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Sport England's This Girl Can campaign 'goes global' with Australian debut
POSTED 05 Apr 2018 . BY Tom Walker
The Australian version of This Girl Can shows women taking part in a range of activities typical to the state of Victoria Credit: Sport England
Sport England's highly successful This Girl Can campaign has made its first outing outside the UK, following the launch of an all-new version in Victoria, Australia.

VicHealth, a health promotion foundation, has released a new video as part of its This Girl Can - Victoria campaign, a local version of the groundbreaking This Girl Can UK.

In the UK, This Girl Can was credited with getting 250,000 women more active within a year of its launch, and Sport England's own estimates suggest that it helped persuade up to 3.9 million women to start exercising.

In the UK, the campaign included TV and broadcasting advertising, accompanied by cinema, outdoor, and social media advertising – including a Twitter campaign using the hashtag #thisgirlcan.

This Girl Can – Victoria is a three-year campaign focused on empowering Victorian women to enjoy being active without worrying about judgement, gender stereotypes or skill level.

The campaign features everyday Victorian women overcoming their fears and "giving it a go, curves, jiggles, wrinkles and all".

Among the materials is a TV advert, showing women taking part in a range of activities typical to Victoria – including roller-derby, Aussie rules football and netball.



VicHealth is the first organisation in the world to licence the This Girl Can campaign.

Sport England's head of campaigns, Kate Dale, said: "Fear of judgement isn’t confined to one country – with half of women in Victoria, Australia saying it holds them back from taking part too.

"We’re thrilled to see the launch of VicHealth’s local version of This Girl Can."
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Engaging disabled people with targeted campaigns – similar to Sport England’s This Girl Can initiative – can encourage them to take part in more physical activity, according to Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
  Sport England commits to This Girl Can until 2020


Sport England has committed to investing in its This Girl Can campaign for at least another four years after recording a spike in participation figures.
  Sport England: Almost 3m women increase activity as a result of This Girl Can


As Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign celebrates its first birthday, the quango has released data revealing the initiative has contributed to increased physical activity for 2.8m women.
  Sport England wants to focus on disabled and less-affluent after This Girl Can boosts female participation


Sport England is setting its sights on increased participation among the disabled and individuals from poorer backgrounds after its This Girl Can campaign helped spark a boost in female activity.
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Sport England's This Girl Can campaign 'goes global' with Australian debut
POSTED 05 Apr 2018 . BY Tom Walker
The Australian version of This Girl Can shows women taking part in a range of activities typical to the state of Victoria Credit: Sport England
Sport England's highly successful This Girl Can campaign has made its first outing outside the UK, following the launch of an all-new version in Victoria, Australia.

VicHealth, a health promotion foundation, has released a new video as part of its This Girl Can - Victoria campaign, a local version of the groundbreaking This Girl Can UK.

In the UK, This Girl Can was credited with getting 250,000 women more active within a year of its launch, and Sport England's own estimates suggest that it helped persuade up to 3.9 million women to start exercising.

In the UK, the campaign included TV and broadcasting advertising, accompanied by cinema, outdoor, and social media advertising – including a Twitter campaign using the hashtag #thisgirlcan.

This Girl Can – Victoria is a three-year campaign focused on empowering Victorian women to enjoy being active without worrying about judgement, gender stereotypes or skill level.

The campaign features everyday Victorian women overcoming their fears and "giving it a go, curves, jiggles, wrinkles and all".

Among the materials is a TV advert, showing women taking part in a range of activities typical to Victoria – including roller-derby, Aussie rules football and netball.



VicHealth is the first organisation in the world to licence the This Girl Can campaign.

Sport England's head of campaigns, Kate Dale, said: "Fear of judgement isn’t confined to one country – with half of women in Victoria, Australia saying it holds them back from taking part too.

"We’re thrilled to see the launch of VicHealth’s local version of This Girl Can."
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Sector needs a ‘This Girl Can-like’ campaign to engage with disabled people, says Tanni Grey-Thompson


Engaging disabled people with targeted campaigns – similar to Sport England’s This Girl Can initiative – can encourage them to take part in more physical activity, according to Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
Sport England commits to This Girl Can until 2020


Sport England has committed to investing in its This Girl Can campaign for at least another four years after recording a spike in participation figures.
Sport England: Almost 3m women increase activity as a result of This Girl Can


As Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign celebrates its first birthday, the quango has released data revealing the initiative has contributed to increased physical activity for 2.8m women.
Sport England wants to focus on disabled and less-affluent after This Girl Can boosts female participation


Sport England is setting its sights on increased participation among the disabled and individuals from poorer backgrounds after its This Girl Can campaign helped spark a boost in female activity.
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