Health and Wellbeing Survey at Hepburn Shire

Published on 24 April 2024

The health and wellbeing of the Hepburn community is important to Council. Council is investigating key areas that directly influence the health and wellbeing of its residents. These include the four focus areas of the current Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan - tackling climate change and its impacts on health; increasing healthy eating; improving mental wellbeing and prevention of all forms of violence.  

Mayor, Cr Brian Hood, said that Council is committed to maintaining best practice strategies on health and wellbeing for our Shire.  

‘We have established an online survey on our Participate Hepburn page, which residents are invited to complete. The results from this survey will provide valuable insight into issues that fall outside conventional data streams.’ 

‘We have worked with Central Highlands Rural Health and the Grampians Public Health Unit to design the questionnaire. It covers areas such as general lifestyle, physical and mental health, nutrition, access to health services, community safety and climate action. It also calls for ideas on opportunities to improve services and programs,’ said Cr Hood.   

The current Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan was developed in conjunction with community and stakeholders, including data analysis concluded with the Victorian State Government. The results of this survey, together with data and evidence from our stakeholders, will provide the foundation for Council to develop our next Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan, to be consulted with the community post-Council elections in October 2024. 

‘The survey is confidential and anonymous,’ says Cr Hood, ‘and we hope that residents will take the opportunity to complete it.’  

The survey closes on 17 June 2024 and is open to all residents of the Hepburn Shire.  

Health and Wellbeing Survey | Participate Hepburn