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Healthy Wellington Integrated Reporting 2016-17

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Healthy Wellington

Annual Report

1 November 2016 to 30 June 2017

To Department of Health

and Human Services

Prepared by:

Central Gippsland Health Gippsland Women’s Health

Wellington Primary Care Partnership Wellington Shire Council

Yarram and District Health Service

June 2017


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Table of Contents

Purpose of report .......................................................................................................................... 3

Background Information .............................................................................................................. 3

Prevention Partners ...................................................................................................................... 4

Physical Activity ........................................................................................................................... 8

Healthy Eating ............................................................................................................................. 10

Social Connection and Inclusion ............................................................................................... 12

Prevention of Violence of Women and Children ....................................................................... 15


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Purpose of the report: The purpose of this report is to provide a snapshot of partnership, planning and program activity

relating to Healthy Wellington undertaken within Wellington Shire during the period 1 November

2016 and 30 June 2017.

The report incorporates Department of Health and Human Service requirements in relation to: PCP

Prevention Reporting Guidelines 2017; the Community and Women’s Health Promotion Reporting

Guidelines 2013-17 and the Department of Health and Human Services Guide to conducting

annual reviews of Municipal Health and Wellbeing Plans.

This report encompasses achievements of the Wellington Shire Municipal Public Health Plan 2013-

17 (herein after referred to as the Healthy Wellington Plan), broken down into four priority action

plans. Healthy Wellington Plan is an integrated plan that includes funded integrated health

promotion activity within Central Gippsland Health (CGH), Wellington Primary Care

Partnership (WPCP) and Yarram and District Health Service (YDHS) and addresses the

requirements of Community and Women’s Health Reporting Guidelines 2013-17 for Gippsland

Women’s Health (GWH).

Background information: The Wellington Shire Council and Wellington Primary Care Partnership through the Healthy

Wellington Action Group (HWAG) developed the Healthy Wellington Plan. The aforementioned

plan responds to four priority health and wellbeing issues that impact significantly on the population

residing in Wellington Shire. The priority issues identified are:

Healthy Eating;

Physical Activity;

Social Connection and Inclusion; and

Prevention of Violence against Women and their Children.

Four working groups, one for each priority area of the Healthy Wellington Plan, were established

and continue to meet bi-monthly to collaboratively advance strategies within the plan. The task of

coordinating these groups is shared between the Wellington Primary Care Partnership Health

Promotion Officer and the Wellington Shire Council Community Health and Wellbeing Officer. Each

working group is well attended by representatives from organisations highlighted in the table on the

following page, as well as staff from various business units within Council, community members

and other stakeholders.

The signatories of Healthy Wellington are:

Central Gippsland Health Service (CGH)

Gippsland Women’s Health (GWH)

Wellington Primary Care Partnership (WPCP)

Wellington Shire Council (WSC)

Yarram District Health Service (YDHS)

This document reports on the strategies within the 2016-2017 Healthy Wellington Action Plans, for

each of the four priority areas above.


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List of prevention partners for each priority area.

Organisation, Community Group or

Community Member

Social

Connection

and

Inclusion

Prevention

of Violence

against

Women and

Children

Physical

Activity

Healthy

Eating

Wellington Shire Council: Community

Wellbeing,

Arts and Culture,

Active Communities and Leisure

Services,

Economic Development,

Built Environment,

Natural Environment & Parks,

Media and Public Relations,

People and Excellence

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Wellington Primary Care Partnership X X X X

Yarram District Health Service X X X X

Wellington Regional Tourism Wellington

Information Centres.

X

Defence community organisation X

UnitingCare Gippsland:

Best Start

ChildFirst

X X X

GippSport X X X X

Latrobe Community Health Service X

Latrobe Regional Hospital X

Department of Health and Human

Services

X X

Central Gippsland Health X X X X

Ramahyuck X X X X

Regional Arts Victoria X

Deafaccess Gippsland X

Emergency Management including CFA X X

Service Clubs – Rotary Sale X

Community Members:

Cycling Groups,

Ground Works Youth Theatre,

Gippsland Plains Rail Trail,

People Living with Disability

X

X

X

X

X

X

Gippsland Women’s Health X

Victoria Police X

Red Cross X

Healthy Eating Advisory Service X

Cancer Council X X

Dental Health Services Victoria X

Wellington Early Learning Services X X X

Wellington Schools X X X X

Wellington Workplaces X X X X

VicRoads X


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1. Is implementation of actions in Healthy Wellington on track? (Progress of actions, progress of partner projects, does anything need to change?)

Physical

Activity Healthy Eating

Social Inclusion

and Connection

Prevention of

Violence Against

Women

On track 10 10 13 9

Needs further work

1 - 1 2

Not started / No plans to complete

- - - -

Total strategies 11 10 14 11

2. Check results to date are what is expected.

· Check the effectiveness of the action plan · Check whether practices of all in partnership match the principles underlying Healthy

Wellington · Identify what may need to change.

Healthy Wellington continues to have a strong partnership between agencies, highlighted through

the coordination of different programs to align with one another. For example, under the priority

area of physical activity, complimenting programs are promoted as an ‘active travel suite’ including

the Achievement Program, Walk to School and Bike Ed.

Another example of the partnership enhancing collaboration is in the ‘Champions of Change’

breakfast for the community in November 2016, which was used as a platform for organisations to

highlight what work is happening in Wellington to address Violence Against Women. This included

the Paving the Way (Wellington Shire Council), Make the Link (Gippsland Women’s Health), the

Achievement Program (WPCP), Orange Round (GippSport), plus more.

