Winter Inter School Sport

The Year 5 and 6 students have been representing school in the Winter Inter School Sports this term. Playing Tag Rugby, AFL 9's, Soccer 9's, Netball and Rookie Roller Bowls. All the students have worked hard playing their best and winning or losing with great sportsmanship. The finals will take place next term.

300 Club

We have started a new Health and Fitness initiative in school. A way to get students moving every day to encourage a fit and healthy lifestyle.

If every student did 1 lap of the oval (exactly 300 meters - shown below) every single day they were at school and for their entire life they were at school they would complete over 300km which is the same as travelling to the NSW border of Albury.

To keep fit and healthy ALL children should be doing 1 hour of physical activity every day. This can be done all in one go or in 4/5 shorter time spans, e.g. 5 x 20 minutes a day. We can help by encouraging them to walk, jog or run a lap of the school oval every day. The Australian Governments, Department of Health recommendations are below, which come from the World Health Organisations (WHO) report. With the increase of social media, gaming and devises being used for entertainment/play, children are not playing outside as much as they used to which is impacting on their health and fitness.

Global Status Report on Physical Activity from the World Health Organisation (WHO)

Despite their natural inclination for active play and recreation, by adolescence young people are far less active than might be expected. The most recent global data reveal that the majority (81%) of boys and girls aged 11–17 years spend less than one hour a day doing moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity; and more girls are inactive than boys in most countries (85% and 77.6% respectively).

Latest global estimates show that 1.4 billion adults (27.5% of the world’s adult population) do not meet the recommended level of physical activity to improve and protect their health. Worryingly, this figure has remained largely unchanged. Of particular concern are the wide differences in levels of physical activity between regions, countries, age groups and sexes. In adults in 2016, levels of inactivity in high-income countries (36.8%) were double those in low-income countries (16.2%)

The cost of physical inactivity

Physical inactivity is associated with a range of chronic diseases and premature deaths that carry not just a human but also an economic cost. The economic burden of physical inactivity is large. Globally, almost 500 million new cases of preventable Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will occur between 2020–2030, incurring treatment costs of just over US$ 300 billion or around US$ 27 billion annually if there is no change in the current prevalence of physical inactivity. Globally, nearly half of new NCD cases (47%) will result from hypertension, and 43% will result from depression. NCDs, also known as chronic diseases, are long-lasting conditions that are not passed from person to person. They are primarily driven by genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioral factors.

Globally, physical inactivity costs health systems US$ 27 billion a year and by 2030, US$ 300 billion.

Storm Waka Holiday Program

Warm Māori and Pasifika Greetings,

Storm Waka is making its way back to Casey this coming School Holidays!

Storm Waka - School Holiday Program

The delivery of the Storm Waka School Holiday Program is aimed at predominantly 60% Māori and Pasifika young people during the school holiday period.

The program is delivered across three days, with up to 50 young people aged 12–17-year-olds, engaged in each day of the program. During each school

During the holiday period, two programs are delivered, each week hosted at different locations.

Over the course of one year Melbourne Storm has delivered 9 Storm Waka school holiday programs hosted in each of the following regions, Casey,

Wyndham and Hume. In 2025, the holiday program saw 980 daily attendances from young people of diverse background, 350 individuals

participants in the program and 79 different Victorian schools supported through program delivery.

The program’s delivery model actively involves the engagement of local government youth services and school community liaisons to ensure the

wellbeing of young people remains a priority, and to encourage referral and participation from young people in youth and community programs

outside the delivery of the Storm Waka program.

Upcoming Storm Waka School Holiday Programs

June/July School Holidays - City of Casey

Week 1 Monday 29th June - Wednesday 1st July 2026 - Barry Simon Reserve

Week 2 Monday 6th July - Wednesday 8th July 2026 - Casey Fields

Please share with young people you think may be interested or to register your interest, please see flyers attached!

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