CENTRAL HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY
PROJECTS
Report
Card Update - 2007
Go! Highlands Inc. in
partnership with
Central Highlands Regional Health Service (RHS)
1. Community
Bus Project – TWEETY BUS
 |
$59,047.69 raised
through donations, sponsorship & funding to purchase an eight seater Kia
Grand Carnival |
|
Vehicle purchased and
operational in August 2007 for community use |
2.
National Suicide Prevention Strategy – Australian Government Department of
Health & Ageing – B-RICH (Building Resilience in the Central Highlands)
|
$50,600.00 for B-RICH
Project |
|
Project Worker employed
to coordinate the project based at Ash Cottage - Ouse |
3.
Communities for Children – South East Tasmania Site - Australian Government
Department of Family and Child Services and Indigenous Affairs – Tadpoles
Program
|
$109,903.20 until 30
June 2009 |
|
Managed on-site by Go!
Highlands Inc. |
|
3 staff employed
through Mission Australia (Parenting Hub Coordinator, Playtime Coordinator
& Admin) |
4.
Adult & Community Education – Skill Development for Community Groups
|
$4,730.00 |
|
Volunteer training &
development for community groups |
5.
Office of Children and Youth Affairs - Youth Transition Project
|
$2,200.00 |
|
Assistance with
transition to further education and/or employment |
6.
Colony 47 – ‘Connections Project’
|
$10,000.00 |
|
Brokerage funding for
Youth & Families Project (transition to further education) |
|
Project Worker employed |
7.
DHHS Health Promotion Funding - Summer Family Fun Days
|
$1,360.18 |
|
Held in three locations
across the municipality |
8.
Women Tasmania - Women Get Active Program Hamilton
|
$950.00 |
9.
Women Tasmania - Go Gretna Girls
|
$1,100.00 |
10.
Volunteer Small Equipment Grant – Computer equipment for Go! Highlands Inc.
|
$2,585.00 |
11.
Volunteer Small Equipment Grant – Music equipment for Valley Voices
|
$2,853.40 |
12.
Adult Learners Week – Rural Health Week event at Bothwell
|
$275.00 |
13.
Community Support Levy - Art in the Central Highlands
|
$1,100.00 |
14.
Community Support Levy - Parents Place
|
$3,300.00 |
|
Resources to support
Parents |
15. CWA
Drought Fund - Hamilton Bush Dance
|
$2,500.00 |
16.
Mental Health Week – Staff Heath & Wellbeing Day – Ash Cottage
|
$300.00 |
17.
Rural Health Week Event – Central Highlands Active Spring Carnival -
Bothwell
|
$2,200.00 |
These projects have
generated
$255,004.47 (including
GST) and the employment of 5 additional workers to the Central Highlands
Municipality.
For information regarding the above projects
contact:
Mary Downie 6287 2001 0409 363 250
email: greenwichATactiv8.net.au
(replace AT with @)
Go! Highlands Inc - President
Regional Health Service – Administrative Assistant
Tracey Turale 6287
2001 0429 433 664
email: tracey.turaleATdhhs.tas.gov.au
(replace AT with @)
Go! Highlands Inc – Treasurer
Regional Health Service – Primary Health Care Coordinator
Lana Benson 6287 2001 0418 347 018
email: lana.bensonATdhhs.tas.gov.au
(replace AT with @)
Go! Highlands Inc - Member
Regional Health Service – Health Promotion Worker (Youth)
Projects in partnership between Centralinc (Central
Highlands Community Development Inc) and the Central Highlands Regional
Health Service include:
1.
FRRR – Central Highlands Odd Job Squad
| $4800.00 |
| Involves volunteers providing assistance to aged
and infirmed community members |
2.
Home & Community Care (HACC) - Positive Ageing Expo
| $4990.00 |
| Project coordinator employee |
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Latest News
Some Previous Achievements
| Setup a Community association that is insured and registered as a
not-for-profit business, has strategies and policies and is constantly
evolving as we grow and learn. |
| Successfully been granted $43,240.00 with the National Suicide
Prevention Strategy and have employed a local Community member, Angela
Cooper, one day a week to manage this project. |
| Received funds worth $1,360.18 for some children’s summer time
holiday fun which ran successfully during the school holidays thanks to
some motivated community volunteers. |
| Received from the Office of Youth Affairs $2,200.00 to support our
youth leaving school and embarking on further education by running a
transition program in 2007. |
| Secured the management role of a ‘Parenting Hub’ and ‘Mobile
Playgroup’ for the Central Highlands through the Communities for Children
Project. Three people have been employed to run this very important
project directed at children from 0 – 5 and their families. The
project has been called TADPOLES. |
| Received an ACE Grant of $4,300.00 of funding for skills
development for community groups in the Central Highlands. |
| Received funding to run some women’s exercise programs in 2007 |
| Operation bus Stop,
the brain storm of two passionate members Lana Benson and Tracey Turale
who through sheer will and determination have been successful in raising
over $35,000.00 toward solving a major community issue and that is
TRANSPORT. |
| Launched this website! |
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