Attendance at Healthy Wellington Action Group meetings, as well as individual working groups,

continues to include a strong mix of representatives, including organisational and community

members. Partners are beginning to acknowledge the leverage that can be made through the

Healthy Wellington Partnership, including the benefits that working in partnerships across sectors

can achieve, particularly in reducing double handling of tasks, information and skill sharing, and

enhanced promotion through multiple networks.


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3. Check that the context has not changed. · Identify any significant demographic changes. · Identifying emerging health risks. · Identify new partners. · Identify relevant funding opportunities. · Identify major internal or external structural systems or personnel changes. · Identify what may need to change.

Healthy Wellington continues to use a place based approach to health promotion, particularly utilising the Achievement Program for early childhood, schools, and workplace settings.

The following funding was secured by the partnership during 2016-17:

Wellington Shire Council secured $10,000 from VicHealth for the H30 Challenge, on behalf of a working group of Wellington Primary Care Partnership, Central Gippsland Health, Yarram & District Health Service and GippSport.

$10,000 for Walk to School month during October 2017, due to high participation in 2016 and proposed plans for October 2017.

Sale has been chosen as a comparison site for the Hazelwood Health Study, measuring the impact of the Hazelwood mine fire. This study will provide valuable data on our community in the future. http://hazelwoodhealthstudy.org.au/

The recent dairy farmer’s crisis has had an impact on the local context, with this adding further strain onto local communities within Wellington Shire. The WPCP coordinated local Mental First Aid training across Wellington in 2016, and again in 2017, through State Government funding to support dairy farmers. In addition to sessions held in Yarram and Maffra last year, two sessions were held in Heyfield and one in Rosedale.

4. Is there anything to be done differently in the future?

This report will mark the end of the Healthy Wellington 2013 – 2017 Strategic Plan, with Healthy

Wellington Action Group to transition to the Healthy Wellington 2017 – 2021 Strategic Plan.

It is important to note, as part of the development of Healthy Wellington 2017 – 2021 Strategy, the

Healthy Wellington Partnership have acknowledged that some strategies that exist within the

outgoing action plans of Healthy Wellington 2013 to 2017, may be carried forward into the action

plans of Healthy Wellington 2017 – 2021. Some of these strategies may be ones that 'require

further work' or may be ones 'on track' and have proven to have ongoing positive impact.

Through Healthy Wellington 2017 – 2021 the Healthy Wellington Partnership will have the

opportunity to explore one or more community health issues using a ‘systems thinking’ approach.

As well as this, Healthy Wellington 2017-21 will have a further focus on placed based prevention,

particularly utilising settings approaches.

Healthy Wellington 2017 – 2021 will have a strong focus on outcomes, particularly utilising the

Outcomes Framework accompanying the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2015 – 2019.

For more information of the future direction of Healthy Wellington, please refer to draft Healthy

Wellington 2017 – 2021.

http://hazelwoodhealthstudy.org.au/


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Healthy Wellington Report

Healthy Wellington Action Plan 1 November 2016 to 30 June 2017

Please note that the intention of this document is to report back to the Department of Health and Human Services in a succinct manner. The following table has a focus on measured impacts, for

strategies where impact has not yet been measured brief process information relating to the reach and scale of strategies has been included.

Physical Activity

Goal By June 2017, there will be an increase in physical activity by residents in Wellington Shire.

Interventions/Strategies Baseline Data Brief Overview – Scalability/Reach Key results – (Impact)

Objective 1: To promote the importance of physical activity and provide opportunities for residents of Wellington Shire to participate in physical activity.

1.1 Undergo annual media and promotion planning for key

Physical Activity campaigns and events

Further work is needed in advanced planning for campaigns to ensure we capitalise on all the opportunities that arise.

No impact or reach recorded. Further work also needs to be completed in collecting reach information from social media advertising.

Objective 2: To develop and maintain infrastructure in Wellington Shire that enables physical activity.

2.1 Deliver new and renewed leisure and recreation

facilities that provide a wide range of physical activity

opportunities to the community.

Across the 2016-17 financial year, Council was successful in attracting external funding for the following projects –

-Maffra Recreation Reserve Drainage Upgrade ($100,000 from Sport and Recreation Victoria, as part of a $350,000 total project)

-Maffra Lawn Tennis Synthetic Court replacement ($70,000 from Sport and Recreation Victoria, as part of a $150,000 total project)

-Baldwin Recreation Reserve Female Change rooms Development ($100,000 from Sport and Recreation Victoria, as part of a $490,000 total project)

-Sale Tennis Club Redevelopment ($1 million from the Latrobe Valley Authority, as part of a $3 million total project cost)

The above projects were strategically identified through Council’s sporting infrastructure framework, and these upgraded facilities will continue to provide a

range of active and passive sport and recreation opportunities for the community.

No further impact has been measured.

2.2 Utilise existing programs such as Walk to School and

the Achievement Program to encourage the completion of

audits around schools and towns to identify gaps in the

footpath and trail network.

This strategy has not progressed. Walk to School campaign did not occur during this reporting period. Walk to School campaign occurs annually during the month of October.

2.3 Review all footpaths within Wellington Shire Council

with a width greater than 1.8m and assess suitability for

designation as shared bicycle and pedestrian paths.

Where appropriate, ensure paths are designated as shared

paths and promoted as part of the shared footpath network.

Work is continuing in this area, assessing existing footpath width and the suitability to become shared footpaths.

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Objective 3: To create settings in Wellington Shire that promote and support physical activity through the Achievement Program.

