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There is a photograph of a brightly lit up stage at night time. There is a large crowd in front of the stage and beams of light originate from the stage into the night sky.
There is an image of the City of Monash “M” shaped logo.
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City of Monash
A Healthy and Resilient Monash: Integrated Plan 2017-2021 reporting back year three Action Plan 2019-2020.
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There is a photograph of a stilt walker on a green lawn during the day. The stilt walker is pictured from behind and is wearing pantaloons, a tutu, a jacket and a high back collar and is making soap bubbles. There are many happy children in front of the stilt walker appearing to be jumping to try to reach the large bubbles above their heads. The sky is overcast.  Big fluffy grey clouds cover the sky entirely.  In the back ground are trees, tents and lots of people.
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Integrated Plan 2017-2021
A Healthy and Resilient Monash
In 2017, Council introduced an integrated strategic planning approach across Community Services, drawing together priorities from all of the plans, activities and services that contribute to the health, happiness and wellbeing of the Monash Community.
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There is a photograph of people in a pool. Two are adults and wearing rashie tops with the words “instructor Minky Swim School” and a picture of cartoon whale. The instructors are holding onto each end of a foam mat and are tipping the mat, while four smiling children are holding onto the foam mat in the middle.
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Integrated Plan 2017-2021
A Healthy and Resilient Monash
We’re now reporting back to you about our Year 3 Actions. One of the ways we ask for real feedback from the community is using the ‘most significant change’ evaluation.
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Integrated Plan 2017-2021
A Healthy and Resilient Monash
Here are some highlights from our community on how our services and programs have impacted them.
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There is a photograph of two adults, one male, one female. They are standing close together in front of a wall, with strings of lights above them. They are posing for the camera and smiling broadly. They are holding their hands in the air in a jovial fashion. The man is wearing a plastic gold coloured helmet with a horn on either side of the helmet.  The woman is wearing a white haired wig with tight curls on top of her dark hair. 
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Age Friendly Monash
Volunteers
“It has given me a busy schedule and a feeling of satisfaction when I have been able to help someone.”
“Volunteering gives me a ‘warm’ feeling – I like helping people and being sociable.”
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There is a photograph of a round table, looking down on it from above. The table is on grass outside. On the table are many textas, colour paper and four children with two adults are seated around the table. The children are drawing. There is also an adult in a dress walking past and the edge of another chair.
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Neighbourhoods & Place Making
Meet Your Street
“I feel relationships have been developed, as this party was the catalyst to reach out to connect and communicate more.”
“This is important to us to feel supported, connected and safe with the ones around us.”
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There is a photograph of seven smiling women standing in front of a white van. They are standing outside in a gravel carpark surrounded by bushland.
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Community Wellbeing
Carers’ Day Out
“Connecting with other carers, taking the time to care for myself, energises me to be able to care for my family”
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There is a photograph of three people around a table looking at something the fourth person, who is wearing gloves, is pointing to on the table. It is a white tray with photographs sitting inside clear liquid. There is also a another tub on the table.
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Monash Gallery of Art (MGA)
‘Mainstream and Me’ Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability (VALID) – Clayton Peer Action Group
“I am really enjoying the Photography Sessions and then having that knowledge to experiment at home, very rewarding and enjoyable”
Image courtesy of VALID, photographer: Paul Dunn.
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There is a photograph of a girl wearing a dress with flowers on it and her mother in a spotted top. The mother is kneeling as the girl stand next to her which makes them a similar height. They are smiling and both holding a pile of children’s book together.  Behind them is a book shelf. The mat the girl stands on has pictures of books on it.
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Monash Public Library Service
1000 books before school program
“This reading program has [greatly] benefited my child as she starts school”
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There two photographs. Both photos are taken at the same place but have two different pairs of people in them.  They are two photos of a young man and a young women, smiling and standing in front of a book shelf full of books. All the students are in a school uniform and are holding certificates in their hands
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Youth Services
Teen and Youth Mental Health First Aid workshops- Pick My Project
“It encouraged me to speak out when my friend was going through a mental crisis.”
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There is a photograph set at an indoor pool. A young boy in bathers and goggles hugs human sized costume character of a blue whale with the words “Minky” on its white belly. In the background is the pool, with swimming lanes, people in the water in the distance and bunting flags hung from the roof.
