Creating Active Communities - Physical Activity Guidelines for Local Councils

Provides local councils with a practical resource that will assist them to encourage local communities to be more physically active.

Research has found that more than half of adult Australians and about half of NSW adults do not adequately participate in physical activity, and that local councils can and do play a critical role in encouraging participation in physical activity.

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Local Councils aim to assist all local councils, regardless of their current level of involvement in encouraging physical activity in the community.

In particular these guidelines:

• provide additional ideas and information for those local council that are already committed to encouraging physical activity
• highlight opportunities for all local councils to obtain resources and establish partnerships for physical activity initiatives
• encourage all councils to integrate the concept of physical activity within their existing activities and resource allocation.

Councils are encouraged to support physical activity however they can, and to incorporate the guidelines that are most relevant and achievable for them. The guidelines are divided under the following topics:

1. Introduction
2. The principles and guidelines
3. Implementation and review
4. The policy context
5. The basis for local government involvement
6. Increasing physical activity
7. Catering for specific population groups
8. Resources for increasing physical activity.

Special arrangements can be made for the publication to be provided in large print or in an alternative media format. If you require this service phone 02 9289 4000 or email dlg@dlg.nsw.gov.au

Follow this link to the Department of Local Government website to download the guidelines (pdf)

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For further information

Contact	:	New South Wales Department of Local Government
Address	:	Locked Bag 3015, Nowra, NSW 2541 Australia
Phone	:	02 4428 4100
Fax	:	02 4428 4199
Email	:	dlg@dlg.nsw.gov.au

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