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WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL DAY - Friday 2 MAY 2008

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All primary school children and their parents are encouraged to take part in this great national community event - designed to encourage children to develop healthy lifestyle habits at a young age and to learn safe pedestrian behaviour. Active kids are healthy kids!

Find out more information and register your school or event at
www.walk.com.au.


Walking Guidebook 2007
 Casual man and woman walking

A copy of the 2007 Walk There Today Guidebook can be downloaded here (pdf 1.3mb).

If you’d like printed copies of the guide, complete a request form (pdf 70kb or MS Word 390kb) and fax it to the Heart Foundation on 9388 3383.


Walk Week - 3-9 November 2008

Walk Week is an annual event that encourages Western Australians of all ages to be active by walking for transport, health, recreation and the environment. It is a week of state-wide walking events, ranging from 'walk to school/work' breakfasts, to local neighbourhood walks and other community events. 


Walking sponsorship

The Department promotes and supports walking for transport, health and recreation through its Walk There Today Sponsorship Program.

This program helps different community groups and organisations, including local government, with planning, promoting, implementing and evaluating community based walking events and programs.


Are you organising a walking event in WA?

If you are organising a walking event, we invite you to send us the following details for the walking calendar:

  • Event name and a short paragraph about the aim of the event/program
  • Date, time and location
  • Phone and contact person
  • Email address
  • Website address

You can send us the details by email, telephone 9216 8556 or fax 9216 8497.

walking group

Please note that events will be posted at the discretion of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure.


 Find out more

 Maps and guides

You can download maps and guides and walking publications.

 A-Z fastfinder

If you can't find the information you require then try the A-Z fastfinder.

 Contact us

Location: 441 Murray Street
PERTH WA 6000
Telephone: (08) 9216 8000
Facsimile: (08) 9216 8497
Email:  walking@dpi.wa.gov.au


Department for Planning & Infrastructure