Arts

The PCP commenced a Community Arts Liaison Project in October 07 in response to the need expressed by artists, community members, health and community service agencies for community arts development. An officer has been funded for 2 years by Arts Victoria and an Arts Network established with over 40 members. The members have expressed their support for the PCP's coordination of initiatives to address the priority needs recognised as a result of the mapping survey completed in January 2008.

A Southern Grampians shire wide Arts Project is currently being undertaken called the Creative Web Project. This professional development project is aimed at local artists, using professional Melbourne artist Ian Pidd as a mentor.

Another project currently being undertaken in partnership with Youthbiz (WDHS) is Life in the Fast Lane, forming part of National Youth Week. Photographs taken by local young people will be professionally printed and then displayed in laneways in the Hamilton CBD with photography workshops being run.

Contact: Elise Armitage~ 5551 8562

 

Drought

The Southern Grampians and Glenelg Drought Committee was established in November 2006 and is now known as the Rural Adjustment Support Network (RASnet). The aim of the committee is to coordinate information regarding agency activities and to coordinate information dissemination to farmers and business, particularly in light of the Declaration of Interim Exceptional Circumstances. Membership includes DPI, Veterinary Association, Centrelink, VFF, WDHS, Otway Division of General Practice, Community Connections, Rural Financial Counselling, Bush Nursing Centre, Glenelg & Southern Grampians Shire Councils and CFA. Activities undertaken have included the Farm Gate, Mental Health First Aid training, Drought Postcards, Farmers nights, and Gardening in the Big Dry workshops.

 

Chronic Disease Consumer Journey Project

This project, aimed at improving the quality of service delivery and co-ordination of care for adults and their families living with a chronic disease, is taking place in the Portland and surrounding districts including Heywood. The Department of Human Service Victoria wants to gain an understanding of the consumers journey and experiences of the health and community services system. The information collated will provide guidence in helping to develop better ways of looking after people living with chronic conditions who access health and community services. The report is now finalised and can be found here

 

Climate Change

Climate Change Framework: The PCP has developed a strategic Framework to guide a local multi-sector response to climate change and rural adjustment. This document identifies the broad social and health impacts of climate change, including impacts on community strength and reslilience. The PCP is leading the way in this area, with local and state government, community and other organisations regarding the Framework as a leading planning tool applicable to any geographic area.

Heat Wave: SGG PCP was selected with 9 other PCPs to participate in a pilot project for the Victorian Heatwave Strategy. This is a component of the Department of Human Services' Climate Change Adaptation program. Results of the pilots will be used to develop local government resources for the distribution across the state. Heatwaves are a focus for public health because they are expected to cause excess deaths and illness as evidence during the heatwaves elsewhere in the world, including an estimated 35,000 deaths in Western Europe in 2003. The local Heatwave Strategy will identify who is most vulnerable to the impacts of heatwave; how we can best alert them to heatwave conditions; how those at risk should respond to reduce the risk and what recovery plans are required.

Contact Jo Brown ~ 0428 310 280

 

Healthy Relationships Program

The PCP undertook a Health Relationships pilot project in 2008; the project has been extended in 2009. The aim of this program is to promote healthy relationships in order to prevent family violence and sexual assualt. The program is run with Year 9 students in the Southern Grampians region. The contact includes aspects of healthy/unhealthy relationships, the influence of beliefs and stereotypes, power, control and violence, communication in relationships, support and services available.

Contact Rowena Wylie ~ 0419 143 652

 

 
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"The Southern Grampians and Glenelg PCP has shown great leadership in its arts initiatives. This is an excellent example of health and community services taking the lead where others are not and communities are struggling to adjust to change through drought and economic shifts." Carolyn Rundell, practicing artist.

"The arts initiative is another demonstration of the PCP Team's innovative approach that is delivering great value for the community. We welcome the leadership role the PCP Team is taking on this and other issues." Kevin O'Brien, Southern Grampians Shire

"It (the postcard initiative) had quite a profound effect, actually. I thought for someone else to be thinking of me, not that this young lady was the only one, but I thought it was kind of sweet of her and every little bit helps, as they say. The thought that someone else was thinking of us during this time really touched me." Gerard Watt, Balmoral Farmer (Transcript from ABC Stateline, December 2007)