefits of walking.
More information on hosting a walking display. |
Walking Display set up in the Murray Street Mall
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Community Walk Week 2008
During Walk Week 2008, there were 43 community events being run across Perth.
Many of the events were very interesting including the following:
- Leisurely walks around local parks e.g. Tomato Lake (Belmont), Minnawarra Park (Armadale) and Pioneer Park (Gosnells)
- A walk from Midland to Guildford past the historical Coal Dam to the Helena River
- Rockingham Active Women’s Week - a week of events hosted by the City of Rockingham designed to give Rockingham women of all ages the opportunity to experience a variety of fun & safe recreational pursuits locally.
- The launch of the Joondalup Stepping It Out program by WOMENS Healthworks - a project that aims to encourage women of all ages and cultures who are currently not involved in any regular physical activity to engage in walking for fitness.
Community Walking Event Information Kit (pdf 720kb)
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Schools Walk There Today - Wednesday 5 November 2008
More than 170 schools and approximately 35,000 students and their families took part in Schools Walk There Today on Wednesday
Schools Walk There Today was launched at Aranmore Catholic Primary School with a fantastic turnout. More than 200 kids met at Brittainia Reserve and began the school day by catching 'specially chartered' walking school buses to school. Once arriving at Schools they enjoy healthy snacks and giveaways, followed by a School Assembly.
The School was visited by Hearty, the Heart Foundation’s mascot, who walked with the students to school and joined in the following proceedings.
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Walk Week 2008 in the Workplace
There was fantastic support from within the workplace community with a total of 84 workplace events registered across the state with over 2500 participants. While many workplaces encouraged their staff to walk and catch public transport to work, other events registered included pedometer challenges, lunchtime walks, workplace walking groups, and walking information sessions.
Many events included a healthy breakfast or morning tea and one workplace even hosted a continuous treadmill challenge.
The City of Belmont’s Travel Smart Officer organised two lunchtime walks around Tomato lake with a great turnout. |
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