Park & Street Challenge

The Bendigo Park & Street Challenge will provide an opportunity for individuals of all abilities to participate in free physical activity in parks and gardens across Bendigo.
Events will be run fortnightly on Sunday afternoons. Participants will be provided with a paper map and have 1 hour to locate as many of the marked locations as possible. The free MapRun smartphone app will be used to record the locations. Smartphones will be provided to those who don't have one. People can participate as individuals or in groups and there will be child-friendly courses.

Central Victoria has one of the highest rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The trend moving forward indicates marked increases in the prevalence of these lifestyle diseases and costs to treat them. This is a growing burden on our community.

Receiving funding will allow our small team to run events for a whole year.
Through previous funding we have established a core group of participants including family's, millenials and older generations. Additional funds will allow us to attract new participants while providing regular opportunities to exercise in the beautiful, family-friendly venues located across Bendigo.