3.1 Encourage early childhood settings in Wellington to

register in the Achievement Program and support those that

choose Physical Activity as a priority area by:

Offering assistance to conduct pre and post intervention

evaluation

Helping settings to develop or adjust a physical activity

policy

Providing guidance in applying for funding opportunities

Sharing information on training opportunities to increase

staff knowledge

Assisting settings to deliver physical activity initiatives

and learning opportunities

Currently there are 10 out of 20 Early Learning Centres (ELC) in Wellington registered for the Achievement Program.

One ELC has reached the coordinated stage, selecting Mental Health and Wellbeing, Physical Activity and Sun Protection as their priority areas.

No further impact has been measured to date, however work is progressing.

3.2 Support and promote the opportunity for schools in

Wellington to register for the Achievement Program.

Provide extra support for schools that choose physical

activity and wellbeing as a priority. Support may include

assistance to take advantage of funding opportunities,

sharing resources, assistance to deliver programs and

events, offering training etc. – as required by the Health

Promotion Officers at YDHS and CGH.

16 primary schools in Wellington registered for the Achievement Program. Four of these schools have reached coordinated stage. One school has reached

committed stage.

One secondary school in Wellington is registered for the Achievement Program and is in the coordinated stage.

No schools have chosen physical activity as a priority area yet.


3.3 Encourage workplaces in Wellington Shire to register in

Healthy Together Victoria Achievement program and

support those that choose Physical Activity as a priority to

achieve Physical Activity Benchmark.

Reach of 2390 employees through the 12 workplace registered for the Achievement Program. In the past nine months:

One workplace registered for the Achievement Program

One workplace committed to both Smoking and Alcohol priorities

Two workplaces committed to both Healthy Eating and Physical Activity priorities

One workplace achieved recognition for Smoking priority

One workplace achieved recognition for Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Mental Health and Wellbeing priorities

Through the Achievement Program, Central Gippsland Health has had a focus on physical activity.

To date, a CGH has developed a Physical Activity Procedure and Sit Stand Workstation Procedure have been developed and adopted.

GippSport:

GippSport co-ordinated a physical activity program, during the month of ‘Active’ April 2017 campaign, which was developed for employees from all workplaces,

within the Wellington Shire, who were registered with the Victoria Achievement Program and had chosen Physical Activity as a priority. A number of

social sports were provided were free of charge during this time.

Objective 4: Deliver activities which promote physical activity and align with the Achievement Program

4.1 Increase participation in Premier’s Active April Active April was again promoted in 2017, by WSC, WPCP, CGH, YDHS & GippSport. A positive was again aligning the promotion between agencies to have a

coordinated approach.

No impact measured. Participation rates in Active April as measured through sign ups on the website for the Wellington Shire was 947 (up from 909 in 2016).

However this is to be interpreted with caution, as this number incorporated 3844, which crosses over to Latrobe.


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4.2 Increase participation of schools in active travel

initiatives

Walk to School has not occurred during this reporting time frame; however funding has been secured by VicHealth to be completed again in October 2017.

4.3 Develop and deliver a sustainable model for Bike Ed in

Wellington Shire Bike Ed has continued to be promoted to schools in Wellington Shire.

TAC Funding application was approved for $25,000 – to provide funds to purchase a new Bike Ed Trailer. Trailer has not yet been purchased.

In 2017 30 children have participated in the Bike Ed program with support from Bike Ed volunteers. This is expected to increase in Term 3 & 4. This does not

include schools who participate in Bike Ed without volunteer assistance.

Healthy Eating

Goal By June 2017, there will be an increase in consumption of fruit and vegetables by residents of Wellington Shire.


Objective 1: To promote the importance of healthy eating and increase opportunities for residents of Wellington Shire to access fruit and vegetables.


Healthy Eating campaigns and events. Further work is needed in advanced planning for campaigns to ensure we capitalise on all the opportunities that arise.

No impact or reach recorded. Further work also needs to be completed in collecting reach information from social media advertising.

1.2 Continue to support the Yarram and District community

in food access initiatives The food access initiatives included, providing Yarram and District education settings with access to fresh fruit and vegetables, and providing support and

facilitation to further develop the Yarram community garden. Four education settings in the Yarram and District area have been receiving fresh fruit and

vegetables on a fortnightly basis, for the past nine months and beyond.

No clear impacts have been measured for these activities, however education settings receiving the fresh produce have reported benefits include using fruit for

‘fresh fruit Friday’, cooking food for children with the produce (i.e. baked potato), using the produce to complement the breakfast programs also being run, and

displaying the produce for families and children to take home to cook with.

No progress has occurred with the community garden during this time frame.

Objective 2: To create settings in Wellington Shire that promotes and support healthy eating.

2.1 Support and promote the opportunity for early childhood

settings in Wellington to register for the Achievement

Program. Provide extra support for schools that choose

healthy eating and oral health as a priority.

Support may include assistance to take advantage of

funding opportunities, sharing resources, assistance to

deliver programs and events, offering training etc. – as

required by the Health Promotion Officers at YDHS and

CGH.

Currently there are 10 out of 20 ELCs in Wellington registered for the Achievement Program.

One ELC has reached the coordinated stage, selecting Mental Health and Wellbeing, Physical Activity and Sun Protection as their priority areas. They are also

working on the Healthy Eating and Oral Health benchmark through the Smiles 4 Miles program.

19/20 ELCs are registered with the Smiles 4 Miles program. Engagement in the Smiles 4 Miles program has allowed constant promotion of the Achievement

Program to these ELCs.



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Provide extra support for schools that choose healthy

eating & oral health as a priority.

Support may include assistance to take advantage of

funding opportunities, sharing resources, assistance to



CGH


committed stage.


No schools have chosen Healthy Eating as a priority area yet.


