Current projects

HLC recently announced a wide range of new projects aimed at encouraging physical activity and healthy eating for residents across our region.

Over 30 new projects will be delivered across the region from early September 2023, including multi-LGA projects such as:

• HLC Healthy Schools Project in four LGA’s, focusing on helping selected schools to provide a supportive environment for physical activity and healthy eating within the school setting.
• An extension of the successful HLC Healthy Sports Clubs Project in three LGA’s, focusing on helping sports clubs to implement small, manageable changes in their food and drink environments to improve access to healthy options.
• Portable StoryWalks in two Shires to encourage children and adults to engage in physical activity while enjoying reading in the outdoors at the same time.

Healthy Loddon Campaspe will deliver the following projects in each of our six municipalities as part of the next round:

City of Greater Bendigo

White Hills

• Active Outdoor Playgroups
• Active and Healthy Youth and Seniors program
• Walking group and supporting infrastructure

Heathcote

• Preschool physical activity program
• Path activation project
• Beginners cooking initiative
• Physical activity mapping project

Long Gully

• Adventure Bingo
• Bike repair station, pump, and hoops
• Multicultural cooking classes
• Healthy Sports Clubs Project
• Bendigo Foodshare projects

Campaspe Shire

• Healthy Schools Project
• Twin Rivers School Garden Project
• Active Stadiums Project
• Portable StoryWalks Project
• Drinking Water Partnership Project

Central Goldfields Shire

• Dunolly Cooking and Gardening Workshops
• Healthy Schools Project
• Healthy Sports Clubs Project
• Skate Park Activation Project

Loddon Shire

• Active Footpaths Project
• Community Gardens Engagement Project
• Cooking Healthy Meals at Home Project
• Portable StoryWalks Project
• Healthy Sports Clubs Project

Macedon Ranges Shire

• Healthy Schools Project
• Early Childhood Bike Skills and Resources
• Macedon Ranges Food Coalition
• Verge Gardening Project

Mount Alexander Shire

• Healthy Flexible Learning Options Program
• Healthy Schools Project
• Food Links Mount Alexander
• Drinking Water Partnership Project