| Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
| Health screenings and education (physical health and active living), along with fruit/vegetables & water offered to community members through local businesses and at community events/initiatives. This also provides opportunity for social connection. | All | Gateway BEET Hopetoun,
Beulah Business & Information Centre, Ag Society, Local Businesses, Community Groups |
n/a | Healthy Communities
Co-ordinator Ph: 5396 1200 |
| Expansion of the ‘community pantry’ in all community gardens | All | Community Gardens
Men’s Shed |
n/a | Healthy Communities
Co-ordinator Ph: 5396 1200 |
| Work with local businesses to implement free fruit offerings | All | Local Businesses | n/a | Healthy Communities
Co-ordinator Ph: 5396 1200 |
| Development of visuals in the community (i.e. traffic light to represent the traffic light healthy eating system, distant markers along tracks & water drops leading to free water fountains). | All | Yarriambiack Shire | n/a | Healthy Communities
Co-ordinator Ph: 5396 1200 |
| Engage with maternal child & health nurse groups, kindergarten & primary schools to provide education & support across the three priority areas. | Families | Yarriambiack Shire, MCHN & Kindergarten, Primary Schools | n/a | Healthy Communities
Co-ordinator Ph: 5396 1200 |
| Development of community booklet of physical activity options including group classes, PT, open spaces/tracks, etc. | All | Local Businesses & Community Groups | n/a | Healthy Communities
Co-ordinator Ph: 5396 1200 |
| Weekly walking group, Osteoarthritis Management Group, Living with Diabetes Education & Exercise Group, Conditioning Group, Better Balance Group, Smart Hearts Cardiac Rehab group, Chronic pain, Hydrotherapy Water Exercise at Woodbine
Walking group, Conditioning Group, Ortho knee group, Leisure Centre Fitness Group, Conditioning Group, Healthy Lungs Group |
All | Local Businesses
Community Groups |
n/a | Healthy Communities
Co-ordinator Ph: 5396 1200 |
| Undertake bike education training to assist implementation of the program in Yarriambiack schools | School Aged Children
Parents, Teachers |
Yarriambiack Schools | n/a | Healthy Communities
Co-ordinator Ph: 5396 1200 |
| Support local businesses with implementing a health workplace program within their organisation. | All | Local businesses | n/a | Healthy Communities
Co-ordinator Ph: 5396 1200 |
| Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
| Dietician & Diabetic Educator clinics – education sessions for community | All | Western District Health Service, West Vic PHN | Western District Health Services resources | Ann Vaughan
Ph: 5588 2000 |
| Health Eating and Exercise school holiday programs | Youth | Loren Linto and Alex West. WDHS | Internal resources | Ann Vaughan
Ph: 5588 2000 |
| Regular exercise classes including Pilates, Pump & Puff & yoga classes | All | Edenhope Community Health Nurse, HBNC volunteers, West Vic PHN | Internal resources | Ann Vaughan
Ph: 5588 2000 |
| Community Winter Walking Challenge | All | Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre, Wimmera PCP, Harrow and Balmoral community | Pedometers, 10000 steps Website | Marg Elliott
Ph: 55882000 |
| Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
| Pryme Membership – Supervised gym with Qualified Health and Fitness Instructors. Access to Pryme Group Fitness Classes and Water Workout and access to all the pools Monday to Friday. | Over 55+ | Horsham Rural City Council | Fully equipped facilities | Mark Meyer
Ph: 5382 2576 |
| Teen Gym Membership – Gym, swim programs, group fitness, water rehabilitation, Aqua Exercise. Supervised gym with Qualified Health and Fitness Instructors between Monday and Friday 4-6pm. Access to Group Fitness Classes and all pools. | Ages 14-18 | Horsham Rural City Council | Fully equipped facilities | Mark Meyer
Ph: 5382 2576 |
| Diverse Swim and Gym Membership – Monday to Saturday Small Group Supervised Swimming & Gym Health Planning Session & Programming with Qualified Health and Fitness Instructors. Advised to have carer assistance outside of these hours. Fully equipped facilities. | Ages 13+ | Horsham Rural City Council | Fully equipped facilities | Mark Meyer
Ph: 5382 2576 |
