Healthier Eating & Active Living |
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Target Group |
Partners |
Tools |
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Wimmera Mallee Sports Mentoring Program – provides funding for students from low SE families to participate in junior sports programs – nominated by primary schools. |
Primary School students |
Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly, local primary schools & sporting clubs |
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Tim Shaw Ph: 5381 0122
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Jump Start program- Significant numbers of children start school well behind the development of their peers. Without additional intensive support, many of these children never catch up. Jump Start provides additional support with school garden healthy eating, oral language development, metacognitive development, gross and fine motor skills, literacy development, social skills and social connection |
Primary School students
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Wimmera PCP, Wimmera Catchment Management Authority, Bunnings Hardware |
Balls and Ladders program
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Tim Shaw Ph: 5381 0122
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Improving Mental Health & Social Connection |
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Jump Start program – Significant numbers of children start school well behind the development of their peers. Without additional intensive support, many of these children never catch up. Jump Start provides additional support with school garden healthy eating, oral language development, metacognitive development, gross and fine motor skills, literacy development, social skills and social connection |
Primary School students
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Wimmera PCP Wimmera Catchment Management Authority Bunnings Hardware
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Balls and Ladders program
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Tim Shaw Ph: 5381 0122
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Reading Buddies program – community volunteers go to 14 Primary Schools to support young people’s literacy development. Prime objective is to improve children’s reading ability, but there are also significant mental health & wellbeing benefits for the Reading Buddies. |
Primary School students
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Community volunteers, Goolum Goolum, Wimmera Health Care Group & local Primary Schools
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Tim Shaw Ph: 5381 0122
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MATES Mentoring Program – Community volunteers mentor young people across the region – provides social connection & positive adult role models. Proven mental health & wellbeing benefits for both mentors & mentees. |
Young people
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Community volunteers
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Tim Shaw Ph: 5381 0122
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Reducing Harmful Alcohol & Drug Use |
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Knowledge is Power program – 5 AOD education sessions presented by health professionals, youth workers & police. Consistent, accurate best practice information presented to students in an interactive format |
Years 5 & 6 students
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Local Primary schools, WDAT Schools and Youth working group, Grampians Community Health, Wimmera Health Care Group, Red Cross, Victoria Police, Nexus Youth Service, Uniting Wimmera, DET. |
Knowledge is Power program
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Tim Shaw Ph: 5381 0122
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