By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
OCTOBER means ‘walk to school’ month for hundreds of primary school children across the City of Casey.
Thirteen schools in Casey have signed up to the VicHealth Walktober initiative and Lynbrook Primary School kicked off its month of exercise and health discussions on Wednesday 7 October.
More than 600 Lynbrook students laced up for the morning activity with the help of the City of Casey crossing supervisor mascot Lottie and Star Man from the Melbourne Stars cricket team.
The school’s David Payne said the event is a great way to teach students about road safety and alternative methods of transport.
“We have 950 students at the school so we had a really big turnout on the day and we look forward to giving out awards to the students who walked to school the most at the end of the month,” Mr Payne said.
It was the first time Lynbrook Primary School had participated in the walk and councillor Damien Rosario was at the school gate to welcome the students.
“It was a beautiful day for a walk and it’s great to see young kids getting active,” Cr Rosario said.
During October the school will be talking about what makes walking to school healthy for the environment and the walker.
Mr Payne said the students were greeted by the council’s local laws staff who chatted to them about road rules and safety around roads.
“We will discuss the by-products of cars and easing traffic congestion at the school gate and there will be fresh fruit available on the last morning of the walking month,” Mr Payne said.
For more information on Walktober visit www.walktoschool.vic.gov.au.