2.3 Encourage workplaces in Wellington Shire to register in

Healthy Together Victoria Achievement program and

support those that choose Healthy Eating as a priority to

achieve Healthy Eating Benchmark

Current reach of 2390 employees through the 12 workplace registered for the Achievement Program. Progress in the past nine months:

One workplace registered for the Achievement Program

One workplace committed to both Smoking and Alcohol priorities

Two workplaces committed to both Healthy Eating and Physical Activity priorities

One workplace achieved recognition for Smoking priority

One workplace achieved recognition for Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Mental Health and Wellbeing priorities.

Through the Achievement Program, Central Gippsland Health has had a focus on healthy eating.

To date, the changes that have occurred include:

Function catering menu now meets the criteria for Healthy Choices: policy guidelines for hospitals and health services Sugary drinks have been removed from sale at the cafeteria. Healthy Choices Food and Drink Procedure has been developed and adopted. This includes a requirement that all fundraising activities carried out at

CGH are to comply with the Healthy Choices guidelines.

Healthy Choices signage has been installed in the cafeteria, labelling all the food and drink options in the lunch period using a traffic light system to guide healthy choices. An evaluation on the impact the signage has had on food choices is currently being completed.

Drinks available at the kiosk and in vending machines are transitioning into complying with the guidelines of 50% green choices, and no more than 20% red choices.

CGH will be conducting a full menu review which will ultimately lead to an increase in healthier foods and drinks and a reduced amount of discretionary foods

being displayed and sold at CGH.

2.4 Encourage breastfeeding in Wellington Shire by

assisting Central Gippsland Health Service to become

Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Accredited

The percentage of infants

exclusively breastfed at three

months has decreased in

Wellington from 2009-2010 to

2011-2012. In 2012, 45.3% of

infants in Wellington were

exclusively breastfed which is

lower that the Victorian average of

51.7% (DEECD 2011a).

A working group continues to meet monthly and progress towards accreditation as a Baby Friendly Health Service.

On top of the progress made which was captured in the last report to DHHS, progress this reporting period includes a training package being developed on the ‘Moodle’ platform (online training platform). Staff education on breastfeeding is a key component of Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative accreditation.

The changes on the processes within CGH will directly impact mothers who give birth at CGH.

CGH has on average 450 babies delivered each year, with the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative accreditation to have a positive effect on a large proportion of these babies and mothers.

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative is an accredited and evaluated program so positive impacts previously evaluated, such as increased rates of breastfeeding, can be confidently anticipated without a separate evaluation (however these assumptions are limited due to variable in implementation).

Objective 3: Deliver activities which promote healthy eating and align with the Achievement Program

3.1 Deliver the Healthy Eating Program to schools in

Yarram and district.

In 2015 – 2016 four schools out of

six schools received the healthy

eating lessons, with 93 students

reached in total (This accounts for

almost 100% of the appropriate

aged children within Yarram and

District Primary Schools).

A total of nine sessions were delivered to the six

primary schools (Gormandale Primary School,

Devon North Primary School, Woodside Primary

School, Yarram Primary School, Alberton

Primary School, St Mary’s Primary School), 171

students attended the sessions in total with

grades ranging from Prep to Grade Six.

A revised pre/post survey was completed by all students and results

indicate that understanding of healthy eating increased, with an overall

20% increase in correct answers to content-based questions, and a

decrease in incorrect answers.

https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/hospitals-and-health-services/quality-safety-service/healthy-choices

http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/bfhi_trainingcourse/en/


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3.2 Deliver the SLEd Program to settings in Wellington

Shire 32 sessions delivered covering, composting/ worm farming/ cooking/ vegetable gardening/ home harvest/ nude food/ green gardens and events with a total of

919 participants/ The program is busier than last year with 16 sessions more delivered this time last year with 714 more participants.

Anecdotal feedback from schools indicates better eating habits- less packaged foods coming to school via lunchboxes.

No further impact has been recorded.

3.3 To promote water as drink of choice to sporting clubs

and recreational facilities. Two sporting clubs (Heyfield Football Netball Club and Wellington Hockey Club) and a recreational facility (Gippsland Regional Sports Complex) were engaged

to participate in a ‘nudge data collection’ process on sales of different types of drinks from their canteens this year.

Sales data was collected from normal canteen sales over a nominated time period.

An intervention strategy was then applied (e.g. rearrangement of fridge display, reduced cost of water) and additional sales data has been (is being)

collected over a similar time period.

All sales data has been forwarded to Latrobe University staff to analyse and measure the impact of the nominated nudges.

3.4 Support the campaigns promoting water as the drink of

choice

H30 Challenge $10,000 Grant received by Wellington Shire Council on behalf of Wellington Primary Care Partnership, Central Gippsland Health, Yarram and

District Health and GippSport. Healthy Wellington promotion resulted in 592 participants in Wellington Shire Council.

VicHealth evaluation (of 86 residents in Wellington) showed that:

40% of survey respondents completed the challenge. Of those who completed the Challenge, 92% reduced their consumption of sugary drinks during the 30 day H30 Challenge.

53% of those who completed the Challenge, drank no sugary drinks at all during the 30 day Challenge

Social Connection and Inclusion

Goal By June 2017, Wellington communities will be more inclusive, more accessible and diversity will be valued and celebrated.


Objective 1: Enhance the inclusion of people from varying backgrounds and abilities in Wellington Shire communities.

1.1 Pool the relevant resources owned by partner

organisations which document or map organisations and

services which promote Social Connections and Inclusion,

to be used as a data source in future planning and to

identify gaps in service.

Work is progressing.

No impact measured.

1.2 Advocate, as required, for greater adherence to access

and inclusion criteria of events and activities funded by the

Wellington Shire Council Community Grants Program.

Support WAIAG, and the Rural Access Coordinator to audit

events for access and inclusion.

