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GO GOLDFIELDS

Go Goldfields Alliance's innovative strategy for social reform involves holistic community-focused solutions to address issues faced in the region. By prioritizing prevention, collaboration, and community engagement, the Alliance aims to create positive outcomes in education, health, and well-being for families and youths.

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GO GOLDFIELDS

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  1. GO GOLDFIELDS A New Role for Local Government in Social Change

  2. Introduction • Where we are • Who we are • What we were faced with • What we are doing • What we have learnt so far…

  3. Where we are

  4. Who we are Go Goldfields Alliance: • Social reform in action • Alliance with governance through section 86 committee of the LG Act • Working together to find solutions where previous solutions haven’t worked • Includes all sectors Vision: Our community aspiring, achieving and living a full life

  5. What we were faced with….2009 • 79th of 79 shires in Victoria • 60% children starting school require SP • Highest CP reporting, re-reporting and out of home care in the region • High levels youth unemployment • Lowest levels post secondary qualifications in state • Despite significant resourcing in the shire, nothing was changing • The stats of the shire was the story of the shire

  6. 2015-2017 Outcomes refined Positive life experience, language, literacy Parenting skills and confidence Community confidence and system response to family violence Youth and families education and training, employment outcomes Mental and physical health outcomes What we are doingFocused on Community Outcomes

  7. ValuesAlign Principles and Practice, ‘forms’ will follow • Empowering parents, youth and families • Listening and acting on community knowledge • Child, youth centered, family friendly • Providing access and quality services in the most appropriate setting • Delivering services in a non-judgemental way • Fostering action and accountability against the desired outcomes • Utilising best available evidence • Building on longer-term sustainability • Prioritising prevention and early intervention

  8. Service Focus: Holistic Approach • Shire wide strategies • Community cultural change • Services cultural change • Engagement of leadership • Engagement of community

  9. Place Based: Go Goldfields Best Start Strong Families A Suite of Integrated Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Children Integrated Communication Development Approach Communication, Literacy & Numeracy Breastfeeding Immediate post-natal BF Services Transfer Information Early Years Settings all have a C&L Focus Mothers' Group Children Safe & healthy Developing well Mentoring / Role Modelling Integrated Literacy Approach Community Strong Supportive Early Education Service Providers skilled to work from Common Understanding / Approaches Normalise Public BF Schools & Services Responsive Effective Families Confident Capable Resilient Social marketing / key messages Deliver "One Family, One Plan" Engage community including insular families of 0 - 8 year olds in community activity and to services Stronger families through Reinforcement of Social Norms Embed community art throughout all children and family activities Co-ordinate use of communities facilities and spaces Better use Existing Networks Strong & Safe Families Strong Communities

  10. Facilitate: Plan, design solutions locally Holistic: Outcome focus Effective governance Strength based Place-based/Collective impact Client/recipient involvement/control Evaluation Focus on outcomes Readiness community Resourced What we have learnt so far…

  11. What has not worked Things that Hinder: • Funding and service Agreements • Organisational focus • Capacity to collaborate • Generalist vs Specialist roles • Increasing regionalisation of services • ‘New thinking’ in the work makes it hard to communicate. • Government restructuring/upheaval

  12. Where from here.. • Developed evidence based, fully costed strategy for 2015-2017 • Organisations increasing challenge to change how they do what they do • Greater engagement of Business community

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