REPORT TO COMMUNITY 2019

OUR IMPACT WORKOur 4 Impact Area partnership, action, and work-

ing groups are; Children and Families, Youth, Family Safety and Economic Participation. These work areas have been chosen by many members of the Central Goldfields community; your friends and family, your neighbours, your teachers, your nurses, your Police,

your employers, and your customers.

WHO WE WORK WITHMore than 100 people across 5 groups,

representing the voices of 1000’s, work together in the Go Goldfields initiative. We bring people

and organisations together to deliver lasting and meaningful achievements with our community.

We plan for long-term social change with a focus on creating the best environments for our children,

youth and families.

GO GOLDFIELDS IS A LOCAL INITIATIVE CREATED BY COMMUNITY, FOR COMMUNITY

Our collaborative approach empowers local people, service providers, business and decision- makers to work together to improve the lives of children, youth and families. ‘Our community

aspiring, achieving and living a full life’: is the vision that drives us towards a positive future.

TOGETHER WE ARE WORKING TO: Raise our aspirations

Raise safe and happy children Raise positivity in our homes

Raise access to social services Raise attendance at kindergarten and school

Raise employment for young people Raise our community connections

This ‘Report to Community’ is a snap-shot of what we are doing to turn our vision into a reality.

We know that this will take time, but we are in for the long-haul. If you would like to know

more about what we are doing please visit our website or give us a call.

How do we achieve our aspiration that: “All children in our community are

confident, creative, safe and healthy”?

WHAT WE WANT:Families and children have positive and

supportive family environments.

Improved access to and awareness of service systems.

Families and children attend community activities.

WHAT WE ARE DOING:Advocating for increased attendance at kindergarten and primary school.

Advocating for increased 2-year key age and stage visits to Maternal Child Health.

Early Years Forum.

Annual Teddy Bears Picnic.

‘The Nest’ Parents Group.

‘Build Your Village Here’ Parents Directory website.

Convening and strengthening the Go Goldfields Children and Families Partnership with Best Start.

How do we achieve our aspiration that: “Our community celebrates our young

people as they reach their full potential”?

WHAT WE WANT:Young people feel healthy, safe, valued, equal,

connected and able to express their aspirations.

Young people have their wellbeing needs met.

Young people are valued community members, who are respected and respect others.

WHAT WE ARE DOING:Advocating to increase opportunities

for leadership.

Trialing a Pop Up Youth Hub for Youth Services.

Facilitating a Business Case for a Youth Hub.

Exploring an outcomes-based funding model to address the high vulnerability of

15-24 year-olds with complex needs.

Convening and strengthening the Youth Services Alliance (YES) Partnership.

How do we achieve our aspiration that: “Everyone can learn, earn, achieve

and dream”?

WHAT WE WANT:Work readiness programs are aligned

with employer needs.

Employers understand diverse needs, and barriers to employment.

Improved opportunities for volunteering and work placements that reflect the current and future

needs of business and industry.

WHAT WE ARE DOING:Advocating for increased mentoring and

support for job seekers.

Building employer understanding of employees with diverse needs.

Volunteer and Careers Expo.

Working with large employers to offer internship and mentoring placements.

Convening and strengthening the Go Goldfields Employment, Education and Training Action Group.

How do we achieve our aspiration that: “Everyone lives equally and safely in

our community”?

WHAT WE WANT:Community is safe and free from violence.

Community is actively leading change.

Women are engaged in leadership and public life.

Women are treated equally and are safe and valued.

Family violence support services are visible, accessible and responsive.

WHAT WE ARE DOING:Developing a Gender Equity Framework.

Delivering Family Violence and Behavioural Change Forums.

Delivering Changing Our Story and Champions of Change projects, and 16 Days

of Activism campaign and events.

Developing a local Women’s Network.

Convening and strengthening the Go Goldfields Family Violence Action Partnership.

OUR WORKING PARTNERS The following organisations and businesses

appoint representatives to work together through our Collaborative Table and Impact Area

partnership networks;

Anglicare

ARC Ventures

Asteria Services

Bendigo & District Aboriginal Corporation

Bendigo TAFE / Reconnect

Best Start

Bounce Consulting

Central Goldfields School Principals Network

Central Victorian Primary Care Partnership

CALI Group (Childaware)

Committee for Maryborough

Centre for Non-Violence

Department of Education & Training

Deptartment of Health & Human Services

Deptartment of Justice & Regulation

Edlyn Foods

Federation College TAFE

Federation University Australia

Gforce

Goldfields Employment Learning Centre (GELC)

Goldfields Local Learning & Employment Network (GLLEN)

Highview College

Loddon Campaspe Centre Against Sexual Assault

Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre (LCCLC)

Maryborough Community House

Maryborough Education Centre (MEC)

Maryborough Golf Club

Maryborough District Heath Service

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Paisley Park Early Learning Centre

Regional Development Victoria

Rotary Maryborough VIC

Salvation Army

Sonac Australia

St Augustine’s Primary School

True Foods

Victoria Police

Victorian Council of Social Services

YMCA Early Years

Youth Support & Advocacy Service (YSAS)

Zonta

Local community members also volunteer their time across these

working and action groups; Caroline Thoroughgood,

Kim Skyring, Maree Elliott and several ‘expert reference’

members with lived experience who remain anonymous.

Go Goldfields, and the Central Goldfields Shire acknowledges the Dja Dja Wurrung people as the traditional custodians of this land.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?You are already working towards a better future.

Every day that we get up and we look after ourselves and others, we are doing it.

You can also help by; participating in the common goals shared in this report, by spending time at

parents groups, by bringing the children to kindergarten and school, by accessing services

that will help your household, and by talking to us about the change that you would like to see.

COME AND HAVE A CHATWe invite you to come along to an informal

Q&A session on Wednesday 28 August, at the Bull & Mouth, Maryborough from 5pm –7pm

to chat about our work, your community action, and how we can do more together.

WWW.GOGOLDFIELDS.ORG

Central Goldfields Shire Council is proud to act as the Backbone Organisation for Go Goldfields.

Phone 03 5461 0686