Deadline: 30-Jun-23
Applications for funding of up to $2,000 are invited from not-for-profit community organisations and groups to implement a project or initiative that aligns with the Bass Coast Shire Council Healthy Communities Plan 2021-2025.
The Healthy Communities Plan 2021-25 provides the strategic direction for a range of organisations and Community groups in South Gippsland and the Bass Coast Shire to support the health and wellbeing of their communities.
Bass Coast Shire Council, South Gippsland Shire Council, South Coast Primary and Community Partnership, and the local health services (Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service and South Gippsland Health Service) take lead roles in developing the plan, however the delivery of strategies and actions are in partnership with many organisations and the community. Partnerships are vital to creating environments that support healthy communities.
Successful partnerships can take many forms and may include community members, community organisations, government and industry organisations. The plan seeks to include priorities and strategies that allow a partnership approach to improving the health and wellbeing for the people of South Coast.
Priorities
- There are four priority areas a project or initiative can focus on:
- Creating Healthy Lifestyles,
- Increase healthy eating
- Support locally grown, fresh, affordable food and reduction of food waste
- Increase active living
- Support community access to the natural and built environment for recreation and active transport
- Reduce smoking
- Reduce harmful alcohol and drug use
- Reduce gambling harm
- Increase immunisation rates
- Increase active transport
- Improving Mental Wellbeing,
- Promote good mental health and wellbeing
- Community members valued and connected
- Decrease incidence of suicide
- Support community to be resilient and respond from climate emergencies
- Support conversations and awareness of climate change with the community
- Supporting Affordable Housing, and
- Increase in affordable housing
- Decrease homelessness
- Advocate for crisis accommodation
- Improving Equity
- Increase connection to culture and communities
- Increase availability of local health and social services
- Increase access to social support
- Increase social systems to support communities in response to climate impacts
- Increase visibility of diversity in their communities
- Build strong relationships and create meaningful opportunities for their diverse communities
- Coordinated support for people with disabilities
- Deliver a whole of community approach to family violence
- Increase commitment to gender diversity in workplaces and organisations
- Reduce risk of family violence in climate emergencies
- Creating Healthy Lifestyles,
Funding Information
- Up to $2,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Funding is limited and priority will be given to applications that demonstrate a genuine commitment to supporting and improving health and wellbeing of the Bass Coast community.
- You are encouraged to speak to Council’s Community Wellbeing Officer prior to submitting an application.
For more information, visit Healthy Communities.
