Table 2. Participants' responses to the preselected interventions.

Supported interventions	Caveats
The interventions most commonly supported in principle were:
1. Give active forms of transport more of a priority in the transport system, with less focus on motor vehicles (100% support)
That's about making sure that all modes are equal in a way so that pedestrians and cyclists aren't disadvantaged, so they have equal priority with cars…So that pedestrians and cyclists aren't viewed as the lower common denominator. Everyone has got an equal role and the right to share the road. (Planning department)
2. Mandating that school physical activity facilities be made available to the public outside of school hours (88% support in principle)	Not mandated; Feasibility: issues with maintenance, public liability insurance, security.
Some schools don't want to because there is vandalism, but I think it's about again being inclusive and collaborative and working with the school community. Because there are some tremendous facilities out there, like tennis courts and basketball courts and fields or ovals that just are not being utilised. (Education department)
3. Introducing a congestion levy in the CBD (100% support)	Not applicable to smaller cities, e.g., Darwin, Hobart;
I think is something we will come to at some point…Look I guess the major difficulty is that there is sufficient alternative…our capacity to do more of that is actually constrained by the capacity of the [public transport] network. (Transport department)	Need to provide an adequate alternative, e.g., improve capacity of public transport
Yes, that's a good one. In fact there may be a number of very high use roads with some congestion levy, and that's not just to increase physical activity, I mean there would be more around use of public transport, but what it means is people at least walk to and from the bus. And maybe even think about getting on a bike. (Treasury department)
Interventions which were supported but to the lesser degree:
4. Enforcing existing physical education requirements in schools (50% support)	Feasibility: completing for time with other curriculum requirements (English, maths, science)
I certainly think it's something that there has to be a much, much greater push going than there currently is. I think it's laissez-faire…it's not treated as a priority…There's a national curriculum being redeveloped and English, mathematics, science and social education are the top priorities. Physical education still hasn't…[been prioritised]. Until subjects like physical education are given the same priority status as other subjects, then you're going to be fighting a losing battle. (Education department)
Supported in principle however operationalised differently:
5. Restricting parking in the CBD (80% support in principle)	Need to provide an adequate alternative, e.g., improve capacity of public transport;
What would be far more effective is just to have a proper carbon pricing for parking… Whilst you can say restrict parking, yes…but to what level? How much is reasonable?…Whereas a pricing mechanism that said ‘well yes, you can park in the city if you need to park in the city, but it's going to cost you to do that'...(Planning department)	Alternative would be to increase the price of parking rather than reduce the availability.
6. Mandating that a certain percentage of CBD and all major arterial suburban roads have bicycle lanes (56% support in principle)	Need to ensure off-road bicycle lanes as well to target all bicycle-user groups;
Yes. I would also say with that, we've got to make sure that we have the combination of on road lanes as well as off road lanes. So that we encourage all types of users. (Transport department)	Need to ensure the network of cycling lanes is optimal instead of mandating that a certain percentage of roads have bicycle lanes.
I don't think it's about a percentage I think it's about getting the network right. (Transport department)
7. Implement healthy workplace policies for the workplace environment, for example, mandate that employees be provided with time and opportunities for physical activity during work hours (64% support in principle)	Not feasible and needs to be part of broader workplace health policy; Workplaces were however seen as a promising setting for obesity interventions.
You can't force employees to, ‘okay everyone get up and stretch’, but if you have that…softer type of approach of offering employees subsided services that can then; you end up with more productive and happier employees as well. Part of thi also comes to work/life balance policies and how well they're implemented in the workplace as well…I would have implementation concerns of how you would dothis. (Premier and Cabinet)
Least supported interventions:
8. Mandating minimum public transport infrastructure requirements to reduce public transport ‘deserts’ (82% unsupported)	Not viable economically; Need to build on existing public transport networks.
We're focusing on the urban areas or the areas that we can reliably service, we can't service all areas…So you're never going to be able to effectively service those areas, you have to look at other transport options as well, whether it's ride sharing or car pooling or something like that. We'll never be able to roll out public transport everywhere…also we find that in cases where we have previously they're not widely patronised in any way. So it's not just about cost, it's about what is the need and particularly in rural areas, the public transport can't really meet people's needs in a way. (Planning department)
9. Subsidising the cost of public transport to the consumer (80% unsupported)
…our preference is to actually increase frequency rather than lowering the cost. (Planning department representative)
…it is fairly heavily subsidised already...I can't see [the Transport Department] coming at that one very happily. (Transport Department)
10. Set standards for the required levels of both indoor and outdoor play equipment for different sized schools (83% unsupported)	Must also provide funding to implement this initiative.
So what's going to actually make the difference?…I don't think it's [about] having three swimming pools or ten basketball courts or whatever. It's actually having the drivers on the ground who are passionate about an area, and policy in place, and being able to say, “This is what we're told to do, this is what we will do”…Having said that, there are schools out there without facilities at all, so maybe we need to look at a starting point. (Education Department)
11. Subsidising the price of commuter bicycles (and associated essential bicycle equipment) (70% unsupported)
I'm not sure it's the bikes that need subsidy…what are the barriers to people riding bikes?…it's not price, it's [that the] roads aren't safe, and when I get to work is there a shower? Is there somewhere to park? (Treasury Department)