Our programs & partner programs
We help design the infrastructure of a healthy community by developing, implementing and evaluating evidence-based and sustainable programs.
More Than A Cyclist Illawarra
More Than A Cyclist Illawarra is a social campaign that asks followers to reshare posts in order to reach those beyond the cycling community. It relies on people who ride bikes to be advocates and the mechanism for reaching the target audience – drivers across the Illawarra.
Ride2UOW
Ride2UOW is a free, non-competitive cycling event that aims to increase the number to university students and staff riding to campus.
Active In-Betweens
Active In‑Betweens is a healthy lifestyle and resilience program for 8-12-year-olds.
5×5
5×5 is a free, non-competitive community walking event for people at all levels of fitness and ability. Participants walk a 5km course one afternoon a week for 5 weeks. 5 x 5 celebrates being physically active in natural outdoor environments.
Hidden Harvest
Hidden Harvest serves up a sustainable future by empowering people with the tools & forks to tackle food waste in their kitchens at home.
The Dinner Table Project
The Dinner Table Project is a 6-week family cooking program where adults and kids cook healthy home-cooked meals and share dinner together. The program is open to families who have at least one child aged 8+ years old.
Stir It Up!
Stir It Up! aims to improve the food security of vulnerable communities in the Illawarra region using a peer educator model.
Safe and Active Routes to School
Safe and Active Routes to School (SAARTS) is a whole of community approach to making it safer, and more preferable for kids to walk and cycle to school.
Programs on hold – pending funding
Wollongong Online Farmers Market
WOFM is a non-profit initiative by Healthy Cities Illawarra and Food Fairness Illawarra with support from the NAB Foundation to grow a food system that benefits our community, our producers and our environment.
Cook Chill Chat
Cook Chill Chat is an 6-week community cooking program to increase social connections, happiness and healthfulness. It brings people together to cook and share a meal.
Active Holidays
Active Holidays is a new initiative of Healthy Cities Illawarra to provide fun, active, and healthy school holiday activities for 7-12-year-old children.
Active Connections
Active Connections is an initiative by Healthy Cities Illawarra and SCARF Refugee Support that delivers physical activity programs for newly arrived migrants and refugee women.
Partner programs
Food Fairness Illawarra
Food Fairness Illawarra is a community coalition that has worked together since 2005 with the vision to make healthy and sustainable food affordable and accessible for all.
ISATT
The Illawarra Shoalhaven Active Transport Taskforce (ISATT) aims to provide the region with improved health and transportation, as well as to protect the physical environment.
Drug Action Teams
Together with ISLHD Drug and Alcohol Service, Healthy Cities Illawara works with many organisations and groups to build safe, healthy and resilient communities through preventing, responding and reducing health, social and economic harms related to drug and alcohol use.
Age Friendly Illawarra
Age Friendly Illawarra is an alliance that aims to create opportunities for older people to lead active, engaged lives and contribute positively to Illawarra communities.
“The commitment from Healthy Cities to our community, youth, volunteers and staff over the decades is greatly appreciated. The programs for our children show them how much fun they can have with healthy food and movement while teaching them resilience and life skills. HCI is an organisation with amazing staff and volunteers who have proven to the Bellambi community that we are all in this together.”
Cath, Bellambi Neighbourhood Centre