| Health and Wellness Membership – Supervised gym with Qualified Health and Fitness Instructors. Full access Monday to Sunday. Access to all Group Fitness Classes and the pools. Fully equipped facilities. | Ages 18+ | Horsham Rural City Council | Fully equipped facilities | Mark Meyer
Ph: 5382 2576 |
| Members Seminar – Healthy Eating Seminar Thursday 15th December 7pm (free to members). | Ages 13+ | Horsham Rural City Council | Health professional | Jake Carr
Ph: 5382 2576 |
| Members Seminar – Dietician from WHCG – Thursday 2nd February 7pm (free to members | Ages 13+ | Horsham Rural City Council | Dietician from Wimmera Health Care group | Jake Carr
Ph: 5382 2576 |
| Members Seminar – Podiatrist from Wimmera Foot Clinic – Thursday 2nd March 7pm (free to members) | Ages 13+ | Horsham Rural City Council | Podiatrists from Wimmera Foot Clinic | Jake Carr
Ph: 5382 2576 |
| Members Seminar – Diabetes speaker Anneika Heart – Thursday 4th May 7pm (free to members). | Ages 13+ | Horsham Rural City Council | Diabetes guest speaker | Mark Meyer
Ph: 5382 2576 |
| Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
| Moovers & Shakers walking group – meets at 9am every Wednesday for a walk around the town & then coffee at a local café | All – current group is women | West Wimmera Health Service | n/a | Sharon Munn
Ph: 5392 2865 |
| Gentle Exercises – Senior Citizens building every Tuesday from 10.30am to 11.30am $5 per session – $25 yearly LINK fee | All – current group is women | Senior Citizens | n/a | Sharon Munn
Ph: 5392 2865 |
| Cooking classes – focus on healthy eating | All | n/a | Cost depends on class | Sharon Munn
Ph: 5392 2865 |
| Cooking classes – Children fortnightly 3.35pm – 5pm | Children | n/a | n/a | Sharon Munn
Ph: 5392 2865 |
| Food Safety courses – online | All | CFT – food safety training company | Cost depends on class | Sharon Munn
Ph: 5392 2865 |
| Garden Club – meet monthly to visit gardens; guest speakers on gardening practices | All | n/a | Mostly free but may be a charge for guest speaker | Sharon Munn
Ph: 5392 2865 |
| Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
| Meals on Wheels & centre based meal program for people who are unable to prepare their own meals and for older adults seeking social connection | All | Yarriambiack Shire Council | Shire surveys of clients | Gill Elliot
Ph: 5385 2785 |
| Community lunches & carers’ lunches monthly for older people living alone or new to town seeking social connection | All | n/a | n/a | Gill Elliot
Ph: 5385 2785 |
| Line Dancing | All Ages | n/a | Membership Forms | Gill Elliot
Ph: 5385 2785 |
| Walking Group | All | n/a | n/a | Gill Elliot
Ph: 5385 2785 |
| Let’s Dance | Kinder to mid primary aged kids | n/a | n/a | Trish Adler
Ph: 5385 2785 |
| Murtoa & District Men’s Shed & Minyip Men’s shed | Men, mostly 50+ | Wimmera Men’s shed Network | n/a | Minyip Shed
Ph: 5385 7233 Murtoa Shed Ph: 5358 2785 |
| Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
| NDIS Client Engagement- supports people through the pre planning stages of the NDIS with the long term goal of receiving and NDIS package | People with a diagnosed disability or mental illness | NDIA | n/a | Client Engagement Ph: 1800 195 114 |
| Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
| Delivering cooking programs to the youth, young mothers and homeless with the aim to improve basic cooking skills and knowledge. | Youth-Adults | YMCA, Horsham College Connect Ed, Uniting Wimmera headspace | www.dva.gov.au
Foodcents http://foodcent sprogram.com.au |
Nicole Miller
Ph: 5362 1241 Pam Marshman Ph: 5381 9382 |
| Promoting Water as the Drink of Choice | All | YMCA, HRCC, Schools, Local businesses | Healthy Eating Advisory Service
Heas.health.vic.gov.au VicHealth Water Initiative https://www.vichealth.vic. gov.au/programs-and- projects/water-initiative |
Janine Harfield
Ph: 5362 1241 |
| VicHealth Walk to School Program | Primary School Aged children | Local primary schools | www.walktoschool.vic.gov.au | Janine Harfield
Ph: 5362 1241 |
| Promote and encourage participation in the annual Ride to Work Day | Adults | HRCC, YMCA | https://cam. Bicyclenetwork .com.au/rtw/ | Janine Harfield
Ph: 5362 1241 |
