West Wimmera residents will have a range of opportunities to ‘get moving’ in April, with organisations banding together to improve health and wellbeing in the municipality.

West Wimmera Shire Council is partnering with Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital and Kaniva LINK to improve the fitness of shire residents.

The Active April Walking Challenge will provide opportunities for shire residents to walk together every day for the month. Three walking times – 6.30am, 9am and 5.45pm – will be on offer each day to try to cater for everyone. 

Anyone wishing to walk at the allocated times will meet in a pre-determined location and walk together.

The Active April Walking Challenge is designed to help residents improve fitness, get out and about and meet new people. 

Active April Walking Challenge organisers are looking for people to help lead the way. The program requires at least one person to lead the group at each walking time.

As part of Active April, West Wimmera Shire Council is also looking for people interested in starting a parkrun in their town. Parkrun volunteers organise free, weekly, five-kilometre timed runs in their area. 

The runs are open to everyone, free, and are safe and easy to take part in.

People interested in signing up as a walking leader can call community health nurse Cath McDonald on 5585 9800 or West Wimmera Shire Council community support officer Amanda Munn on 5392 7700. Anyone wanting to organise a parkrun in their town can call Ms Munn.

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