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Active Monash
Learn to Swim, Active Abilities
“It was unbelievable… that by the end of one term he could jump in and be guided verbally to get to the side taking a few breaths above water on the way.”
“If he fell in the water he has a chance to get to the side, I never thought I’d see that in just one term”
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There is a photograph of a baby asleep in a white oval crib. The baby is wearing a jumpsuit and its arms are raised above its head and it appears to have a small smile on its face.  Sitting on her knees on a bed next to the crib is a women in shorts and a tee shirt, looking at the baby, with her hands on the edges of the crib.  There are several cushions on the bed and next to the bed behind the crib is a bedside table with a lamp on it.
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Maternal & Child Health
Monash Sleep and Settling program 
“We have had huge improvements which so far have had a positive effect on our baby's development and our well-being.”
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There is a photograph of an outdoor playground.  In the foreground is an oval of large boulders arranged around the centre of smaller stones. There are some grasses planted both inside and outside the boulders.  The boulders disappear in the distance towards play equipment, including swings, two wooden play house structures, one with a multi-coloured enclosed slide leading down from the play house, the other with a small set of stairs. The sky is blue and it is a sunny day, with large gum trees all around the playground casting shade.
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Active Monash
Galbally Reserve Playspace Upgrade
“Most significant change as a result of this project has been supporting the community to be together.”
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There is a photograph of a mum holding a young child in her arms.  They are both looking at the camera.  Both the mum and the child are wearing long sleeved tops and long pants.  The woman is smiling.  They are standing outside on the lawn in front of a brick house with windows, with several shrubs in front of the house.  The sky looks overcast.
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Monash Gallery of Art
A Portrait of Monash: the ties that bind commissioning exhibition.
“What I valued most about the experience was seeing the diversity of the Monash community and the Indigenous aspects.”
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There is a photograph of five women around a table looking and concentrating at many different coloured balls of yarn, a knitted multi-coloured scarf and what they are doing with knitting needles and wool in their hand. Four are seated while one woman is standing leaning over and pointing at one of the other women’s knitting needle. There are also printed knitting pattern instructions on the table. In the background are shelves with books, three people standing and talking, the loans desk, and the glass exit door through which is some greenery in the distance.  People are wearing a mix of short and long sleeved tops.
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Monash Public Library Service
A Night at the Library 
Glen Waverley library was open continuously for 30 hours
“It helped to make me connect with a community – with people with similar interests! To make new friends and participate in community activities.”
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There is a photograph of 14 young people of different genders standing with another kneeling in front of them.  Some are in casual clothes and some are in school uniform.  They are inside on carpet, behind them is a whiteboard and three multi-coloured paintings of many stylised face shapes.
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Monash Youth Services
Youth Ambassadors
“The community focus groups was a safe place where our ideas and thoughts were really taken into consideration. There aren’t many places to do this.”
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There is a photograph of fifteen preschool aged children and four adults sitting outside on individual wooden log seats, arranged in a curve.  Almost all of them are holding their hands to their neck. There is a smiling man who is also holding his hands to his neck in the foreground.  The gaze of the group is to the left, looking at something that is not in the picture.  Everyone is wearing coats. The foreground is scarce grass. Behind the group are long native grasses and dense bushland of many different species of trees and shrubs.
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Early Years & Family Services
Celebrating National Aboriginal Children’s Day with Wurundjeri Elder Ian Hunter
“The children were discussing excitedly about things they have learnt from Ian.” “This inspired the children.”
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There is a photograph of two ladies in the library, standing in front of books. There is a clock on the back wall.  The older lady is wearing a hat and a coat, the other has short hair and is wearing a patterned shirt with a bag over her shoulder.
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Monash Public Library Service
Home Library Service
“This is the highlight of my month. I am not just staring at four walls.”
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There is a photograph of a happy woman with short blonde hair in smart casual clothes, smiling to the camera, and a second photo of the same women in exercise clothes and sneakers appearing to be several clothing sizes smaller than the first picture.
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Active Monash
Group Fitness Classes
“It has given me a second lease on life and allowed me to be happy with me for the first time in a long time.”
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There is a photograph of an older woman wearing exercise clothes, sitting on gym workout equipment.
