This Girl Can is a VicHealth initiative aimed at empowering women and girls from all ages, sizes, abilities, and backgrounds to embrace physical activity in a way that suits them.
While many of us know that exercising is important for our physical and mental health, a lot of Victorian women and girls are not getting enough exercise each week. Opportunity, time and cost are often common barriers for women and girls. To help reduce those barriers we have created a range of activities across the Yarra Ranges to enable more women and girls to get active.
All events are FREE and open to women, girls and non-binary people.
This Girl Can Walk Lillydale Lake
Enjoy a walk around the picturesque Lillydale Lake.
Registration: No registration required, come and join on the day
Date: Thursday 12th October
Time: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Location:
Lillydale Lake
34 Swansea Rd, Lilydale
Meet at the main car park
Download This Girl Can Walk Lillydale Lake Poster.
This Girl Can Kayak
Enjoy learning some new paddling skills and have some fun on Lillydale Lake
Registration: Registration essential.
Register here via the Eventbrite link. Participants must be over the age of 12 years
Date: Thursday 19th October
Time: 4.00pm – 5.15pm & 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Location:
Lillydale Lake
34 Swansea Rd, Lilydale
Meet at the beach area
Download This Girl Can Kayak Flyer.
This Girl Can in the Yarra Ranges
Come and try boxing, dance session, circuit activities and body balance at Lillydale Lake
Registration: No registration required, come and join on the day
Date: Thursday 19th October
Time: 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Location:
Lillydale Lake
34 Swansea Rd, Lilydale
Meet near the Lillydale Lake Community Hall
Download This Girl Can Lillydale Lake Information Flyer.
Other This Girl Can events in the Yarra Ranges
Monbulk Aquatic Centre: 9 – 13 October, 2023
Yarra Centre: 9 – 13 October, 2023
Get Active in the Yarra Ranges
We have also created a digital guide outlining the free and low-cost active recreation opportunities across the Shire of Yarra Ranges.
It’s now even easier for you to find out what’s on in your area!
View the Active Recreation in the Yarra Ranges Guide here.
This Girl Can Walk and This Girl Can Kayak form part of the Step and Connect project, developed by Inspiro Health and funded by a Yarra Ranges Council Community Grant. Water sponsored by Waterbox Australia.
This Girl Can in the Yarra Ranges is supported by Inspiro, Yarra Ranges Council, Belgravia Leisure, Reclink, Eastern Health and Womens Health East. Water sponsored by Waterbox Australia.
More information on the This Girl Can initiative can be found on the This Girl Can Victoria website here.