This resource provides practical tips to support school leaders to activate their open spaces after hours and on weekends, unleashing the many benefits for schools and communities. It draws on the experiences of ten leading Victorian government schools who have all successfully and safely opened their school gates to benefit their school and wider communities.

This document presents ten case studies of how communities are using the open spaces of their local schools during non-school hours.

This study examines longitudinal behaviour change of adolescents in six key lifestyle behaviours – sleep, physical activity (PA), sedentary recreational screen time, diet, alcohol use, and tobacco use – and associations with mental health. The results highlight the potential benefits of behaviour modification to reduce the progression of psychological distress in adolescence.

In order to alleviate the burden of disease caused by diabetes in Australia, this report asserts that the primary aim must be prevention, and it is very important that every strategy possible is used as part of a comprehensive preventative response, requiring an all-of-government approach.

The Australian Department of Health and Aged Care is consulting on the development of the new National Sport Plan. This paper introduces the proposed components of the plan.