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Gender Equity
This Girl Can – Victoria
"I didn't realise how many people actually feel uncomfortable in a gym or swimming environment, especially women. I will be more mindful of new people/beginners at our facility and ensure I am making an extra effort to make them feel comfortable and welcome."
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There is a photograph of a display table in the library with 12 books on it.  The shelves are decorated with three paper hearts. One of the hearts says “staff favourites”.  There are unreadable posters with an image of a red rose behind the books.  The books all have bookmarks sticking out with a red rose design on it.  Some of the writing on the books is visible: Burial Rites, Daphne Demaurier, and Demon Road.
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Monash Public Library Service
Library Lovers Day
"In the past two years I gradually developed the habit of reading and my heart was enriched. Whether it was poetry or literature, whether it is reading aloud or listening to others the world of the heart is close to the world of books."
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There is a photograph of a man on stage holding a microphone to his mouth. There is a banner behind him with the words “City of Monash” and some geometric shapes. There is also a drum kit with a drummer, guitarist with a guitar, and a third musician sitting down but his instrument is obscured by the audience. We see the backs of twenty heads within the picture. There are no vacant seats.  There is a tall speaker to the left of the stage.
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Arts & Cultural Development
NAIDOC Week Winter Concert Series
“It brings the community together.”
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There is a photograph of two dancers wearing brightly coloured dresses. They both hold their dresses out to each side with straight long arms, so that the skirt forms a semi-circle shape. They are standing on lawn in front of some bushes and outside a large building (the Monash Civic Centre).
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 Community Partnerships & Health Promotion 
Monash Community Grant Program
“It increased our confidence to develop meaningful activities that our members want and need.  More people joined our group and we enjoyed ourselves. We also receive information from Council which gives us more opportunities to participate in valuable programs and information sessions.”
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There is a photograph of a scene outside on grass with a wall and small plants in the background, with a bird and an orange round shaped plastic object.  There is a woman with a small child and a toddler and all are wearing coats and long pants.  The children are looking at an upside-down, round wooden wine crate with magnifying glasses, the woman is leaning over, assisting the toddler. 
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Gender Equity/Early Years & Family Services
Supported Playgroups – Playing fair
“We have so much more knowledge now about the big picture stuff with gender in the early days.” “We are seeing everyday how our practice has improved.”
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There is a photograph of a large room with many rows of plastic seats with metal legs, filled with people staring at a speaker at the front of the room in the distance.  There is a projector screen behind the speaker which is blank. The floor is polished wood laid in a zig zag pattern.
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Community Partnerships & Health Promotion
Resilience project
“An interesting and free event on a very important topic.”
 ‘Committing to GEM (gratitude, empathy, mindfulness) is going to take some effort. But that's ok. Something worthwhile is worth it.’
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There is a photograph of a room full of people seated around tables and seats and people are facing the front of the room to something we cannot see.  There is a lot of daylight in the room as the right wall is all large windows. On the tables are folders, textas, pens, coffee cups and water bottles.
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Community Strengthening: Social Policy, Research and Health Planning CEO Forum: Local Government Regional Response to Homelessness (Monash Council initiative bringing together 14 Eastern & South-Eastern Councils to form a consolidated local government agenda to respond to homelessness and social housing’).
‘The ideas and shared commitment to a local government advocacy agenda on homelessness and social housing as a coalition of 14 Southern and Eastern Councils representing over 2 million people, is breathtaking.’
Dr Andi Diamond CEO Monash Council
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- A community Response Team was established to provide an effective and coordinated response to mitigate the impact of COVID-19
- Free early years activities online and virtual playgroup
- Free access to group fitness and workout videos, healthy tips and recipes
- Information on Public Health Issues, with a focus on COVID-19
- Cleared library fines, increased library loan amounts, extended loan periods & personalised book matching service and reading materials delivered to Meals on Wheels clients.
- Monash Youth Services’ Quiksound Productions brought community events alive online with Monash’s Got Talent.
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Highlights Summary
Response to COVID-19
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- Free story telling online (including in languages other than English and a Rainbow Storytime)
- Online new parent groups and an increase in immunisation services.
- At home activity kits sent to Positive Ageing Activity Centre clients and volunteers
- Livestreamed International Women’s Day event and online Men’s Health Week event.
