Health and Wellbeing

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services

Our ask

Improve access to Key Ages and Stages (KAS), development of a workforce strategy and upgrading the information system infrastructure.

Community benefits

• Ensure all infants, children and families have access to and more time with a MCH nurse 
• Sustainable workforce of WFH nurses 
• Allow more accurate, digital reporting 
• Test delivery models in a rapidly growing multicultural community

Family Violence Programs

Our ask

Funding for locally tailored initiatives to prevent family violence. These initiatives will help build community resilience against family violence, reduce the number of incidents and support recovery.

• Migrant Women’s Driving Program 
• CALD Women’s Social Groups 
• CALD Women’s Recovery Groups

Community benefits

• Prevent and reduce family violence 
• Mitigate mental and physical health consequences of family violence
• Build community understanding of gender equality to prevent family violence

Gambling Harm Minimisation

Our ask

Expand funding for the Libraries after Dark program as a gambling prevention initiative.

Community benefits

• Reduce social isolation – a risk factor for gambling 
• Reduce rental and mortgage stress 
• Reduce family violence 
• Increase access to work and study friendly spaces for low-income households