Council is asking for community input on its new Healthy Communities Plan, with an online survey and a pop-up session at Berninneit in Cowes on April 11, from 10am - 2pm. Photo: Anupam Mahapatra, Unsplash.
Bass Coast Shire Council is calling for input on its new Healthy Communities Plan, which sets priorities and creates strategies to improve community health.
There is currently an online survey available at Engage Bass Coast, with pop-up sessions held across the shire throughout April.
The plan will direct council's approach to healthy communities from 2025 to 2029.
The Cowes pop-up session is at Berninneit on Friday April 11 from 10am to 2pm.
A possible session at the Churchill Island Farmers Market on April 5 is yet to be confirmed.
Dates at other locations across the shire are available on the Engage website.
Council said the consultation is designed to identify the biggest health challenges in the community, and to find ways to "make Bass Coast a healthier place for all ages".
It will also look at ways to tackle issues like preventing family violence, climate change, public health issues and how to best support all age groups in the community through "council-led initiatives".
The Plan will bring together several of council's community strategies, including the Access, Equity and Inclusion Plan, Living Young and Disability Action plans and the Arts and Culture strategy.
For more details, or to fill in the online survey, go to: engage.basscoast.vic.gov.au/healthy-communities-25
