The Pedestrian Council of Australia welcomes your support and your participation on National Walk Safely to School Day on Friday 15 May 2009.

Walk Safely to School Day provides the perfect opportunity to:
- start a conversation
- show kids that walking is good for physical and mental health
- teach kids about vital road-crossing and road safety skills
- help the environment by reducing emissions.

Visit http://www.walk.com.au/ for more information.

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Let us know what you and your local schools are doing around National Walk Safely to School Day. Please send your message, photographs, MP3 audio or video to:

Emily Wood
Queensland PR Co-ordinator
Ph:(07) 3003-1159
Email:emily@synchronous.com.au.

Go to our blog archive to see what schools did for Walk Safely to School Day in 2008.

Together we can help our kids to be happy, healthy and safe.

ACTIVE KIDS ARE HEALTHY KIDS!



29 April 2008

Getting active in Bardon

Just as they have done in the last few years, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Bardon is encouraging their 345 kids to walk to school this Friday for WSTSD.

Last they participated in the Brisbane City Council’s Active School Travel programme to be more active in getting to school and decrease car travel, which they did by 23%!!

With 3 walking buses that operate at least once a week, kids in Bardon are definitely getting active. Families are encouraged to park their cars at a local park and walk the remaining 500m to school.

Even though they already have a dedicated Active School Travel day each week, they will be striving to get everyone out again on Friday. On Friday, all children who walk will be able to collect healthy snack from the school tuckshop and proudly display their WSTSD stickers. We can't wait to see some photos.

This year the school is also holding a Prep to Grade 2 colouring competition, and a poster design competition for Grades 3 to 7.
Great work!

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Nitro walks safely to school with kids from Graceville State School

Nitro walks safely to school with kids from Graceville State School