The COVID-19 webpage resource has been updated and includes further information and videos to support our communities across central Hume.
We acknowledge there is a rapidly unfolding public health response to COVID-19 and would like to thank those services and staff who have been working tirelessly to respond, and to prepare for continued response to this virus. We are appreciative of those who are not only trying to support their own family, but who are also there for other individuals and families in our community.
Central Hume PCP has put together a COVID-19 webpage resource providing information on prevention, social connection & mental wellbeing. It has links to local information and information for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) groups and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It won’t be static as we will review and add as we come across resources.
We hope it will be a beneficial resource to the communities across Central Hume.
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'An Age-Friendly Approach to Disaster Recovery' report prepared by Dr Kathleen Brasher for the Age Friendly Northeast Victoria Alliance was launched last week by Dr Helen Haines MP, Member for Indi. Dr Helen Haines MP stated that "this report is timely, it couldn't be more timely...this report is steeped in society, it's person centered, it's place based and it's values driven."
The report draws on national and international research and policy to describe the strengths and vulnerabilities older people bring to their communities in disaster recovery, and proposes corresponding practical, community-level actions that can be incorporated into recovery plans and actions. These actions have potential to mitigate the negative individual health and wellbeing impacts and deepen community resilience.
The report can be found on the Central Hume PCP website:
https://www.centralhumepcp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Central-Hume-PCP_Working-With-Older-People_Single.pdf
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The RESPOND Ovens Murray and Goulburn Primary School Health Behaviours Monitoring study is a large population study aiming to understand the current state of childhood healthy weight, and behaviours associated with healthy weight in the Ovens Murray and Goulburn regions of Victoria.
The Childhood Health Behaviours and Anthropometry reports outline findings from data collection that occurred in early 2019. Future rounds of data collection are scheduled to be conducted in 2021 and 2023. While this round of data collection is largely descriptive, future rounds will allow for analyses that will tell us how children’s healthy weight and health behaviours are changing across Ovens Murray and Goulburn.
The 2019 Regional Childhood Health Behaviours and Anthropometry reports for the Ovens Murray and Goulburn region and each local government area within the Central Hume Catchment are now available.
The reports can be found on our website: https://www.centralhumepcp.org/projects/
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There are a number of large retailers (Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and IGA) that are offering food priority access initiatives to help the most vulnerable groups buy and get home essential food and groceries during this pandemic.
People who can access priority services include:
- People with a disability
- Seniors or Elders
- People with compromised immunity
- People who are required to self-isolate (for example if you have tested positive to COVID-19, or if a doctor requires you to stay home because of a health issue)
Participating supermarkets will fill phone and online orders and home deliver (if necessary), as they are received.
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Bushfire Support for Small Business and Primary Producers
The help available for bushfire affected small businesses has been boosted, to provide extra help and make it easier to apply.
Call 1800 560 760 and check what’s available to you. It might be more than you think.
New $10,000 grants for small businesses
This new grant was announced on 11 March 2020. It is funded by the Australian Government.
It is for small businesses in selected fire-affected Local Government Areas, as determined by state governments.
Applications open the week commencing 16 March 2020.
To apply for the small business grant in Victoria, fill out an application on the Rural Finance website.
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Sunsuper's community grants are here to give you the leg up, a helping hand to make your dream a reality.
If your not-for-profit organisation or community group dreams of helping to create brighter futures for Australians or a more active community or support others to live better we want to hear about it.
There are three rounds for community grants and each round has a different theme. If your dream fits the criteria and is eligible apply for your chance to receive a share of $150,000 in grants to help a cause close to your heart.
- Round 1 - Better Living - Dreams that improve the lives or living standards of other Australians.
- Round 2 - Brighter Futures - Does your dream empower others to learn and earn to have a brighter future?
- Round 3 - Active Community - Let's create active and healthy communities across Australia.
Applications close 26 June
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In a competitive funding environment, getting grants can be difficult. This is particularly the case for smaller community organisations that have fewer human, physical and financial resources.
It’s these organisations that the Grassroots Grants resource kit has been developed for. Obtaining grants isn’t easy without the appropriate support and guidance. Grassroots Grants aims to provide this at a level
where any community group can have greater confidence in obtaining funding. It has been designed in a way that’s simple to understand and practical to use.
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Dry Seasonal Conditions Support State-wide
The Victorian Government provides a range of assistance to support farming families, communities and small businesses to manage the impact of drought as well as technical information, tools and resources.
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Due to the pandemic Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service have had to put some procedures in place to
reduce and limit the spread of this deadly virus.
