Hepburn Council supports Victoria's ‘This Girl Can’ campaign

Victoria’s Hepburn Council, in support of the ‘This Girl Can’ campaign, has developed a program of activities for Hepburn Girls Can Week from 16th November to 22nd November 2020 in different locations across the Hepburn Shire.

This Girl Can is a state-wide campaign led by VicHealth that aims to encourage more females regardless of their background, age, ability or body type to be active in physical activity in any way that suits. Now in the campaign’s second year, over 285,000 females have been inspired to get more active as a result of seeing the campaign

Hepburn Council  Chief Executive, Evan King noted that Council is working in partnership with several sport and recreation providers who will host female only sessions for the local ‘Hepburn Girls Can Week’ campaign.

King explains “these sessions aim to introduce females to an activity in a safe and supportive environment and will provide an opportunity for females in our Shire to de-stress and have fun.”

The aim of the local program is to:

• increase the community awareness of the This Girl Can Campaign

• increase the awareness of local sport and recreation providers regarding how to cater and be accommodating for females

• increase community awareness of the natural sites in the Shire that people can be active within

• generate community awareness of what Council is doing to promote and support the This Girl Can campaign.

The program will be delivered with a mix of face-to-face and online exercise sessions, as well as marked 5km walk/run trails in several locations across the Hepburn Shire.

In order to comply with the current Victorian Government Regional Victoria COVID-19 guidelines, COVIDSafe practices will need to be observed, attendance numbers will be limited for the face-to-face exercise sessions and bookings will be essential.

Key Hepburn Girls Can activities include:

• Clogging

• Boxing

• International Circle Dancing

• Pilates

• Bollywood Dance Workshop

• Chinese Health Exercises

• Fun and Fitness Session

• 5km Walk/Run trails at Clunes/Creswick/Daylesford/Glenlyon/Trentham

• Online exercise workouts

Participation is free of charge for all activities.

For more information about the Hepburn Girls Can Week go to hepburn.vic.gov.au/hepburn-girls-can-week