City of Mount Gambier Draft Regional Public Health Plan
Consultation has concluded
The Draft City of Mount Gambier Regional Public Health Plan 2015-2020 has been developed in accordance with the South Australian Public Health Act 2011. This is the first plan developed under the legislation which identifies that Council is the relevant local public health authority for its area.
This plan assesses Councils current actions towards public health and highlights eleven priority areas for our community, which Council will endeavour to target over the five year duration of the plan.
View Draft:
The Draft City of Mount Gambier Regional Public Health Plan 2015-2020 is located in the 'Documents Library' on this page.
Feedback:
To submit feedback on the Draft City of Mount Gambier Regional Public Health Plan 2015-2020 on this webpage, click below on the 'Guestbook' to provide comments.
Written comments on the Draft can be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer and sent to:
Email: city@mountgambier.sa.gov.au
Postal: PO Box 56, MOUNT GAMBIER SA 5290
Potential Partnerships Survey:
Council would specifically like to identify groups, businesses and organisations who have an interest in one (or more) priority areas highlighted in the draft Regional Public Health Plan. During the implementation of the Regional Public Health Plan Council will aim to work in partnerships to ensure effective action is taken to preserve, protect and promote public health within its area. Please complete the Potential Partnerships Survey by clicking on 'Complete Form' below on this page.
Public consultation will be held from Tuesday, 26th May until Friday, 19th June 2015 inclusive.
Please contact Council’s Community Health Officer, Kate Fife on 08 8721 2555 for more information.
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Document Library
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Draft - City of Mount Gambier Regional Public Health Plan 2015-2020 (2 MB) (pdf)
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Summary PowerPoint - Draft City of Mount Gambier Regional Public Health Plan 2015-2020 (608 KB) (pdf)
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SELGA Regional Health and Wellbeing Plan 2014 (1.73 MB) (pdf)
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The State Public Health Plan South Australia a Better Place to Live - Summary 2013 (228 KB) (pdf)
The draft plan is turbid.
What is the proper role of a Council? Not to be a Nanny and ban fatty foods. Not to be a life-coach. Not to make people walk the streets in Winter.
Importantly will it provide value for money? Will the costs be re-couped by benefit?
And will that benefit be widespread, or will it benefit those who chose to over-eat; chose to take drugs; chose to not exercise?
Perhaps you could introduce a healthy eating plan, and allow backyard goats, chooks, and cows.
Compulsory compost bins! A subsidy for fruit trees, and employ an exterminator to remove pests animals that eat fruit!
This plan runs the risk of being a poor financial performer, and worse, just creating jobs for Council bureaucrats.
Try some thing smaller and universally useful.