Assembly
Working towards a healthier future for Latrobe Valley
The Latrobe Health Assembly is a community-led organisation that seeks to positively shape and facilitate new ways of working to improve health and wellness in Latrobe Valley. This is achieved by facilitating and enabling collaboration among the local communities, local organisations and state-wide agencies and government.
Register today for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
If you are a parent or carer of a child that was born from the 1st of January 2023 to the 31st of July 2024, and live in the Latrobe Valley, your child is eligible to enrol in the Latrobe Valley Imagination Library. This means your child can receive a free book each month until they reach three years of age for no cost to you at all.
Link will take to an external registration website.
What are we looking at?
Our priority areas
The Latrobe Health Assembly has four key priority and focus areas which underpin all initiatives and activities.
What are we working on?
Current key projects
Early Childhood Development
Statistics from the Australian Early Development Census Community Profile 2018: Latrobe Victoria show that a large number of children in Latrobe City are not equipped with adequate literacy and communication skills when they start primary school. The Latrobe Health Assembly is about to begin piloting a range of exciting new programs in this space.
Mental Health Cafe
Many people in our community struggle to access support after hours. Evenings and weekends can be a lonely and distressing time. A mental health café model has been co-designed to help address these issues. With the support of Larter Consulting, a model tailored to the Valley has been developed. This model is a product of people with lived experience and service providers working together to design the right service for our community.
Latrobe Valley Chronic Disease Action Plan
Local health services together with community representatives in Latrobe have worked together to develop the Latrobe Valley Chronic Disease Action Plan. The plan itself seeks to bring people together to take action on areas that will improve the experience of chronic disease in Latrobe over the next five years (2022-2027).
our beginnings
The Hazelwood Mine Fire
A fire burned in the Hazelwood coal mine for 45 days in February and March 2014. This fire had significant impacts on the Latrobe Valley community.
In 2014 and 2015 the Victorian Government held the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry It’s recommendations included:
our strategy
How we work for Latrobe
Our people
Meet your Health Assembly
Amanda Proposch
Assembly Board Member
Andi Walters
Assembly Member
Ange Gordon
Assembly Board Member
Arfa Khan
Assembly Member
Ben Leigh
Assembly Board Member
Claire Ronaldson
Assembly Member
Dan Poynton
Assembly Member
Den Lim
Assembly Member
Denise Stranger
Assembly Member
Diane Wilkinson
Assembly Member
Don McRae
Assembly Board Member
Jane Barr
Assembly Member
Jeanette Vannapraseuth
Assembly Board Member
Kenton Winsley
Assembly Board Member
Kristine Travers
Assembly Member
Len Cairns
Assembly Board Member
Linda Reid
Assembly Board Member
Malou Ortega
Assembly Member
Mark Munnich
Assembly Member
Shaun Mallia
Assembly Member
Steve Piasente
Assembly Board Member
Tanya Rong
Assembly Chair
Tony Bailey
Assembly Member
Tracie Lund
Assembly Member
Wendy Farmer
Assembly Member
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Do you have a concept that could improve the health and wellbeing of Latrobe?
We are always seeking innovative concepts from community. You don’t need to be an expert, just someone with a creative solution to a problem. If that’s you, click the link below and send us your concept.