Bicycle Network: Latest News (176)
Bicycle Network’s Ride2School program will be expanded to include secondary schools and encourage more students across Victoria to be active and healthy.
The news follows the release of the Victorian State Budget today and the announcement that the program has been re-funded over the next four years as part of the Government’s Active Communities Package.
Bicycle Network CEO Craig Richards said the Ride2School Program, which started in 2007, has seen more than 50% of Victorian students (at schools participating in the program) actively travelling to school each month – by riding, walking, scooting or skating.
By comparison, only 20% of students at schools who are not part of the program actively travel.
There are now more than 1,500 Victorian schools registered with the Ride2School program.
“We’re absolutely thrilled Ride2School will expand and continue to encourage students, parents and communities to get active,” Mr Richards said.
“Especially because we know that two-thirds of all Victorians – children and adults - aren’t active enough in their day to maintain their health.
“Programs like Ride2School are so important because they encourage students to adopt healthy habits early and continue a lifelong journey of being active,” he said.
Mr Richards said Bicycle Network will continue to work with the Victorian Government on a range of funding initiatives for bikes outlined in today’s budget.
Stay tuned for more updates here over the coming week.
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