Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT

Increase ACT community awareness of alcohol issues and reduce alcohol‐related harm.

$58,000

Australian Drug Foundation

Good Sports ACT fosters healthy environments in ACT sporting clubs and organisations by increasing the provision of healthy food and drink choices, reducing exposure to tobacco and reducing risky drinking.

$142,240

Canberra Environment Centre

Grow Together aims to increase healthy eating practices for children in Early Learning Centres.

$20,563

Companion House Assisting Survivors of Torture and Trauma

The Healthy Futures: Gardens, Healthy Eating and Getting Active project aims to promote and support healthy lifestyles and physical activity in migrant communities.

$55,325

Jervis Bay School

The Jervis Bay School Gardens Project aims to increase healthy eating in primary school aged children including proficiency and confidence of cooking skills and knowledge of fruit and vegetables.

$44,696

Nutrition Australia ACT

Establish a Nutrition Support Service to increase access to healthy food and drink choices and support healthy eating environments.

$154,000

Wirrpanda Foundation

The Wirra Club aims to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people who make healthy lifestyle choices.

$163,673

Bluearth Foundation

Mighty Movers aims to improve movement and physical activity outcomes for children in early learning settings.

$118,815

Companion House Assisting Survivors of Torture and Trauma

The Healthy Growing and Ageing project aims to reduce and prevent harmful alcohol and tobacco use in young people from refugee backgrounds and to increase healthy physical activity in older people in refugee communities in the ACT.

$90,294

Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education Limited (FARE)

Pregnant Pause – Swap the pub for your bub is a social marketing campaign to help reduce fetal alcohol spectrum disorders which can occur as a result of alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

$90,976

Healthy Kids Association Incorporated

Increase the sale of healthy menu items through the provision of a range of resources and workshops for ACT school canteens.

$71,025

Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Clinic/Health Service (ACT) Incorporated

The Winnunga Healthy Weight Program aims to improve overweight and obesity levels in local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, through the establishment of an obesity management service.

$205,000

YMCA of Canberra

Nutri‐Ys Canteen aims to develop a sustainable model to increase the availability of healthy homemade meals for sale in ACT food services, consistent with the National Healthy School Canteen Guidelines.

$100,464

Arthritis ACT

The program will offer a range of group-based strength and balance classes for the over 65’s with the aim of improving function and balance.

$65,000

Australian Breastfeeding Association

The program provides information and resources for a diverse range of breastfeeding families in the ACT with the aim of building breastfeeding awareness, knowledge, skills and social networks for ACT families and increasing rates of continued breastfeeding.

$98,834

Chinese Language and Culture Association Incorporated

The Chinese community physical activity program aims to increase the physical activity levels of the Chinese migrant population and promote healthy lifestyles.

$15,200

Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education Limited (FARE)

The Alcohol Truth: Know what's in your drink program aims to inform university students about alcohol issues and empower them to make informed choices about their alcohol consumption.

$123,605

OzHarvest Limited - Canberra

The Nutrition Education and Sustenance Training (NEST) program aims to equip often marginalised groups with skills and knowledge of healthier eating choices and food preparation behaviours.

$49,676

Reclink Australia

The Blokes Business program provides opportunities for men from often marginalised backgrounds to get together, discuss life issues, participate in skills-based activities and increase engagement in the broader community.

$71,028

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia - ACT Branch

The Quit for 2 through Community Pharmacy program aims to promote the benefits of smoking cessation for pregnant women through ACT community pharmacies.

$60,000

Alzheimer’s Australia ACT

The Fill Your Bucket community campaign aims to raise awareness of and promote the benefits of, modifiable lifestyle risk factors for dementia in the 40-65 year age group.

$98,539

Belconnen Arts Centre

Dance for Wellbeing ACT provides people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, Dementia and Multiple Sclerosis opportunities to improve muscle strength, gait fluidity, balance, cognitive function, power and confidence through dance.

$23,450

Alzheimer's Australia ACT

The Give It A Go project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people in the ACT living with dementia and their carers through participation in physical activity and nutrition information sessions.

$15,000

Amaroo School

The Yum To Tum project aims to enhance healthy eating attitudes and behaviours in the Amaroo School community, particularly students in Years 7-10, through planting, harvesting and cooking fruits and vegetables.

$15,000

Kirinari Early Childhood Centre

The Fun Family Food project aims to promote healthy eating and physical activity choices amongst the children, families and staff at Kirinari Early Childhood Centre.

$14,968

Lyons Early Childhood School

The Healthy Lifestyles At Lyons #2 project intends to give students and families in the school community a better understanding of where fresh food comes from, the importance of healthy nutrition and how to prepare healthy meals.

$13,000

Mount Rogers Primary School

The Mount Rogers Primary School Bike Skills project aims to increase students’ physical activity levels by promoting safe, active travel to and from school.

$10,000

Pedal Power ACT

Cycle Works is a workplace based project designed to improve the health and wellbeing of employees by developing physical activity opportunities that promote cycling for commuting, recreation and general transport.

$15,000

Tuggeranong Link Community Houses and Centres

The Seniors Strive For Five project aims to provide an all encompassing seniors active lifestyle program to improve participants overall quality of life.

$14,912

Recipient

Project Purpose

Amount

Arthritis ACT

The Body-time To Exercise project aims to improve the health and well being of people living with arthritis through participation in a tailored physical activity monitoring and coaching program.

$14,985

Capital Region Muscular Dystrophy Inc.

The project aims to improve the quality of life of people with Fascioscapulohumeral Dystrophy by enabling participation in an evidence-based exercise and lifestyle management program.

$15,000

CIT Student Association

The Supporting Healthy ACT Apprentices project aims to build the nutrition literacy of ACT apprentices, as well as resource them with tools that will assist them to make healthier food choices and improve their dietary behaviours.

$15,000

Monash Primary School

The Growing Good Habits @ Monash project aims to improve healthy eating knowledge and behaviours of the Monash Primary School community to enable them to make healthier choices for themselves and their families.

$6,254

Nutrition Australia ACT

The Fuel Up With Food project aims to improve the nutrition knowledge of young people and adults in trades-based industries and empower them to make healthier food and drink choices.

$14,916

Nutrition Australia ACT

The Nourishing Little Minds project aims to empower parents and carers of young children to develop a healthy eating culture within their families and establish healthy eating habits for their children.

$14,900

Tuggeranong Child and Family Centre

The Freshen It Up project aims to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families of the Narrabundah Early Childhood School community to assist them to plan and prepare healthy meals for their families.

$14,852

Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)

The CIT are funded to provide Certified Mental Health Consumer Training Program under a “scholarship scheme”.

$37,652

Volunteering/Contact

VCACT is funded as a Mental Health Volunteers “peak body/ information and referral service.

$46,500