MAV STRATEGIC WORK PLAN 2008-09 5. Human Services and Public Health Strategic Objective: To strengthen local government’s ability and capacity to provide for the social wellbeing of communities Complete Ongoing New Housing    Update the MAV Facilitate mechanisms Participate in projects publication Housing: the Federal and State housing through place Your basic infrastructure governments, housing based planning A toolkit for local associations and the – government housing aimed at planning for private sector to assist household and policies and strategies local government to population growth develop affordable and opportunities with Early Years   Advocate for affordable, Extend the use of accessible and quality Municipal Early Years childcare as the basis for of the  Advocate for funding to early childhood service support local system in Victoria government kindergarten and Participate in the  childcare services implementation of the COAG childhood  Work with councils to reforms maintain and renew early years strategies Represent local  government in  Advocate for funding progressing the support for integration of Blueprint for the children’s services Childhood Development  Strengthen partnerships and School Reform with key stakeholders to achieve better integration of children’s services at the level. councils to strengthen  the effectiveness of their planning and service delivery for families Advocate for capital funding for early years  infrastructure, particularly kindergarten Work with metropolitan infrastructure Maternal and Child   Review the outcomes of Negotiate the signing of Health (MCH) the Memorandum of an updated MCH MOU Understanding (MOU)between the MAV and Department of Human Services (DHS) for the MCH service, pending the outcomes of the costing study MCH services  Advocate for greater State funding support for 14
MAV STRATEGIC WORK PLAN 2008-09 5. Human Services and Public Health Strategic Objective: To strengthen local government’s ability and capacity to provide for the social wellbeing of communities Complete Ongoing New Housing  Update the MAV  Facilitate mechanisms  Participate in projects publication Housing: Your basic infrastructure – A toolkit for local government housing policies and strategies and opportunities with the Federal and State governments, housing associations and the private sector to assist local government to develop affordable housing through place based planning aimed at planning for household and population growth Early Years  Advocate for affordable,  Extend the use of accessible and quality childcare Municipal Early Years as the basis for     Advocate for funding to support local government kindergarten and childcare services Work with councils to maintain and renew early years strategies Advocate for funding support for integration of children’s services Strengthen partnerships with key stakeholders to   the of the early childhood service system in Victoria Participate in the implementation of the COAG childhood reforms Represent local government in progressing the Blueprint for Childhood Development and School Reform achieve better integration of children’s services at the level.   Work with metropolitan councils to strengthen the effectiveness of their planning and service delivery for families Advocate for capital funding for early years infrastructure, particularly kindergarten infrastructure Maternal and Child Health (MCH)  Review the outcomes of the Memorandum of  Negotiate the signing of an updated MCH MOU Understanding (MOU)between the MAV and Department of Human Services (DHS) for the MCH service, pending the outcomes of the costing study  Advocate for greater State funding support for MCH services 14
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