MEDIA ALERT
WA kids say 150,000 is a great number!
Tomorrow Member for Parliament Melissa Parke will join hundreds of kids from
the Fremantle region to celebrate a huge milestone for the Australian Sports
Commission’s Active After-school Communities (AASC) program – 150,000
children around Australia are now playing sport, games and activities after school
in a safe, fun and structured environment.
Ms Parke said she was happy to be able to help celebrate the event and
congratulated all involved in this Australian Government Initiative.
Primary schools and Out of School Hours Care centres in the Fremantle region
are part of a highly successful national program and they’re doing their bit to live a
healthier life,’ Ms Parke said.
The unique program now boasts 150,000 children nationally having fun, improving
their motor skills, making new friends, saying no to sedentary activities after
school and developing a lifelong love of being physically active.
(Excellent footage and photo opportunities available, including
7 children wearing
the 1,5,0,0,0,0 T-shirts ; 400 children participating in a range of activities including
Circus Skills; AFL; Soccer; Multi-skill; Fremantle Football Players interacting with
the children)
AASC 150,000 CELEBRATION EVENT
Date:
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Time:
12:10pm
Venue:
Fremantle Football Oval, Parry Street, Fremantle
Interviews available:
Melissa Parke, Member for Fremantle;
Jo Davies, Active After-school Communities Program
State Manager.
To arrange an interview contact:
Jo Davies, Australian Sports Commission, State Manager
Mobile: 0437 700 306
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