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Gardenate - What Can You Grow This Month
Gardenate is intended to make it easier to keep your kitchen garden growing and producing. Each month the home page lists what you can plant now in your climate zone, and what to prepare for next month.
One way to productive gardening is to plant regularly - plant something every day if possible in suitable climates.
Click here to see what you could grow this month
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Cinnamon, Pear and Date Porridge
The evenings and mornings are getting cooler. Warm up with this delicious Cinnamon Pear and Date Porridge, which includes high fibre grains and fruit for a delicious, nourishing, low-GI breakfast to begin an energy-filled day!
Click here for the recipe
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.How can Local Governments Support Vic Kids Eat Well
The foods and drinks available and the type of marketing promoted in your local government area can impact the health and wellbeing of the children and young people in your community.
Local governments oversee a wide range of community services, council owned facilities, policies and planning that can directly impact the food and drink environment.
As local governments implement their Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plans, they can use Vic Kids Eat Well to create healthier food and drink environments for kids across their community.
Vic Kids Eat Well has partnered with VicHealth for their VicHealth Local Government Partnership initiative, which provides all 79 Victorian councils (16 of which are ‘fast-tracked’) with access to a range of evidence-based health promotion modules.
Click here for more information
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Supporting Government Action to Protect Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing
A healthy childhood sets the foundation for a healthy future. Victorian children should be able to go about their lives in an environment that supports their health and wellbeing, setting them up for the best start in life.
Instead, the processed food industry spends millions of dollars every year to advertise unhealthy food and drinks in places where they know children will see it as they go about their daily lives, including on public transport and near schools.
All state and territory governments have the opportunity to remove unhealthy food and drink advertising within 500m of schools, and on public transport and public transport infrastructure.
The Australian Capital Territory Government, for example, has removed unhealthy food advertising on all government-run bus and light rail services, and commitments from the Western Australian and Queensland governments will address unhealthy food advertising on government-owned assets. These actions will help to protect children where they commute, learn and play.
Click here to read more and sign the petition
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Giving Victorian Kids the Best Mental Health Support
The Andrews Labor Government will boost mental health and wellbeing support at Victorian schools, ensuring kids have access to a full suite of mental health tools to thrive at school and in life, as a key response to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System gets underway.
Minister for Education and Mental Health James Merlino today invited providers in the student mental health and wellbeing sector to sign-up to deliver their services in Victorian schools, as part of the full Schools Mental Health Fund Menu.
The new Menu underpins the Labor Government’s $200 million Schools Mental Health Fund, providing funding for resources and initiatives to better support student mental health.
It will allow schools to select evidence-based programs and initiatives from the full online Menu across three tiers of intervention, including positive mental health promotion, early intervention and cohort specific initiatives and targeted support.
Click here for more information
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Budget 2022: Paid Parental Leave to be Shared, Extra Money for Women's Safety
The new budget funding is split across programs for prevention, early intervention, response and recovery.
It includes $240 million to continue a program started last year that offers cash payments and financial assistance of up to $5000 to women escaping violence. This is expected to help 37,500 people over the next three years.
The Safe Places program will be nearly doubled, with an extra 720 new crisis and transitional accommodation projects, while a scheme that offers women security assessments and upgrades in their homes will be significantly expanded with an extra $54.6 million over five years.
article by Katina Curtis
Click here to read more
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Community Information Session
Grampians Disability Advocacy invites you to a community information session about the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability.
The Disability Royal Commission is taking submissions up until December 31st, 2022.
- An information session will be held in Stawell at the Ruby Room, Stawell Health and Community Centre, 8 - 22 Patrick St, Stawell on Wednesday 4th May from 2pm - 4pm.
- An information session will be held in Ararat at Alexandra Oval Community Centre, 1 Waratah Avenue on Thursday 5th May from 2pm - 4 pm.Please register your attendance by
This is a free session with afternoon tea provided and door prizes. Please register your attendance by phoning 1800 552 272, or via email here.
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Northern Grampians Shire Easter Festival
Spending Easter in the Northern Grampians Shire?
