Campaspe Shire Council is hosting free Youth Mental Health First Aid training workshops.
Facilitated by Shannon Lacy, an accredited Mental Health First Aid provider, the workshops equip adults who teach, care for or support young people with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to recognise, understand and respond to a young person experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
The sessions are available to anyone over 18 who works with young people, including parents, coaches and teachers.
Contact the Council’s youth community development officer at 5481 2200 for more information or visit www.campaspe.vic.gov.au/youth
Workshop dates:
May 4 and 5 – a two-day in-person workshop at the Lockington Men’s Shed.
June 1 and 2 – a two-day in-person workshop at the Rochester Recovery Hub.
June 20 and 21– a two-day in-person workshop at the Echuca Aerodrome.
June 22 and 23 – a two-day in-person workshop at the Echuca Council Function Centre.
June 29 – a blended online and in-person workshop in Kyabram, with the location to be confirmed.
June 30 – a blended online and in-person workshop at the Rushworth Service Centre and Library.
Lockington Place-Based Plan committee announced
Campaspe Shire Council is moving forward with developing the Lockington Place-Based Plan by appointing members to the Place-Based Plan committee.
Since 2017, the council has used Place-Based Planning to engage the community and understand the community’s future aspirations.
It’s a way for the council and the community to develop a shared vision for their town.
The Lockington Place-Based Plan committee members are Colin Bacon, Bridie Boyle, Monica Brereton, John Ciurleo, Joseph Halloway, Janelle Mancer, Wendy Sims, Dan Walker and Graeme Wood.
Subscribe for updates and further information about the Lockington Place-Based Plan at www.campaspe.vic.gov.au/lockington
Youth GO! Grants now open
The Youth GO! Grants program is designed to help young people by providing funding to support various activities and events focused on those residents aged 12-25 across Campaspe.
Grants are available for up to $1000 and can be used for youth-led activities and events, such as movie nights, art exhibitions, musical performances, sporting events, or bus trips.
In applying for the grants, the events must be alcohol, smoke and drug-free, accessible to all young people, must be based in Campaspe Shire, and must be held before November 10, 2024
The council’s Youth Action Group will assess applications, and applicants will be advised of the outcome by Friday, June 7, 2024.
Applications are now open and close at midnight on Sunday, May 19.
For more information, contact the council’s youth community development officer at 5481 2200 or visit www.campaspe.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Community-support-programs/Grants-funding/Campaspe-YouthGO-grants
Win with the WickED Survey
The annual WickED (Waste in Campaspe - Know Educate Do) survey, which gathers community feedback on understanding household waste disposal habits, is back again this year!
The survey seeks feedback on the use of the council’s eight resource recovery centres, kerbside collection, illegal dumping and what goes in what bins.
It’s become an essential part of data that provides a baseline to identify waste education priorities and the program’s planning, coordination, implementation and evaluation year on year.
The WickED survey is open to all Campaspe Shire and Moama residents, groups, businesses and schools and can be accessed via the ‘Now Open’ section on the Council’s website.
The online survey closes at 5pm on Monday, June 3.
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