To develop Council’s new Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2021 – 2025.

Bayside’s new Health and Wellbeing Plan will be a key strategic planning document that aims to maintain and improve public health and wellbeing at a local community level. The Plan will be utilised by Council, local health service providers and community organisations to set policy and partnership priorities for the next four years, focusing on current and emerging health issues that have the greatest impact on the community.

• We want to understand and gather local community health and wellbeing priorities.
• We want to identify potential solutions and partnership opportunities to improve health and wellbeing in Bayside.

• Health and wellbeing priorities
• Programs and partnership opportunities to improve health and wellbeing
• Provide feedback on the draft Health and Wellbeing Plan

• Timelines for the project
• Budget for programs and activities

This stakeholder assessment is a generalised understanding of sections of the community that have a connection to the project or matter. This information is used to understand the types of tools and techniques that will achieve the strongest and most effective outcomes for engagement and communication.

Impact: What level of change will the stakeholder / community segment experience as a result of the project / matter

Interest: What level of interest has been expressed or is anticipated

Influence: Reference to the IAP2 Spectrum. This project has been assigned at the ‘Consult’ level. This means we will keep you informed, listen to and acknowledge concerns and aspirations, and provide feedback on how public input influenced the decision.

The tools and techniques selected for this project are informed by the project content, stakeholders and type of feedback sought. The impact of COVID-19 restricts our ability for face-to-face communication, as well as slower distribution of printed mail.

• Direct liaison with Bayside Health Ageing Reference Group, Disability Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee and Youth Ambassadors Committee.
• Social media, especially 'sponsored' posts to increase audience reach
• Council's e-newsletter This Week in Bayside
• Email notification to HYS members
• Direct emails to key stakeholder groups
• Pop up engagement at locations in Bayside e.g. senior centres, art gallery and library.

• Online engagement through Have Your Say
• Hard copy survey distributed to older residents and on request to other stakeholders.
• Hard copy idea boards at Libraries, Art Gallery, Senior groups
• Face to face focus conversations with groups such as first time parents

All Victorian councils are required under Section 263 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act (2008) to develop a Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (MPHWP) within twelve months of Council elections.

• Bayside’s MPHWP will be developed and delivered to Council for endorsement in October 2021.
• Bayside’s MPHWP will reflect the views of the community and how council can best support improved health and wellbeing within Bayside over the next four years.
• To successfully develop the MPHWP Council needs to understand the community’s health and wellbeing priorities, as well as work with the community to generate solutions.

The project timeline above outlines the multiple consultation phases and anticipated timelines for Council decision making.