More Start-up Grant opportunities now available!

Fitness Australia today launches a second round of Lift for Life Start-up Grants of $5,000 each for the delivery of the Lift...

Fitness Austraila announces first round of Start-up Grant recipients

Twelve (12) fitness providers have been successful in receiving a $5,000 Start-up Grant to deliver Lift for Life, a...

Applications for Start-up Grants are now OPEN

Are you delivering fitness to people experiencing disadvantage?

Fitness Australia now has Start-Up Grants of up...

Fitness Australia announces Lift for Life Start-up Grants

Fitness Australia, the Health and Fitness Industry Association, announced Lift for Life® Start-Up Grants of up to $5,000...

Is yours a Healthy Community? Help make exercise more accessible with Lift for Life®

Phase 3 of the Australian Government's Healthy Communities Initiative is currently open for Local Government Areas (LGAs) to...

$26m in Local Grants Available for Healthy Communities

The Australian Government is calling on local governments around Australia to promote healthy lifestyles and apply for more...

National Program Grant Recipients delivering exercise and nutrition in another 33 LGAs

Congratulations to the following 33 Local Government Councils (LGAs) who have been successful in receiving funding in the...

Lift for Life in the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition & Physical Activity

Researchers examine the effects of a community-based resistance training program (Lift for Life) on waist circumference and...

Lift for Life programs in Victoria to be listed on interactive, online Arthritis Map

The Arthritis Map of Victoria is a practical tool to help people with musculoskeletal conditions and their general...

Local Push for Healthier Lifestyles Kicks off in WA

Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon and Member for Fremantle Melissa Parke today announced that four local...

$2.8 Million for Healthier Lifestyle Projects in South Australia

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, and local Federal Member for Makin Tony Zappia and Member for Wakefield...

UPDATED HCI Phase 2 FAQ's

Healthy Communities Initiative Phase 2 Local Government Area Grants FAQ's (updated 23 December 2010)

Closing Date Extension for Local Government Area Grant Applications

The closing date for Healthy Communities Initiative grant applications has been extended from Friday 4 February 2011 to...

Healthy Communities Phase 2 Grants Announced

Through the National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health the Australian Government is providing $71.8 million over...

Lift for Life receives Commonwealth Funding for the Healthy Communities Initiative

Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health & Ageing today announced a significant National Program Grant to Fitness Australia, the...

Strength Training's Preventative Capabilities

The research into Lift for Life focused on the management of type 2 diabetes however evidence continues to emerge to show...

Muscle-Up to Manage Type 2

Pumping iron isn’t just for body builders like Arnold Schwarzenegger. It’s for everyone, especially if you have type 2...

Decrease Diabetes Risk

Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to many related health conditions like heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and...

Exercise is a health issue so let's help people get moving

Had you been an older person with high blood pressure as late as the 1980s, you would have found yourself given medication...

IDI merges with the Baker

The merger between the International Diabetes Institute and the Baker Heart Research Institute marks the establishment of...