| Partner with the local primary schools to deliver Bike Education to help children aged 9 to 13 years develop the skills they need to ride safely and independently on roads and paths | Primary students | Primary Schools | www.cyclingsafe.com.au | Janine Harfield
Ph: 5362 1241 |
| Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
| 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 | n/a | Tim Shaw
Ph: 5381 0122 |
| 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 | Wimmera PCP, Wimmera Catchment Management Authority,
Bunnings Hardware |
Balls and Ladders program | Tim Shaw
Ph: 5381 0122 |
| Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
| WOW Group | Women, all | Wimmera PCP | Gentle exercise prior to a healthy lunch & presented with living/eating information | Carol Paech
Ph: 5072 6130 |
| Walking Group | All | Heart Foundation | Heart foundation promotional material | Carol Paech
Ph: 5072 6130 |
| Woomelang Garden Club and Community Garden | All | Woomelang & Hopetoun Garden Clubs, WOW Group, Woomelang Men’s shed | Cooking & garden tools | Carol Paech
Ph: 5072 6130 |
| Crafty ladies | All women | n/a | Hand craft items | Carol Paech
Ph: 5072 6130 |
| Indoor Bowls | All | n/a | Gentle exercises | Carol Paech
Ph: 5072 6130 |
| Story time | Children 0 -5 years | Local families | Education, fun and a healthy afternoon tea | Carol Paech
Ph: 5072 6130 |
| Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
| Healthy eating sessions as requested:
Education, cooking demonstrations, information on health choices and food labels. |
Local schools, Kinders, Men’s Sheds and other community groups | Local schools & Kinders | Food label reading, nutrition resources & recipes | Dietitians
Ph: 5391 4267 |
| My School Lunch Box:
Education and cooking sessions promoting the benefits of a healthy lunch box and the importance of water as the drink of choice and regular physical activity. |
Local schools | Local schools | Healthy Eating Advisory Service resources | Rhiannon King
Ph: 5391 4267 |
| Kindergarten Nutrition:
An interactive nutrition session for kindergarten students to learn the importance of a healthy diet and why it is good for us |
Local Kinders | Local kinders | Healthy Eating Advisory Service resources | Peter Hill
Ph: 5391 4267 |
| Exercise programs:
Tai Chi (Nhill), Gentle exercises (Murtoa, Rainbow, Nhill, Kaniva & Jeparit), Aerobics (Rainbow), Transport from Goroke and Minyip to Warm Water Exercise. |
Community members wanting to increase their physical activity | n/a | Trained staff members | Allied health
Ph: 5391 4267 |
| Healthy Lifestyle for Diabetes Group: A program helping to empower you with the knowledge and skills for a healthy lifestyle if you are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Includes weekly exercise and education topics, mostly healthy eating.
(A maintenance group is also available for members who have completed the 8 week program but would like continue support) |
Individuals at risk of developing type 2 diabetes | n/a | n/a | Kimberlee Howe
Ph: 5391 4267 |
| Falls & Balance: Weekly group for individuals who have had a fall, at risk of a fall or have a disability. Conducted at Minyip, Murtoa, Nhill & Kaniva. | 65 years and over or individuals with a disability | n/a | Otago Exercise Program | Kimberlee Howe
Ph: 5391 4267 |
| Strengthening & Conditioning – A gentle exercise class that incorporates aerobic and muscle strengthening activities. | 65 years and over | n/a | Evidence based exercise program | Kimberlee Howe
Ph: 5391 4267 |
| Guys & Gals: School program aimed at promoting positive self-esteem, physical activity, nutrition, building resilience and increasing confidence and cooperation | Students in Year 5 & 6 | Local Primary Schools | n/a | Nicole Schneider/ Michelle Barber
Ph: 5391 4267 |
| Local Agricultural Shows & Wimmera Machinery Field Days:
Showcase WWHS and other focuses such as farmer health, blood pressure, heart health and SunSmart |
All | Local show committees | Various depending on focus | Rhiannon King
Ph: 5363 1200 Allied Health Ph: 5391 4267 |
| Breakfast club: Breakfast club is a free service offered at the Murtoa College providing students with the opportunity to have breakfast prior to school | Murtoa College students | Murtoa college | Foodbank | Social work
Ph: 5391 4267 |