Mother Earth Day 2025: Designing Active, Healthy Futures for People and Planet
As we mark Mother Earth Day 2025, weโre reminded that the health of our planet and the health of our communities are deeply interconnected. The air we breathe, the places we move through, and the choices we make about how we travelโall play a vital…
2 minutes readA Call to Action: Supporting Australians to Move More
There are many benefits of increased physical activity, including enhanced health, education, transport, economic, social, and environmental outcomes. The Australian Physical Activity Alliance, led by the Asia-Pacific Society for Physical Activity (ASPA), has issued a Call to Action to encourage the next Federal government to…
4 minutes readProvide your feedback on the draft 24-hour movement recommendations for adults and older Australians!
The Department of Health and Aged Care is seeking your help to modernise the 24-hour movement recommendations for adults and older Australians. These guidelines will incorporate the latest evidence in a 24-hour movement approach (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) to achieve optimal health and…
2 minutes readQueensland Government announces subsidies for e-bikes and e-scooters
The Asia-Pacific Society for Physical Activity (ASPA) welcomes the launch of subsidies for e-bikes and e-scooters by the Queensland government. Initially as part of a new $1 million scheme, the Queensland government offered rebates of $500 for e-bike and $200 for e-scooter purchases. Due to…
1 minute readAlign with ASPA Advocacy: Review of the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989
Calling all physical activity advocates in Australia If youโve been looking for an opportunity to join the fight to increase population-level physical activity, but donโt have much time on your handsโnow is your chance. The ASPA Advocacy Committee are calling on YOU, individuals and organisations,…
3 minutes readPromoting Cycling to Reduce Car Dependency – Webinar for World Bicycle Day
On World Bicycle Day, Swinburne University of Technology’s Centre for Urban Transitions and the Physical Activity Policies and Environment SIG of ASPA held a webinar focused on reducing car dependency through cycling promotion. Watch the webinar below to learn how to make Australian cities more…
1 minute readAdvocacy in Action – ABC News
Cycling and walking – part of the solution to multiple urgent problems. @uwanews @ASPActivity @WeRideAustralia #ThreeTransportPriorties Read more: https://t.co/KaEyxHW27I pic.twitter.com/PMzFhqztxm — Dr Matthew Mclaughlin (Tepi) (@HealthTepi) September 1, 2023 Want to know more about ASPA’s Three Transport Priorities? Click here
1 minute readFewer of us are cycling โ hereโs how we can reverse theย decline
Matthew Mclaughlin, The University of Western Australia and Peter McCue, UNSW Sydney Rates of cycling are falling in Australia, a national report released today shows. More people started riding bikes early in the pandemic, but that hasnโt lasted. The percentages of people who cycle are…
5 minutes read2023 World Day for Physical Activity, April 6th
World Day for Physical Activity 2023 is a global event that raises awareness of the importance of physical activity and the need for global action. Letโs show our support from the Asia-Pacific region! Use the ASPA social media cards to promote #WDPA2023. Download the PowerPoint…
1 minute readASPA’s submission to the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
In response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safetyโs recommendations, the Australian Government recently reviewed the Aged Care Quality Standards. The public were invited to consult on a new, strengthened version of the Quality Standards. ASPA’s advocacy and executive committees prepared a…
1 minute readAustralia’s scorecard on getting kids active and healthy
Join Parks & Leisure Australia as they discuss Australia’s scorecard on getting kids active and healthy. Featuring the 2022 Active Healthy Kids Australia (AHKA) report card, discussed by ASPA members Professor Kylie Hesketh, Associate Professor Nicky Ridgers & Associate Professor Verity Cleland.ย Date:ย Tuesday 26 Julyย …
1 minute readPraise for the Three Transport Priorities!
ASPAโs advocacy committee awarded โ2022โฏExcellence in Health Promotion Practiceโ for their โThree Transport Prioritiesโ by The Australian Health Promotion โฏAssociationโฏWA Branchย About the awardย Nominated by Lena Huda of 30please and Safe Streets to School Campaign earlier this year, ASPAโs Advocacy Committee and WeRide Australia…
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