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What's on in Western Australia
Walk-it Bunbury
5 December 2008 - Beach Road
Walk-It Bunbury is a free community-based walking program run by the Heart Foundation and supported by the City of Bunbury. Make use of the free maps below to plan your own walks around Bunbury, or come along to one of our community walks and discover Bunbury on foot whilst making new friends!
Map page 1: 
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Map page 2: Download
Walk Calendar 2008: Download
Please register the Wednesday before each walk for catering purposes, by calling or emailing your details to Kelly Hughes, Heart Foundation Health Promotion Officer on (08) 9795 8470 or via email.
make tracks2school
27 October - 21 November 2008 (Term 4)
Last year more than 6,500 WA students participated in make tracks2school, a fun and exciting walking and cycling program for students in Years 5 – 7. The program aims to encourage students and their families to walk or cycle to school more often over four weeks and may even help to reduce traffic congestion around schools.
To register online today click here, or for further information download the attachments below or contact Heart Foundation Project Officer Anna Sheppard on (08) 9382 5939 or via email.
Information for Schools (including safety): Download
Teachers Guide: 
Download
Parent Information (including Consent Form Template): Download
Bike Safety Checklist: Download
Media Template: Download
Worksheets: Download
HeartSwim
1 November
Five friends – three hours – loads of fun
HeartSwim challenges you to get active in teams this November with five swimmers, swimming continuously for three hours at Challenge Stadium. Get a team together with your workmates, friends, family, community group or swimming club.
HeartSwim is an event run by Masters Swimming WA for the Heart Foundation to raise much needed funds to assist in life saving work. For registration details please click here.
Walk Week - Walk There Today
3 – 9 November 2008
(including Schools Walk There Today Wednesday - 5 November 2008)
Walk Week encourages West Australians of all ages to become more physically active by walking for transport, health, recreation and the environment. Schools, workplaces and community groups from all over Western Australia are encouraged to host a walking event during the first week of November to help raise awareness of the many benefits associated with walking.
Register a walking event on-line here by October 3, to receive a FREE event kit including giveaways.
To find out more please contact Heart Foundation Project Officer Anna Sheppard on (08) 9382 5939 or email.
Walk Week - Walk There Today 2008 is coordinated by the Heart Foundation in partnership with the Departments for Planning and Infrastructure, Sport and Recreation, Education and Training, Transperth and Main Roads WA, with support from be active wa.
The City of Perth Great Bike Ride
23 November
The City of Perth Great Bike Ride is Perth’s premier cycling event, offering participants of all abilities a metro route with some of the best views Perth has to offer. The ride includes a 12km Family Ride, 53km (one lap) timed ride and 106km (two laps) timed ride. Do it for the fun, for the challenge and to support three great charities. The City of Perth Great Bike Ride is hosted by Rotary Club of Perth and raises funds for Heart Foundation, St John of God Foundation and Hope for Children.
To find out more please click here.
Ongoing in 2008
Charter for Active Kids - A Blueprint for active and healthy children in Western Australia
The Heart Foundation has joined with other member organisations of the Children's Physical Activity Coalition (CPAC) to develop the Charter for Active Kids. The Charter, launched on 22 July, identifies key strategies that will increase physical activity among children and adolescents in Western Australia. Each of the action points in the Charter’s 10 Point Plan is supported by key research findings. The Charter is an urgent call to action for the Western Australian Government and community to afford greater priority to childhood physical activity.
Charter for Active Kids: Download
Find Thirty® every day campaign
The new Find Thirty® every day campaign aims to increase the number of West Australian adults who are sufficiently active for good health. The campaign builds on the previous Find Thirty. It's not a big exercise® campaign launched in 2002.
For more information on the campaign and to view the new campaign advertising click here or contact the Heart Foundation’s Physical Activity Manager Clover Maitland on (08) 9388 5919 or via email.
Unplug + Play Parent Campaign
The Unplug + Play Parent Campaign targets parents in Western Australia to increase their awareness of the urgent need for children to spend less time using TV, electronic games and the internet for entertainment and more time in active play.
For more information visit the Parent Resources page here.
Climb to the Top
Climb to the Top is all about fun, fitness and fundraising! The program is no longer centrally co-ordinated by the Heart Foundation which means you now have the luxury to run Climb to the Top when it best suits your workplace. Familiarise yourself with the resources below and you’re on the way to climb, run, walk or swim to the top of Mt Everest.
CTTT resources:
Brochure: Download
Co-ordinators guide: Download
Sponsorship form: Download
Team chart: Download
Individual chart: Download
No payment is required to run the program, therefore we encourage you to run it as a fundraising event for the Heart Foundation. Such an event would be a great contribution from your workplace, providing much needed funds to assist us in our lifesaving work.
For further information please contact the Heart Foundation’s Events and Community Relations Coordinator on (08) 9382 5914.
CPR Courses
CPR courses are conducted in WA and are coordinated through our Perth office. To find out more click here, or to download the course dates or a registration form see below:
2008 CPR Registration Form: Download
2008 CPR Training Course Schedule: Download
For further information contact Heart Foundation Administrative Officer Angela Kirkham on (08) 9382 5942 or email.
Up4it
Up4it is a trial project taking place in Geraldton, Western Australia. The project is targeting 12 to15 year olds in an effort to increase their physical activity levels, and is a joint partnership between the Heart Foundation, Population Health (Midwest Murchison region) and the Combined University Centre for Rural Health.
For more information click here or contact Heart Foundation Health Promotion Officer Catherine Dumont on (08) 9382 5953 or email.
Healthy Business
Healthy Business is a comprehensive workplace health promotion program, designed specifically to improve the health and productivity of workplaces. It is a partnership between three of West Australia's leading not-for-profit health organisations - The Cancer Council WA, Heart Foundation and Diabetes WA.
For more information click here or contact Healthy Business at the Cancer Council on (08) 9212 4350.