Community Wellbeing: Healthy Together Geelong: to enhance health, wellbeing and quality of life of Greater Geelong communities. Priority Action / Target Status Comments Healthy Lifestyles Implement the Achieved The Healthy Together Geelong program is Facilitate and Healthy Together well underway with a number of programs promote physical Geelong actions being implemented. activity, healthy as per the The achievement program for Early eating and 2014 program Childhood Education and Care centres improved lifestyle plan. has reached 78 of 89 centres (88 per choices. cent), with 7,171 individuals reached. The achievement program for schools has reached 45 of 90 schools (50 per cent), with 17,957 individuals reached. The achievement program for workplaces has reached 58 of 251 (23 per cent), with 25,568 individuals reached. Jamie's Ministry of Food fixed kitchen participants has reached 2,455 people. In total, the program has reached 23 per cent of the municipality's population. The Healthy Together Geelong website has received over 1,000 unique visitors, the Facebook page has 648 people following and the Twitter page has 485 people following. Healthy Commence Achieved Construction commenced on 13 March Environments construction on with the pitch, fencing, lighting and Providing safe the additional services all completed 27 June 2014. and vibrant hockey field Final sections of concreting and physical including lighting, landscaping held up due to wet conditions environments fencing and but will be completed early July 2014 and infrastructure associated works when new power supply will also be to support at the Stead Park connected. healthy living and Hockey Precinct. connected communities. Connected, Ocean Grove Achieved Construction of the Boorai Centre (Ocean creative and Integrated Grove Integrated Children's Centre) was strong Children's Centre completed at the end of November 2014. communities construction is The centre opened for operation in Facilitate complete and the January 2014 and was officially opened programs and centre is on by the Minister for Children and Early events that operational. Childhood Development on 1 March 2014. encourage The Boorai Centre combines a range of increased programs including preschool, long day participation in care, child immunisation and maternal and
Community Wellbeing: Healthy Together Geelong: to enhance health, wellbeing and quality of life of Greater Geelong communities. Priority Action / Target Status Comments Healthy Lifestyles Facilitate and promote physical activity, healthy eating and improved lifestyle choices. Implement the Healthy Together Geelong actions as per the program plan. Achieved The Healthy Together Geelong program is well underway with a number of programs being implemented. The achievement program for Early Childhood Education and Care centres has reached 78 of 89 centres (88 per cent), with 7,171 individuals reached. The achievement program for schools has reached 45 of 90 schools (50 per cent), with 17,957 individuals reached. The achievement program for workplaces has reached 58 of 251 (23 per cent), with 25,568 individuals reached. Jamie's Ministry of Food fixed kitchen participants has reached 2,455 people. In total, the program has reached 23 per cent of the municipality's population. The Healthy Together Geelong website has received over 1,000 unique visitors, the Facebook page has 648 people following and the Twitter page has 485 people following. Healthy Environments Providing safe and vibrant physical environments and infrastructure to support healthy living and connected communities. Commence construction on the additional hockey field including lighting, fencing and associated works at the Stead Park Hockey Precinct. Achieved Construction commenced on 13 March 2014 with the pitch, fencing, lighting and services all completed 27 June 2014. Final sections of concreting and landscaping held up due to wet conditions but will be completed early July 2014 when new power supply will also be connected. Connected, creative and strong communities Facilitate programs and events that encourage increased participation in Ocean Grove Integrated Children's Centre construction is complete and the centre is operational. Achieved Construction of the Boorai Centre (Ocean Grove Integrated Children's Centre) was completed at the end of November 2014. The centre opened for operation in January 2014 and was officially opened on by the Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development on 1 March 2014. The Boorai Centre combines a range of programs including preschool, long day care, child immunisation and maternal and