Sorrento Primary School’s Student Health Ambassadors, with help from Mornington Peninsula Shire (who are leading the project) and Bayside Health, have been getting behind an exciting new idea, The Sorrento Primary School Bike Bus! A Bike Bus is a group of families who ride to school together along a set route and timetable. Like a …
Overport Primary School’s Student Health Ambassadors have been busy bees spreading important messages about the importance of smoke and vape free school environments. Taking the lead, the students planned a fun poster competition, encouraging their friends to get creative while exploring the impacts of smoking and vaping on people and their local environment. The poster …
In partnership with the Langwarrin Positive Education Network, the Health Promotion team at Bayside Health Peninsula have been delivering THRIVE training sessions to local sporting clubs with encouraging results. These sessions have been implemented following feedback from local clubs identifying mental wellbeing as a significant and growing challenge within their settings. Over the past six months, 14 clubs …
The Health Promotion Team are supporting Bayside Health Peninsula to provide an environment which supports the health of everyone who works, stays and visits the health service. A smoke and vape-free environment contributes to this goal by protecting staff, volunteers and visitors from second hand smoke and vapour. It also supports the health and recovery …
The Health Promotion team recently welcomed Imogen from Deakin University for her Public Health placement. During her time with us, Imogen worked on a project Ride Her Way, which aims to support, encourage and motivate more women to ride a bike. As part of this project, Imogen conducted audits of four bike trails across Frankston …
The Health Promotion team recently hosted free bike maintenance workshops for women across Frankston City and the Mornington Peninsula. Delivered by Brainwave Bikes, these fun, hands-on and beginner-friendly sessions gave participants the skills and confidence to keep their bikes clean, safe and running smoothly. Participants developed practical knowledge in areas such as: Here’s what some …
The Health Promotion Team at Bayside Health Peninsula and the Mornington Peninsula Shire have been working together for over 5 years to increase smoke and vape free areas across our community. Smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death in Australia (Department of Health 2025). Creating smoke and vape-free areas is important because they: …
Kingsley Park Primary School’s veggie garden is getting a fresh new look and it’s an exciting step in their whole‑school approach to learning about and promoting nutritious and delicious food. Led by Abe Kenny, PE Leader at the school, the garden glow up is being supported by enthusiastic students, Bayside Health Peninsula, and the generous …
Mornington Park Primary School recently came together for a very special assembly, proudly organised by the Student Health Ambassadors. The celebration marked an exciting milestone: the school is now the first in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula region to achieve all seven health priority areas of the Achievement Program, earning Health Promoting School status! The …
In 2025, the Health Promotion team supported Nairm Marr Djambana Aboriginal Gathering Place to secure $10,000 funding for the development of their garden program. Funds were used to establish a green house and compost bin setup that helps to feed the range of plants that grow on-site. The garden program is a key feature of …
