Community Health & Wellbeing
Your Health & Wellbeing Plan
Be part of the new City of Port Phillip's Health and Wellbeing Plan!
Community health is much more than just ‘the absence of disease.’
We can all be active agents in the creation of a healthy and liveable city. So we would love to hear from you. Fill out the questionnaire on Have Your Say or email us on healthplan@portphillip.vic.gov.au. You can also find copies of the questionnaires are libraries and your local Town Hall.
The purpose for developing a Health and Wellbeing Plan is to improve our area, but to put stories to the many people who live, work and visit the area. Not only do we share common spaces such as parks, beaches and shopping strips, but we also share many common dreams, hopes, set-backs and struggles. Our connections to others including our neighbours, friends and family add to the health and wellbeing we enjoy, and they also can dependent on us for theirs.
How does our natural environment, like our parks and open spaces; or our built environment, where we live and how we get around affect our health? What about our economic situation, so whether we have access to enough food and money for bills; our social environment - do we feel connected to we have friends and family around us and are we connected to the arts or our culture and spiritual likes.
As with the previous plan, which through locally trained community residents we consulted with a broad spread of over 1100 members of the community, we are once again, carrying out interviews with as many people as possible. Don't be shy if you happen to come across our community researchers at an event or in your local neighbourhood!
The current Health and Wellbeing Plan was the winner of the Federal Government's 2009 Health & Wellbeing Category in the Australian National Awards for Local Government for municipalities with more than 15,000 residents.
The group directing the implementation of the Health and Wellbeing Plan is known as the Health and Wellbeing Alliance. The Alliance includes representatives of local health and welfare organisations, police, business community representatives and the Council. Alliance members have an active involvement in many facets of the implementation of the plan.
Implementing the Plan - The Health and Wellbeing Alliance
What have we done since we last did the plan?
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You said you wanted |
What we did |
| To live in a community where people knew each other | Developed our Linking Neighbours Project and we improved and expanded our street party program |
| Better public transport for certain areas | Implemented the second route 606 for the Community bus and improved pedestrian and bike routes to make them safer and better connected |
| A better local environment | Developed 2 new community gardens and supported expansion of existing gardens. We expanded the No Cuts No Butts program to clean up beaches and developed the EnviroHub website to promote environmental ideas |
| To access cheaper food | Developed the Free and Cheap Meals Guide. Established the Help Yourself food cooperative with a number of community partners and developed the community garden program |
| More art based projects to bring people together | Developed a project which resulted in the Talbot Reserve Mural. Developed a number of walking tours and developed and showcased the Site Unseen project |
The current Plan was launched in November 2007, it contains 94 strategies across 17 subject areas including fresh food rescue and re-distribution, neighbourhood friendliness, community-based assessment of long-term trends, youth employment, the alcohol accord, reducing drug-related harm, promoting affordable exercise and improving community spirit.
Where Can You Get Free or Affordable Food & Exercise Classes in Port Phillip? Affordable Exercise Guide in Port Phillip
What about good quality, affordable food in your local area? Free and Cheap Meals in Port Phillip.
What do you know about your community?
Many facets of health and wellbeing are measured in the City of Port Phillip. Have a look, you may find something surprising.
- Demographic Change in the City of Port Phillip
- Health and Safety Trends in the City of Port Phillip
- Community Pulse Indicators
- Victorian Health Priorities
What are we currently working on?
Drugs & Alcohol - Community education, Alcohol Action Plan, Alcohol Accord, National Local Government Drug & Alcohol Advisory Group and developing training with drug and alcohol agencies. See the Drugs & Alcohol page for more information .
Community Pulse where community members measure and analyse long-term trends to help prevent the aspects that they love about their neighbourhoods from eroding away.
| Natural | penguin egg counts off St Kilda pier | Social | Smiles per Hour |
| Economic | cost of a staple basket of groceries in supermarkets | Built | affordable housing |
| Cultural | how children get to school |
The ground-breaking Smiles per Hour project has featured in articles in 16 newspapers throughout Europe, North and South America, Asia and the Middle East. See the Community Pulse page to check the latest Pulse or become as a volunteer who's keen to keep us honest!
For more information about the Plan or to ask us a question, request information or give us feedback online Contact us or use eServices. If you prefer phone ASSIST on (03) 9209 6777 and ask for a member of the health and community development team.
