Parks Alive! be active in the Park Photo Competition Winner Announced!

Wendy Gowing representing the Smooth Moves Dance Studio was the winner of the Parks Alive be active in the Park Photo Competition, winning $200 cash and a be active picnic kit. Wendy helped organise and host a Parks Alive event at Bindara Reserve, Brighton, featuring various dancing groups from diverse cultures including Belly dancing, Flamenco, Tango, Latin, and Brazilian.

The children also enjoyed face painting, jewellery making, henna tattoos and playing on the playground, while the adults hosted a range of market stalls. "It was a very successful day, featuring activities from a range of cultures, and we looking forward to participating in Parks Alive next year", Wendy said.

be active recieved some excellent entries, all capturing the spirit of the Parks Alive concept. Special mentions must go the George Street Reserve event in Marion and to Millswood Lawn Tennis Club.

Business SA Statewide Changes and Challenges Conference

Members of the Physical Activity Branch at the Office for Recreation and Sport recently ran a workshop at Buisness SA's Statewide Changes and Challenges Annual Conference.

The workshop discussed proactive and practical ways to confront the challenges of an ageing workforce and rapid changes in technology through the be active Workplace Project.

Participants came away from the session with an understanding that effective approaches to get people active in the workplace setting require a comprehensive approach. This includes targeting employers with organisational change strategies as well as strategies to support employees to be active at work. A range of practical tools were offered to workshop participants to support implementing a comprehensive approach.

Download a copy of the be active @ work presentation: To view the notes for each slide you will need to save a copy to your computer

Download the Checklist of Activity Promotion Environments at Worksites (CAPEW): A checklist designed to assess the characteristics of worksite environments that are known to influence health behaviours relating to physical activity.

Download the be active Employee Survey: A survey designed to gauge staff willingness to take part in workplace physical activity. It helps determine:staff attitudes towards physical activity, barriers and enablers to opportunities to be active at work, activities of interest and current physical activity levels.

Regional be active Field Officers

The Office for Recreation and Sport, in partnership with local councils, health services and community organisations has established a Regional be active Field Officer program.

Nine be active Field Officers are currently operating in regions throughout South Australia, including the:

• South East / Limestone Coast
• Murraylands
• Riverland
• Fleurieu Peninsula / Kangaroo Island
• Mid North
• Pt Augusta, Whyalla and Flinders Ranges
• Eyre Peninsula

Each be active Field Officers role is to work closely with local sport and active recreation clubs, physical activity providers, local councils, health services and schools throughout their region to:

• Increase community participation in sport, active recreation and physical activity programs.
• Improve the quality of sport, active recreation and physical activity opportunities

be active PlayTime

be active PlayTime is a physical activity/physical play program for children aged 0 to 5 developed by the Office for Recreation and Sport (ORS).

be active PlayTime is a play-based program because it is widely believed that much of children’s early learning occurs through play. Although children have different learning styles, most love to play. This program utilises the child’s innate desire to play and it offers plenty of ideas that will help children acquire crucial fundamental movement skills.

The program directly targets children and parents, and provides an opportunity to deliver activities in a range of environments i.e. playgroups, community events, community centres, kindergartens, childcare centres, etc.

Children's be active Activator!

be active have just released the Children's be activator. The be activator shows young people the loads of fun ways they can be active, whether it's at school during lunch, recess or class time, or outside of school with family and friends.

Click here to make your own special be activator
(Needs to be printed on A3 size paper)