Community
27 June, 2025
Planning a healthier future
THE community is invited to have input into Warrnambool City Council’s next health and wellbeing plan.
The municipal health and wellbeing plan is one of several important guiding documents council must prepare following an election.
“Our plan, Healthy Warrnambool, is one of our really important strategic documents that is prepared in consultation with the general community and with key stakeholders including health service providers such as South West HealthCare and Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West,” Warrnambool mayor Cr Ben Blain said.
“Healthy Warrnambool will focus on five key areas: physical health, social and emotional health, alcohol and other drugs, preventing family violence and climate and the community.
“The actions that will come through Healthy Warrnambool will be delivered in partnership with other organisations.”
Cr Blain said council would have a role to play in advocacy, pushing for behavioural change and continuing to deliver key programs at the Warrnambool Library and Learning Centre, West Warrnambool Neighbourhood House and the Archie Graham Centre.
Members of the community can share their thoughts on health issues that impact physical, mental and social wellbeing at a drop-in session to be held at the Civic Centre, 25 Liebig Street, on July 2 from 3.30pm to 6pm.
“Come along, share your thoughts, ideas or concerns,” Cr Blain said.
“This feedback will inform a draft plan that will be released for comment later this year.”
Council’s plan must complement the Victorian Health and Wellbeing Plan 2023-2027, the vision for which is “a Victoria free of the avoidable burden of disease and injury, so that all Victorians can enjoy the highest attainable standards of health, wellbeing and participation at every age”.
