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Active Tasmania

Lucy Byrne created Active Tasmania in 2012, building on the success of Active Launceston (2008). The initiative aimed to improve community health and wellbeing by providing consultancies, resources, and event and project management for organisations and communities.

Active Tasmania delivered community-wide programs, workplace health and wellbeing initiatives, and supported both undergraduate and postgraduate learning and research. Unfortunately, due to a lack of ongoing funding, the program was disbanded in June 2016.

Key initiatives included:

  • Active Launceston: Active Launceston is a community driven partnership with the vision of improving the health and wellbeing of the Launceston community through physical activity.

  • Royal Flying Doctor Service – Right As Rain: Right as Rain coordinated and delivered of a range of health promotion and preventative health care activities by attending and participating in community events over a five year period. Right as Rain provided a platform to focus on improving health outcomes by working closely with community and existing services. Right as Rain focused on enhancing local services and building sustainable outcomes that focus on health promotion, prevention and early detection.

  • Hawthorn Football Club: Game Day Healthy Living Zones – active games and activities at AFL games at UTAS Stadium.

  • Tasmanian Health Services – Northern Region (formerly THO–North): Active THS – NR was a holistic workplace health and wellbeing program designed to improve health and wellbeing through four key areas; physical activity, mental health, nutrition and hydration, and drugs and alcohol. The program provided innovative measures to engage employees and their families in positive health and wellbeing opportunities by ensuring a wide variety of activities were available, across a variety of settings that were inclusive to all ages and abilities.

  • Active Schools: Active Schools was a project in partnership with St. Lukes Health in 2015. A pilot project was launched at Burnie Primary School and involved circus skills and fun & fitness for the students over four weeks.

  • Active Island: In March-April 2016, the Active Island program in partnership with Taz Reach provided the opportunity for both King Island and Flinders Island community members to try a number of different activities that they may not otherwise try in a fun and inclusive environment. The key outcomes from this program was the creation of social connections, increased awareness of the importance of physical activity and the opportunities available, along with increased self-esteem and of course the health benefits of engaging in regular physical activity.

  • Foundations of Active Living (CXA003): A foundation unit within the Batchelor of General Studies focusing on health and wellbeing at the University of Tasmania.

  • HealthyU (University of Tasmania Staff Health and Wellbeing Program): Formerly known as Active UTAS, HealthyU was a holistic program designed to improve the health and wellbeing of UTAS employees through four key areas; physical activity, mental health, nutrition and hydration, and drugs and alcohol. The program was delivered here in Tasmania but also on mainland campuses including in Victoria and New South Wales.

Find out more about Lucy’s current work at www.lucybyrne.au or email for more information lucy@lucybyrne.au