Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
Alcohol & Other Drugs support including counselling, care and recovery coordination and AOD Family reunification. Helps to set achievable goals to reduce alcohol and/or drug use, assists to minimise harm from using, increases motivation to change, builds knowledge and skills to prevent relapse and builds community connections. | People aged 16-25, or their families, who are experiencing alcohol and other drug issues. | ACSO | n/a | ACSO Ph: 1300 022 760
Or Uniting Wimmera Client Engagement: Ph: 1800 195 114 |
Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
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 | 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 | Tim Shaw
Ph: 5381 0122 |
Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
Knowledge is Power (KIP)
An information session for year 5 & 6 students consequences of harmful use of alcohol and drugs |
Year 5 & 6 students | Local primary schools | Lesson plan provided by Wimmera Drug Action Task Force | Peter Hill
Ph: 5391 4267 |
Program Details | Target Group | Partners | Tools | Contact Person |
Knowledge Is Power Drug (KIP) Education. A 4 session program delivered in schools focussing on what is a drug, why people use drugs, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, pharmaceuticals, keeping yourself and others safe | Year 6 students across the Wimmera | WHCG
Red Cross Headspace GCH Victoria Police Uniting Wimmera Primary Schools |
KIP resource kit including parent information sheets | Sally Pymer
WDAT Coordinator 03 53621200 |
Alcohol and Other Drug harm minimisation education | Whole Community | WDAT members | Information sheets
Media articles AOD Powerpoint presentations |
Sally Pymer
WDAT Coordinator 03 53621200 |
Community Group AOD Presentations | Whole Community | WDAT members | Powerpoint presentations | Sally Pymer
WDAT Coordinator 03 53621200 |