The Northern Grampians Easter Festival brochure is now available here (scroll down for the link)
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Beaufort Walkfest - 2nd April
The Beaufort Walkfest is a weekend of guided walks in and around Beaufort. Walks of different lengths and challenges will suit all ages and abilities.
Find the detailed program of different walks on their FaceBook page
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Upper Hopkins Landcare Management Survey
Upper Hopkins Land Management Group is reviewing what they do.
And they want to make sure that they are doing the best job for our region.
Click here to fill out their short survey.
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Mates Mentoring
The MATES youth mentoring program is a model that was originally developed by Wimmera Southern Mallee LLEN. Since 2010, it has been implemented in more than 18 schools across the Wimmera Southern Mallee region, matching over 600 mentors with young people.
MATES draws on the strong support of the local community to be positive role models for young people and take a personal interest in their growth and development. Mentor training and involvement is also a great opportunity for professional development.
To be eligible to become a mentor, you must:
- Be over 18 years of age
- Pass a screening process (Working with Children Check and Police Check)
- Sign and adhere to the CGLLEN Mentors Code of Conduct & Confidentiality Agreement
- Be fully vaccinated for Covid-19
Click here for more information
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Considering Residential Care
This session provides information about the process of considering and preparing for residential care. It includes strategies to help family carers to decide when residential care may be needed, information on the process for application, and understanding the emotional impact of the change.
When: Wednesday, 20 April 2022 10:30am-1:00pm
Where: Ballarat
Click here to register
Understanding Dementia
This session provides an introduction to dementia including an overview of different types of dementia, diagnosis, planning ahead and how to support someone living with dementia.
When:: Friday, 06 May 2022 10:30am-12:30pm
Where: Bacchus Marsh
Click here to register
Understanding Changes in Behaviour
This session provides an introduction to dementia and changes to the brain, effects on behaviour and the impacts of changed behaviour. It will introduce problem solving models, including strategies to minimise and respond to changed behaviour.
When: Thursday, 09 June 2022 10:30am-1:00pm
Where: Ballarat
Click here to register
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Healing Matters
What is the Healthy Eating Active Living Matters (HEALing Matters) program?
The HEALing Matters program uses a trauma informed philosophy to guide your understanding of the link between healthy lifestyle behaviours of the young people you care for and improved physical, cognitive, social (interpersonal) and emotional outcomes.
In doing so, HEALing Matters moves beyond a solely behavioural approach to health and wellbeing and recognises that food and physical activity can be powerful ways of demonstrating trust, predictability and the provision of support and care that is attuned to the needs of the young people. It is through this approach that HEALing Matters is seen as foundational in helping young people develop the necessary life skills required before leaving care.
The HEALing Matters program provides you with a valuable professional development opportunity designed to help you not only improve the eating and physical activity habits of the young people you care for but also with other important factors that form part of the day-to-day roles and responsibilities of foster and kinship carers.
This online training and knowledge exchange platform involves the completion of six core modules. In response to stakeholder feedback, eight new modules have been added to the HEALing Matters Training.
Click here for more information or email Dr. Rachael Green (Project Manager of HEALing Matters)
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State-wide Dining Vouchers
A new $30 million State-wide Dining Vouchers program will be introduced to cover all of Victoria.
The program will reimburse 25 per cent of dining costs for meals in regional Victoria and metropolitan Local Government Areas outside the Melbourne CBD from Monday to Thursday when spending between $40 to $500.
Opens today!
Click here for more information
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Entertainment Voucher Scheme
The Victorian Government has announced a $200 million stimulus package to support businesses and entice Victorians back to enjoy their favourite food and hospitality experiences across Victoria.
Entertainment Voucher Scheme will reimburse part of eligible entertainment costs. These discounts will be for tickets to:
- the cinema
- theatrical productions
- live music
- exhibitions
- conferences
- other events.
For more information click here
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Community and Events Grants Program
Community Support Grants provide funding to clubs, organisations and community groups for the provision of programs, projects, activities, and events that deliver outcomes for the benefit of Ararat Rural City
Click here for more information
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