Three Council funded events were audited in 2016-2017 to check compliance with accessibility guidelines stated in the funding application for the event. This

has been fed back to event organisers for consideration and improvements in the future.

No impact measured.

1.3 Promote and distribute Hello Neighbour Postcards at

relevant community events, and to community organisations

upon request.

Numbers and places of postcards distributed will be documented and impact will be documented via anecdotal feedback.

500 cards have been distributed across the Wellington Shire in 2016 - 2017 including Community Houses, Community Services Providers, Community Hubs, Businesses, Libraries, Churches, Health Centres.

Council Community Wellbeing and Emergency Management officers distribute amongst their networks and when attending community events, information sessions, town meetings etc.


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1.4 Promote and assist in the distribution of the Low Cost

No Cost Social Outing Guide in Wellington, following its

publication

The Guide was printed (5,000 copies) and received by project partners for distribution in March 2017. The on-line version of the Guide is domiciled on

Wellington PCP website click here. Project Partners WPCP and RuralAccess Wellington Shire both received 2,500 copies each to distribute amongst their

networks. Rural Access Wellington has distributed 2,254 across the Shire.

Feedback has indicated that the Guide has been invaluable and utilised across the Community Services sector to assist people to plan.

It has been valuable for:

People seeking activities and places to visit

People seeking supports and services.

People wishing to know more about the area in which they live or are new to. Formal feedback on the Guide was received through a survey placed in each Guide distributed. For the first 1.5 months, a prize draw was offered to encourage

people to respond to the survey to record feedback on presentation, use and content of the Guide. Within the formal data capture stage of this project 80% of

people used the Guide 1 – 5 time, 15% used it 6 – 10 time and 5% more than 25 times.

1.5 Promote and support Rural Access strategies which aim

to enhance inclusion of people with disability in employment

as required by the Rural Access Coordinator.

These projects include Good Access is Good Business

initiatives, Advancing Inclusive Employment in Wellington,

and the Building Inclusive Communities Seeding Grants

Scheme.

1) Number of GAGB Booklets distributed and where = 90 – Business Event August 2016 & Carers Event Sale Nov. 2016

2) Number of the Tradies and Renovators Guides Distributed and where – 10 Wellington Shire Front Counter, 65 Community Groups = Total 75

3) Number of Good Access is Good Business Postcards Distributed = 282

4) WRT People's Choice Awards 2017 Good Access is Good Business Category – Employer of Choice - increase in number of nominations - Winners must fulfil at least the five as outlined for inclusion in the Accessible Gippsland eBrochure. - Awards gala event - 21 March 2016. Over 120 people attend this event and RuralAccess provide a short introductory speech to the category. Publicity for this event and the winners is screened as on Prime 7 for up to a month after the awards. This is great publicity for RuralAccess and is also an ideal platform for getting the GAGB message to the viewing community.

The production and dissemination of the RuralAccess Resources – enables opportunities for the community to be empowered to make change – evidence is

difficult to acquire however the feedback from community members including businesses when engaged in discussion with Access Officers is the direct

applicability of the resource to the person or business.

Employability Video - Funding secured for the production from CommBank Grant $5000. RuralAccess contributed $1550 to the project. Project plan was

completed by the partnership and filming story board and content completed by Sale Specialist School and NDCO. Actors/Talent were senior or past students

of the Sale Specialist School and the Work Places who provided work experience and agreed to be a part of the video production. A very empowering process

for the young people as the demonstrated their skills and assisted with ideas for the filming. Curriculum documents being written up by Sale Specialist School

and NDCO. Launch being planned for early August 2017 at The Wellington Entertainment Centre.

This video and supporting documents will be available online (You Tube) for all to access. The video is an excellent teaching tool around the eight

employability skills access for all.

Evaluation will take place on these resources through the project partnership and the Wellington Transitions network. Evaluation and impact analysis to take

place at the Launch and in partnership with the Wellington Transitions Network post- launch in August 2017.

Wellington People’s Choice Awards - WPCA - http://www.wrtawards.tourismwellington.com.au/ . Presentation of awards took place at a Gala Event at the

Greyhound Racing Club Tuesday 28 March 2017.

Employer Business Breakfast held March 2017. Results from the survey of attendees indicated that:

11 workplaces already employed people with disability, 10 did not and two did not directly employ people with disability.

16 businesses indicated that there were no barriers to prevent them from employing a person with a disability, three provided no response and five indicated that there were barriers to employing a person with a disability.

After the presentations/event 23 commented that they understood the support available for staff and employees and one maybe.

All respondents replied that the information and experiences shared were useful to them.

The final questions asked the one thing that attendees could do to improve employment with disability, all the answers were positive.

1.6 Support the strategies in the Wellington Shire Council

Arts and Culture Strategy which relate to Social Connection

and Inclusion, as requested by the Arts and Culture team.

WSC Arts and Culture Strategy theme ‘Creative Liveable

Communities’ includes 1. Increasing access and

participation, 2. Developing awareness of cultural identity,

3. Celebrating our identity.

Supported and mentored Sale artist (with disability), PollyannaR to submit her first Regional Arts Fund application and being successful. Helping her to work in a community setting and create partnerships across Gippsland.

Developed relationships with artists, organisations and communities who had not previously been connected to Regional Arts Victoria. e.g. Doony (older adult) a film maker from Briagolong, Abbey Walsh, 16 yo artist, Kaitlyn Francis 16 y/o artist, Jeremy Kasper, John Brady, Denise Axelson, George Gray Art Group for people with disabilities, Tarra Tourism, Kaitlyn Francis, local Senior Citizen Groups.

