MAV STRATEGIC WORK PLAN 2008-09 Complete Ongoing New Positive Ageing   Support the effective Promote the principles delivery of positive local government for ageing strategies and commitment to and grants to council funding of a range of projects services needed to create environments for for positive ageing positive ageing within across councils and local communities advocate on behalf of Home and Community   Advocate for improved Support councils to Care (HACC) funding and service implement new HACC standards for HACC service models  Review trends in councils’ financial contribution Library funding   Advocate for greater Convene an event to public library funding government position on the issues facing public develop a local libraries Disability services    Advocate for a Building Develop a quantitative strategies and provision and advocacy Accessibility Standard, assessment of current supports to enable such as those government and against the four suggested in the develop a costed action outcome under Accessible Housing plan for making council the (Victorian) Disability Taskforce buildings and facilities Act 2006 accessibility in local councils to deliver Resolve Advocate for the government implementation of the responsibility for bus draft Access to  stop compliance under Premises standard, as the Disability recommended by the Discrimination Act Accessible Housing Taskforce  Indigenous Encourage councils to  fly the Aboriginal Flag on the day of the Federal Government’s apology to demonstrate local government’s commitment to reconciliation between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians Public Health    Develop a local Influence the drafting of Establish an advisory government position on legislative amendments group to consider the the Victorian to the Food Act 1984 next tobacco service Competition and proposed to be agreements that will Efficiency Commission introduced into disseminate funding review of food safety Parliament in 2008 provided by the regulation  Represent the interests Department of of government in Services the development of the proposed Public Health and Wellbeing Bill
MAV STRATEGIC WORK PLAN 2008-09 Complete Ongoing New Positive Ageing  Support the effective  Promote the principles delivery of positive ageing strategies and grants to council projects for positive ageing across councils and advocate on behalf of local government for commitment to and funding of a range of services needed to create environments for positive ageing within local communities Home and Community Care (HACC)  Advocate for improved funding and service  Support councils to implement new HACC standards for HACC service models  Review trends in councils’ financial contribution Library funding  Advocate for greater  Convene an event to public library funding develop a local government position on the issues facing public libraries Disability services provision and advocacy  Advocate for a Building Accessibility Standard,  Develop a quantitative assessment of current  strategies and supports to enable such as those suggested in the Accessible Housing Taskforce accessibility in local government and develop a costed action plan for making council buildings and facilities councils to deliver against the four outcome under the (Victorian) Disability Act 2006 Indigenous  Resolve government responsibility for bus stop compliance under the Disability Discrimination Act   Advocate for the implementation of the draft Access to Premises standard, as recommended by the Accessible Housing Taskforce Encourage councils to fly the Aboriginal Flag on the day of the Federal Government’s apology to demonstrate local government’s commitment to reconciliation between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians Public Health  Develop a local  Influence the drafting of  Establish an advisory government position on the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission review of food safety legislative amendments to the Food Act 1984 proposed to be introduced into Parliament in 2008 group to consider the next tobacco service agreements that will disseminate funding provided by the regulation  Represent the interests of government in Department of Services the development of the proposed Public Health and Wellbeing Bill