Today students from Dubbo primary schools walked safely to school as part of the National Walk Safely to School Day, where they were encouraged to lead a more active lifestyle and learn about road and pedestrian safety.
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Dubbo South Public School and Dubbo North Public each had students who took part in the campaign.
Dubbo North Public stage two class captains stood at the school's gates handing out walk safely stickers to other students.
Assistant principal and stage two teacher Tania Pilon said 40 per cent of DNP students walk to school every day.
"The aim is to ensure students under 10 years old hold an adult's hand when crossing the road," she said.
"The school crossing supervisors also remind students to walk on footpaths and to use the crossing."
Students at Dubbo South Public also took part in the National Walk Safely to School Day.
DSP students and siblings Eva, Freya and Rory Stein, held dad David Stein's hand when crossing the road.
National Walk Safely to School Day is an annual event that promotes the health and environmental benefits of regularly walking to school, while teaching students important road safety messages.
CEO of the Pedestrian Council of Australia, Harold Scruby, said reports showed one in four Australian children were now overweight or obese and the figure was expected to reach one in three by 2020.
"Developing healthy lifestyle habits now, such as regular exercise and a good diet, means young Australians will be able to carry these habits through adolescence and into a healthy adulthood," Mr Scruby said.