Project management and delivering Creative Gippsland’s, Come and Play All of May Artist in Residence program in Boisdale

Project management of Youth Week Pimp My Trike workshops and the creation of TRIJECTOR at on wheels.

Delivery of Social Media for Artists workshops and Social Media for events for Young People

http://wellingtonpcp.com.au/resource-unit/wellington-low-cost-no-cost-guide/

http://www.wrtawards.tourismwellington.com.au/


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SCI events and Campaign.

No impact or reach recorded. Further work to be completed in collecting reach information from social media advertising.

Objective 2: Develop and promote volunteering opportunities for people in Wellington Shire.

2.1 Promote www.volunteeringinwellington.com.au at

Social Connection and Inclusion events and activities to

increase its user base.

‘Volunteering in Wellington’ (VIW) DL cards promoting the website were printed and have been distributed at a range of community events including

Homelessness Week, Employability launch, Healthy Wellington 2017-2021 Community Workshop and pop up stalls. The DL size cards were also handed out

during Social Inclusion Week 19-27 November events. Cards have been distributed to neighbourhood houses and community houses throughout Wellington

Shire.

VIW promoted during Social Inclusion Week 19-27 November 2016. There was a peak in website hits during this time (3523 unique visitors).

No further impact measured.

Objective 3: Support and strengthen participation in community leadership opportunities for people with a disability and those who experience social exclusion.

3.1 Promote the opportunity to participate in the Enabling

Women’s Leadership Program to women with disability.

Enabling Women in Gippsland Leadership Programs – RuralAccess Wellington is the lead for this regional project from June 2016. Please see attached report

provided to funding body The Helen Macpherson Smith Trust at the end of December 2016 below, for activities and outcomes.

Outcomes for Wellington participants in this reporting period to 30 June 2016 are as follows: one woman with vision loss from Sale participated in the

Gippsland East Enabling Women program; two women from Sale became a part of the Gippsland Facilitation team. One woman as a facilitator and another,

who is a program graduate, a co-facilitator.

Achievements for the Partnership since the attached report December 2016:

Funding application to the Victorian Women’s Trust in April 2017 for continued program delivery, facilitator group development and evaluation of the Gippsland program. The grants will be announced at the end of July 2017.

The graduates of the Enabling Women in Gippsland Program were bought back together for a reunion. This reunion provided an opportunity for graduates to reconnect and to talk about their experiences and share their thoughts of the Program.

GWH and RuralAccess Wellington supported the reunion. Feedback was recorded via note taking and will be used to improve the Program both in Gippsland

and to WDV to consider.

The impact of the Program has been significant. Anecdotal feedback from participants and their contacts in the partnership group indicates that participation in

the Program had led to building confidence and self-belief to: i) get a job, ii) participate further in self-advocacy and pursue connections with self-advocacy

groups in Melbourne, iii) become a supervisor in their workplace. Formal feedback and impact assessment is being pursued via ‘story-telling and ‘most

significant change’ methodologies in July – August 2017.

3.2 Promote the opportunity to participate in Youth Council

and FReeZA planning committees to young people

Programs are both vital to providing opportunities for young people to authentically engage with each other and the community. Great skill building in both

groups around leadership, organisation, governance, event management, cooperation.

Three FReeZA committees (one being Youth Council)

YC: 15 members, Propellor: 9 members, Yarram Unite: 13 members

FReeZA Events:

Open Mic Night: 83, Wellington Youth Art Prize: 96 entries, 100’s of viewers, Volunteers Week Volunteer: 1, Glow Light Disco, Yarram: 45, Drumming Circle: 40, Pimp your bike: 3, Film nights – Heyfield and Rosedale: 150, Indigenous Hip Hop: 120, The Hanger: 120+, Social media training: 21,

Other Youth Events/participation activities:

Youth Parliament: 5, Victorian Government Youth Summit: 7, Clean Up Australia Day: 7, YC leadership camp: 16,

Meetings – weekly for both Propellor and Youth Council (except during school holidays)

http://www.volunteeringinwellington.com.au/


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Objective 4: To create settings in Wellington Shire to promote and support mental wellbeing through the Achievement Program.



Provide extra support for schools that choose mental health

and wellbeing as a priority. Support may include assistance

to take advantage of funding opportunities, sharing

resources, assistance to deliver programs and events,

offering training etc. – as required by the Health

Promotion Officers at YDHS and

CGH.


committed stage.

Bundalaguah Primary School and Airly Primary School have both chosen Mental Health and Wellbeing and Sexual Health and Wellbeing and have drafted

action plans for these areas. They are ready to submit progress report 2. By focusing on Mental Health and Wellbeing, Bundalaguah and Airly Primary Schools

have signed up to be involved in KidsMatter and the Respectful Relationships program. These both provide valuable training and resources.

St Mary’s Yarram Primary School has chosen Mental Health and Wellbeing and is in the final coordinate stages, due to submit the recognition form.

One secondary school in Wellington is registered for the Achievement Program and is in the coordinated stage. They have chosen Mental Wellbeing as a

priority area.


4.2 Support and promote the opportunity for early childhood

settings in Wellington to register for the achievement

program. Provide extra support for schools that choose

mental health and wellbeing as a priority. Support may

include assistance to take advantage of funding

opportunities, sharing resources, assistance to deliver

programs and events, offering training etc. – as required by

the Health Promotion Officers at YDHS and CGH.

Currently there are 10 out of 20 ELCs in Wellington registered for the Achievement Program.

One ELC has reached the coordinated stage, selecting Mental Health and Wellbeing, Physical Activity and Sun Protection as their priority areas.


