Active Living

We work with our community and local partners to support people to be active.

Key actions include:
• Promoting activity and movement through community-led initiatives and settings-based approaches
• Implementing policies and procedures that support people to be active in key public settings where people spend their time such as early childhood services, schools and health services
• Implementing statewide evidence-based programs and initiatives such as the Achievement Program

Active Schools

The Active Schools framework supports schools to take a whole-school approach to physical activity, recognising there is no single solution to shifting inactivity. It takes a multifaceted and system-wide effort. An active school provides students opportunities to be active through the 6 priority areas outlined in the framework: quality physical education, quality school sport, active classrooms, active travel, active recreation and a supportive school environment.

Active Classrooms:
Active classrooms incorporate movement into classroom learning. Small changes in the classrooms can have big impact on student learning behaviour, health and contributes to their daily activity levels. Active classrooms involve active breaks between and within learning, learning activities which involve movement and learning outdoors.

During Term 2 - 3 2025 the team ran the South Coast Active Classrooms Primary School Challenge. The challenge encouraged primary school students to be leaders for change by creating and leading their own active classroom activities. The challanged has now closed.

Useful school resources:
• Active Schools Toolkit
• Active Classrooms Information and Resources
• Outdoor Learning Toolkits for Teachers
• Movement Break Cards Template and Worksheet

The Achievement Program

The Achievement Program is a health and wellbeing program that helps to create healthier environments that benefit children, educators and families. The program uses an evidence-based framework to support whole-organisation health and wellbeing approaches in early childhood services and schools.

Tracks and Trails in Bass Coast and South Gippsland

Getting outdoors is a great way to improve your physical health and mental wellbeing. Discover new tracks and trails below.