Yarra Ranges Shire Council is calling on the community to help finalise its Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-2029.
Yarra Ranges Council has endorsed a draft version of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy that has been informed by previous input from residents, service providers and community groups.
It is now out for further community feedback until August 10.
Shire residents are encouraged to provide feedback to council on the draft strategy to ensure it accurately reflects their health and wellbeing priorities, as well as the broader community’s.
Yarra Ranges Mayor, Cr Jim Child, thanked the community for their input so far.
“We received some great feedback from the community through the previous consultation phase to hear what they think are the most important health and wellbeing priorities for us to focus on,” Cr Child said.
“They told us that the focus should be on things like improving mental wellbeing, supporting them to be able to adapt to health impacts of climate change and natural hazards, and creating safer, more inclusive communities.
“We feel like we have accurately incorporated this into the draft Strategy, but now it’s over to the community to let us know of anything they think we need to change or add, to ensure that we’ve captured for them what matters most.”
Community members can get involved by providing feedback to Council online via Shaping Yarra Ranges, by visiting us in person at one of our Community Engagement Roadshows, or by written submission, emailing mail@yarraranges.vic.gov.au.
As well as the draft Strategy, residents can also find a summary of the previous round of community engagement, and local health profile data at https://shaping.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/health-wellbeing-strategy-2025-29.
Community members have until Sunday, August 10, to have their say.