4.3 Promote the opportunity for the community to participate

in education programs aimed at raising mental health

awareness and skills. E.g. Mental Health First Aid, Teen

Mental Health First Aid, safeTALK, Applied Suicide

Intervention Skills Training etc.

Ongoing advertisement & availability of courses to the general public in Standard Mental Health First Aid, Youth Mental Health First Aid, teen Mental Health

First Aid, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, SAFE Talk, Partners In Depression (carers), MHFA for the Suicidal Person (new course made available

Feb 2017).

One funded (under Dairy Farmer Assistance Package) Youth MHFA course provided in Maffra

Planned courses in Rosedale (YMHFA) and Sale (MHFA for the Suicidal Person) during August 2017

Two further facilitators trained as teen MHFA instructors with a third training in July. This will increase the capacity to deliver to more secondary schools in Wellington Shire.

Mental Health Alliance/ AFL Gippsland Mental Health Round

4.4 Promote the opportunity for secondary schools to

participate in education programs aimed at raising

awareness of gambling and its impacts across the

Wellington Shire Council.

Three x Senior Student Workshops delivered to entire senior cohort at Maffra Secondary College including years 11-12 and VCAL students. 62 students

attended a Love the Game education session.

Two teaching staff from Maffra Secondary College and three from Sale Secondary College attended Love the Game Teacher Professional Development

Sessions in partnership with VEC VCAL Partner Up Workshops.

All Face to Face education sessions delivered to students and teachers are evaluated using the standardised feedback form.


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Prevention of Violence Against Women and Children

Goal By June 2017 there will be cultural change around gender equity, respectful relationships and women’s leadership and more children will be safe from violence.


Objective 1: To deliver a range of primary prevention programs across Wellington Shire aimed at tackling the attitudes and stereotypes that lead to violence against women and children.

1.1 Support the implementation of MATE (bystander

response training program) across a range of settings, such

as workplaces, high schools, community groups and public

forums in Wellington Shire.

Provide opportunities for agencies, groups, and individuals

to participate in MATE training in the Wellington Shire.

MATE (previously MVP) train the trainer was organised by GWH and delivered in March 2017 with three participants from the Wellington area. Unclear yet as

to whether any of these participants have delivered any MATE sessions to Wellington organisations or community members.

An Introduction to Gender Equality training session was delivered in Wellington by GWH to 14 participants.

No further impact has been measured to date.

1.2 Implement ‘Paving the Way’ in Wellington Shire Council.

Paving the Way Project focuses on increasing an

organisations capacity to achieve gender equitable access

to workplace resources and opportunities, respond to and

support employees experiencing family violence and create

a workplace environment that does not tolerate attitudinal

support for men’s violence against women.

The final version of the Wellington Shire Council Gender Equity Audit report was received by the Wellington Shire Council Paving the Way committee in

October 2016. This audit was modelled on the Gender Equity Quality Standards: A resource for organisations, developed by Women’s Health Loddon Mallee.

The report has documented recommendations in the areas of;

Organisational policy and culture, financial and resource commitment, human resources and media and publications

The main recommendation of the Gender Equity Audit Report is to develop a gender equity action plan to embed gender equity in the daily operation of

Council. From October 2016 to February 2017, the Paving the Way committee developed a Gender Equity Action Plan. Feedback has been received from

General Managers; the action plan now needs to be implemented.

The gender equity audit report for Wellington Shire Council provides a baseline for gender equity across the organisation. Impact measures will be used as part

of the action plan to assess if actions contribute to a change from the baseline.

1.3 Support the implementation of ‘Living Safer Sexual

Lives: Respectful Relationships’ in Wellington Shire.

- by raising community awareness of the disproportionate

impacts of intimate partner violence on women with

disability at PVAWC events.

Two Gippsland RuralAccess Project Officers – participated in a Train the Trainer Workshop provided by the lead program Research and Development agency

Deakin University-Waterfront Campus Geelong in 12 & 13 January 2017. This is the first step to developing a broader network and delivery capacity across

Gippsland.

Training sessions for potential project Facilitators and Peer Educators (people living with an intellectual disability) are planned for post 30 June 2017.

Evaluation and impact processes for the program itself will be developed in 2017 as the Gippsland program recommences program delivery.


Wellington to register for the achievement program. Provide

extra support for schools that choose sexual health as a

priority. Support may include assistance to take advantage

of funding opportunities, sharing resources, assistance to



CGH


committed stage.

Bundalaguah Primary School and Airly Primary School have both chosen Mental Health and Wellbeing and Sexual Health and Wellbeing and have drafted

action plans for these areas. They are ready to submit progress report 2. By focusing on Mental Health and Wellbeing, Bundalaguah and Airly Primary Schools

have signed up to be involved in KidsMatter and the Respectful Relationships program. These both provide valuable training and resources.

Bundalaguah Primary School successfully received funding from Gippsland Women’s Health for Sexual Health and Wellbeing training and resources. This has

also benefited Airly Primary School. A second round of training will occur in Term 3.


https://makethelink.org.au/mate-training/

http://www.whlm.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Gender-Equity-Quality-Standards.pdf


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Objective 2: Promote key messages that relate to; non-violent norms, understanding the nature and dynamics of Men’s Violence against Women, and advocating gender equitable relationships across Gippsland.

2.1 Promote the Make the Link campaign at PVAWC events

in the Wellington Shire.

Make the Link Website:

Views lifetime: 21914 2017 ytd (June 2017): 4514 (2016 - 8546)

Visitors lifetime: 8616 2017 ytd: 2630 (2016 - 3579)

Best views ever: 25 November 2015 - 581 views

Most popular blog posts: Gender Stereotypes - 567 views

Best Referrals: Search Engines, Facebook & GWH website

Reach: Australia with international coverage

Make the Link Social Media:

Facebook www.facebook.com/makethelinkau/ (joined 8 Nov 2015)

Likes: 973

2.2 Promote the celebration of International Women’s Day

events being held in Wellington.