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Good social connections are essential for all aspects of physical and mental wellbeing. Through a one-off or regular phone call Red Cross volunteers will have a friendly chat to help maintain or improve social connection, and reduce the stress of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A new network has been created to help prevent mental injury in Victoria’s primary production workplaces.
The Primary Producer Knowledge Network has been developed by the National Centre for Farmer Health (NCFH)—a partnership between Western District Health Service and Deakin University based in Hamilton, Victoria.
The National Centre for Farmer Health is seeking Victorian primary producers (owners, managers, workers and those training to enter the primary production workforce) and industry representatives from across a wide range of sectors (including fishing, cropping, dairy, meat and livestock, wool, vineyards, beekeeping, horticulture, forestry and eggs) to join our Primary Producer Knowledge Network (PPKN) Advisory Group.
Applications closing Wednesday 29th April, 2020.
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The 2019/20 Bushfires & Pandemic Small Grant Program has been established by Into Our Hands Community Foundation (the “Foundation”) in partnership with the Nelson Alexander Charitable Foundation and other generous donors. It aims to support local community organisations and their work in the bushfire recovery and current pandemic period.
The Small Grant program will provide up to $3,000 for projects that directly respond to the impacts of the 2019/20 bushfires and the COVID-19 Pandemic. All applicant organisations must be open and inclusive, actively engaged in community activity, and be significantly comprised of people who live, work, volunteer or study in North East Victoria.
We will fund community projects that:
- Deliver, practical, creative and innovative solutions to emerging challenges in the community
- Are charitable activities that provide whole-of-community benefit
- Are feasible and ready to begin quickly
- Strengthen the diverse communities of North East Victoria
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Dr Aliza Werner-Seidler, Senior Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist at Black Dog Institute will share some helpful tips and strategies to reduce COVID-19 related anxiety in children and explains how to support their wellbeing during this time.
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A starter kit of outdoor learning activities has been developed to assist you with including some alternate ways of learning at home with your children.
The activities are meant as a starting place to encourage taking learning outside now, or in the future, and are proven winners with many age groups for engagement and fun.
Each of these activities also provide the opportunity for further extension learning back in your ‘home’ classroom. Research the real names of clouds, trees, animals or birds you identified, or what tree your longest leaf came from, how National Parks actually operate or learn about Indigenous Astronomy and shapes in the sky. This is a great use of the internet or from field guides borrowed from the library.
In these uncertain, challenging and stressful times going outside can be just the thing we all need, adults and children. Research tells us that time spent outdoors in nature can reduce our physiological stress levels and increase our overall calm. In fact, the deliberate practice of being outside and recreating in nature and bushlands is centuries old and celebrated across many cultures and revered as essential to healthy living and communities.
For further resources and ideas for activities, jump online and research away. Include the research time in your children’s learning program to further engage them with what to do outside and choose activities and learning that interests them.
For starters go to Outdoor Classroom Day - Lesson Ideas
And to keep in touch with daily activity releases from Outdoor School join us on Facebook
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Presented by Charles Sturt University and the Australian Association of Gerontology
The impacts of a global pandemic are being experienced across Australia, with restrictions placed on the way individuals and society connect and function. Throughout the crisis, heightened risks to older adults have led to additional social distancing recommendations for adults over 70.
What are impacts of this – and what can we do about them?
When: 28 April from 10 – 11 am
Where: Zoom Video Conferencing
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As you are aware, the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation continues to evolve.
The Victorian Government has advised that all schools will move to remote learning when students return for Term 2 on Wednesday 15 April.
This means that all students who can learn at home must learn from home. This is a very clear directive by the Victorian Government based on the advice of the Chief Health Officer (Chief Health Officer).
All students will be learning from home, except for days when they are not able to be supervised at home and no other arrangements can be made.
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Grants for people in financial hardship as a result of the Australian bushfires 2019/20.
Immediate assistance is available for bushfire-affected people in financial hardship.
The cash grants available are:
- Emergency grant for people who have lost their homes.
- Injury grant for people who were hospitalised due to the fires.
- Primary residence repair grant for home owners whose homes have been structurally damaged. From 12 March 2020, eligibility has been extended to include destruction or damage to critical private water, septic and/or power infrastructure.
- Rebuild grant for owner-occupiers to assist with early stages of rebuilding.
Applications for emergency, primary residence repair and injury grants will be open until 30 April.
Rebuild grant applications will be open until 30 June.
There will be more assistance available for those facing severe hardship.
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