Labor has committed $25 million dollars of NEW money to their key health initiative Tackling Obesity and Promoting Community Wellbeing: Labor’s Plan for a Healthier and More Active Australia.
This is clearly stated in our policy paper. However, actually reading Labor’s comprehensive yet concise policy document proved too much for the Minister for Sport.
Contrary to the Sport’s Minister misleading comments, $15 million of this money will go to the Community Wellbeing Fund, which will specifically promote greater participation at the community level.
$10 million will go directly to strategies to reduce childhood obesity.
This $25 million commitment represents the first concerted federal effort to improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians.
Unfortunately, the Howard Government is yet to realise that paying lip service alone won’t deliver better health outcomes.
Media contact: Adina Cirson – (02) 6277 3334 or 0418 488 295