Gippsland Women’s Health (GWH) hosted the film Embrace at the Sale Cinema on the evening of Wednesday 8th March to coincide with International

Women’s Day. A time to celebrate the social, economic cultural and political achievements of women, the theme this year was #BeBoldForChange. Following

the screening, The Butterfly Foundation facilitated a discussion focusing on positive strategies to support body confidence in children and teens. It included a

Q&A with Amberley Laverick, Butterfly’s Education Coordinator.

65 people, predominantly women, attended. The film was very powerful and was very well received by all who attended and provoked much discussion during

supper and in the days following.


2.3 Support and promote the Orange Round Campaign in

the Wellington Shire, as required by the organising

committee.

The Orange Round was held on Saturday the 17th of June with 10 football netball clubs, across Gippsland, participating in the Round. In the Wellington Shire,

four FNC clubs were involved in the initiative.

All participating clubs received a Gender Equity / Prevention of Men’s Violence Against Women information session at the clubrooms on a Thursday night prior

to the weekend and, on the day, all players and officials wore a strip of orange tape around their arms during the games. Promotional posters were hung at

game venues and free orange wrist bands, and Gippsland Women’s Health support materials were also made available for attendees of the Thursday night

session and Saturday game.

The Round received significant coverage in local newspapers, radio stations (eg ABC Gippsland) and television networks (ie WIN TV news).

This resulted in:

Increased awareness, and understanding, of the issue of men’s violence against women and appropriate gender equity practices for sports clubs

Increased support of the Orange round initiative.

Many of the participating clubs adopted a ‘Respect & Responsibility Statement of Intent’ promoting gender equity within their clubs

Sale City FNC updated Family Violence sign at their ground


PVAWC events and Campaigns.

No impact or reach recorded. Further work to be completed in collecting reach information from social media advertising.

http://www.facebook.com/makethelinkau/

https://bodyimagemovement.com/embrace-the-documentary/


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Objective 3: Strengthen early childhood development for vulnerable children in Wellington Shire by providing education across all Early Years Services to promote a common language and understanding of vulnerability and its impact.

3.1 Continue to support the Wellington Early Years Network

to enhance partnerships between universal, secondary, and

tertiary early years services

Wellington Early Years Network (WEYN) meetings were held in 2016 in August and October and in 2017 in February and May. The network continues to have

an average of 30 people present at each meeting. This action was a success due to the contribution of the Early Years Project Officer. This role was initially

externally funded by Department of Health and Human Services. From 2016 to end of June 2017 this role was funded with savings within Council. Funding

has ceased for this role.

Many of the presentations at the meetings will help to inform the practice of professionals and network members working with families and children

experiencing vulnerability, but impact data has not been collected on whether promotion of a common language and understanding of vulnerability and its

impact has occurred.


3.2 Provide professional development opportunities to staff

in the Early Years sector, with the aim of providing a service

which engages and supports vulnerable children*

*this includes children with additional needs and or who have

experienced significant trauma which has impacted their

development.

The Wellington Best Start partnership is currently looking into training opportunities for staff in the Early Years sector to increase cultural competency. Family Services Community education continues to be delivered on a regular basis to services, including Early Years Services. Education includes referral pathways, recognising and responding to vulnerability, Community Based Child Protection and more recently the new Cradle to Kinder program information.

Wellington Shire Council, in partnership with Wellington Early Years Network has developed Wellington Community Early Years Plan. Within that 4-year

strategy, professional development has been identified as a need and will be addressed by partnering agencies DET, DHHS and WSC.

3.3 Promote referral pathways across early years’ services

and community welfare services for vulnerable children*

*this includes children with additional needs and or who have

experienced significant trauma which has impacted their

development.

The Wellington Best Start partnership in conjunction with DET have developed an Early Start Kindergarten presentation to deliver to Child FIRST and Child Protection staff to promote enrolment of vulnerable children in Kindergarten programs. The Wellington Best Start partnership in conjunction with the Wellington Maternal and Child Health program is currently providing MCH education sessions to services that work with vulnerable families across Wellington to strengthen referral pathways to the Wellington MCH service.

Wellington Shire Council, in partnership with Wellington Early Years Network has developed Wellington Community Early Years Plan. Within that 4-year

strategy, referral pathways has been identified as a need and will be addressed by partnering agencies DET, DHHS and WSC.

NOTES:

a) Reports should consist of a brief description of performance against identified indicators

b) Process: Process covers all aspects of the process of delivering a program and focuses on tracking the reach of the program; tracking the level of implementation of all aspects of the program; identifying potential or emerging problems

(that is, whether the program has been delivered as planned) and whether modifications to the plan need to be made.

c) Impact: We define impact as the intermediate effect that health promotion programs have on populations, individuals or their environments (outcome is defined as the long term effect of programs)

Refer to ‘Evaluation Framework for health promotion and disease prevention programs’ (2010 Department of Health, Victoria) for more detail regarding these concepts.

http://docs.health.vic.gov.au/healthpromotion/evidence_evaluation/cdp_tools.htm

Note: If the planned interventions/strategies, or the evaluations have not commenced yet, please report as ‘Not commenced’, otherwise provide a progress or final report as appropriate

http://www.wellington.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Publications/Council-Strategies-and-Plans

http://www.wellington.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Publications/Council-Strategies-and-Plans

http://docs.health.vic.gov.au/docs/doc/9CF1F628F2BE470FCA257A7F0022825E/$FILE/measuring_hp_impacts.pdf

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