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Resources for Local Government and Community Groups

• Community Kit
• Event Toolkit Community Healthy BBQ Challenge and Workplace Walkathon
• Community event photos

Resources for Local Government and Community Groups

Resources have been developed for Australian communities to support the national Measure Up campaign. These materials have been specifically designed to help local government and community organisations to improve the overall health and wellbeing of their residents. They contain easy to implement ideas for community engagement, as well as promotional resources and templates to help communities Measure Up.

Community Kit

This kit was initially distributed to local governments on the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) distribution list. An electronic version of this kit is available for download here. The purpose of the kit is to support local government and community organisation efforts to improve the overall health and wellbeing of their residents. Kit contents include:

• How to use this toolkit and information about the Measure Up campaign (PDF 30 KB)
• Activity ideas to help you hold your own Measure Up event (PDF 41 KB)
• A press release template to promote your own Measure Up event to local media (Word 1337 KB)
• A Measure Up event invitation template (Word 241 KB)
• A Measure Up PowerPoint presentation to give at your own Measure Up event (PPT 3395 KB)
• An event checklist to ensure your Measure Up event is a success (PDF 42 KB)
• A photo consent form for your Measure Up event so you can publish your photos online (RTF 40 KB)
• Country Pantry fact sheets with tips and information to help change eating habits for the better
  • Fact Sheet 1: Invite the Three Amigos to Your Place (PDF 325 KB)
  • Fact Sheet 2: Getting Serious with Cereals and Grains (PDF 315 KB)
  • Fact Sheet 3: Menu Headliners (PDF 312 KB)
  • Fact Sheet 4: Doing Dairy Differently (PDF 268 KB)
  • Fact Sheet 5: I'll Drink to That (PDF 312 KB)
  • Fact Sheet 6: Country Pantry Basics (PDF 301 KB)
• A Measure Up campaign brochure (PDF 2.3 MB)
• A paper tape measure to measure waist circumference
• A 12-week planner to plan physical activity and meals to help build and maintain healthy habits for life
• An order form for more Measure Up campaign resources (Word 1357 KB)
• Tomorrow People resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Word 1357 KB)
• An order form for non-English speaking background (NESB) Measure Up (Word 1357 KB)

Event toolkits

In addition to the Community Kit, two toolkits were developed during earlier phases of the Measure Up campaign to help you organise an event to promote healthy eating and physical activity.

These toolkits can be used in conjunction with the Community Kit and include a guide on how to organise an event, and templates you can cater to your own needs such as flyers, media releases and speaking notes. The events outlined include a Community Healthy BBQ Challenge and a Workplace Walkathon.

Community event photos

Has your community organised a Measure Up event? If so, let us know about it! We can post your event photos- just make sure the people featured in the pictures have signed a photo consent form.

When you send your photos to the campaign here are some things to consider:

• If you email photos, all the images in total cannot exceed 7MB.
• Emailed images should not be larger than 400 pixels wide and should be at least 72dpi (recommended resolution is 300dpi).

Send your photos, signed consent form (RTF 40 KB) and any comments you would like to include about your event to info@measureup.gov.au or mail it to Measure Up campaign, MDP 303, GPO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601.

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