- National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week delivered online
- Free online exhibitions and film screenings
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There is a photograph of a women with a gold necklace and pendant, in a jumper. She is sitting inside on a chair at a table with a checked pattern tablecloth.  Behind her is a window and a garden with grass and trees. She is colouring in a picture, using a pencil, of an Easter basket. Beneath the photo is the caption “A client enjoying the Easter Colouring mindful moment”. There is a second photograph of the finished picture.  It is an Easter Basket with eggs and a flower inside and the words “Happy Easter”.
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Covid-19 Responses – Age Friendly Monash
Keeping our seniors engaged at home
“It made it to the rest of the Family’s WhatsApp group and everyone was thrilled with it!”
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There is a photograph of two arms, one wearing a bracelet, with both of the hands resting on a rolled up yoga mat.  Half of the photo is obscured with blue colour on top and the text “ACT!VE MONASH AT HOME”
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Covid-19 Responses – Active Monash
‘Active at Home’ program
"Honestly so pleased the gym has done this, I know it’s a one way video, but it makes it feel like the community is still a thing!"
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There is a photograph of a camera pointed at the scene. We can see the scene both in the background and in the camera viewing screen.  The scene is two walls, meeting at a corner. In front of the corner is a lady with long hair and glasses, holding up an open book to the camera and pointing to something in the book. She is sitting on a chair and her legs are crossed.
Behind her, the bottom half of both walls are filled with bookshelves of children’s books. Above the book shelves, books are displayed showing their covers. On one wall above that is the word “library” and some cartoon drawings and pictures on the wall, including spotted yellow elephants and smiling monsters.  On the top half of the other wall is large simple depiction of a blue sky, a white fluffy cloud, rolling green hills and some trees.  Many characters are added to the scene, some recognisable as children’s story characters such as Garfield, Spot, Maisie, Hello Kitty, as well as many animals.
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COVID-19 Responses – Monash Public Library Service
Online Storytimes
“These videos are going to be so helpful to us parents trying to entertain our little ones in isolation.”
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There is a photograph of a woman sitting at a kids table in what appears to be a kindergarten like room.  There are small chairs in the background, and windows in the background.  Next to the woman is a large teddy bear sitting next to her. The teddy bear is larger than the woman.  There are soft toys on the table in front of them, including a duck, bear, cow and other soft toys.
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COVID-19 Responses – Early Years & Children’s Services
Online playgroup videos
“We are actually surprised how my daughter is engaging with the video call/story time and the puzzles/playdough that you’re providing.”
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There is a photograph of three preschool aged kids and a toddler.  They are standing on a path outside looking at a building.  The path leads to a child safe metal gate.  The children have their backs to the camera and are looking at the building wall. On the wall are two small windows, with a teddy bears and an owl in the windows.  Above the window is a rainbow mosaic picture, and a SunSmart poster.  The three of the four children are wearing hoodies and long pants.  One is wearing a tee shirt and long shorts. The child closest to the camera is holding onto a teddy bear by its arm.  There are long grass plants in front of the window and the toddler is climbing through the grass to get a closer to the teddy bear in the window.
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COVID-19 Responses – Brine Street Child Care and Kindergarten
Early Childhood Education & Care
"Both my wife and I are in Healthcare jobs and having [my son] cared for has enabled us to continue this work with vulnerable clients in this difficult time."
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There is a photograph of two women, with staff identification cards on a lanyard around their necks. They are wearing long sleeves and pants and are smiling. They are on asphalt outside, under a tree, behind them is van with the works “Monash”, “Immunisation” and “95183534” written on it. The van also has cartoon smiling people printed on it. There is a man holding a baby, a child, an older person and a toddler.
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COVID-19 Responses – Immunisation
Flu vaccinations
The immunisation Team has seen an 89% increase in community flu vaccination uptake.
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COVID-19 Responses - Maternal & Child Health
MCH online first time parents group
“I'm really glad we could do something albeit online. And especially during a time like this, community makes a difference.”
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Image: The City of Monash Logo, which is a stylised “M” similar to if a right and left upper quadrants of an oval were placed together.
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City of Monash
www.monash.vic.gov.au/healthplan
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