Victorian Round up of Community Indicators ACIN Seminar 9 May 2012 Athena Williams Capacity Building and Training Manager Community Indicators Victoria The McCaughey Centre VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing Melbourne School of Population Health Mike Salvaris Adjunct Professor RMIT ANDI Community Indicator Projects 1. Athena will present examples of community indicator projects in Victoria(community, local government, regional/state level) 2. How are citizens being engaged in indicator projects in Victoria? 3. How are Community Indicators being used or applied in practice (policy, planning, evaluation etc)? 4. Mike will provide an historical snapshot of CIV how it emerged from an initial concept to become the CIV of today. 5. Mike and Athena’s view on the current development/future prospects for Community Indicator's in Victoria? The McCaughey Centre VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing Melbourne School of Population Health Community Indicators State wide Regional Partnerships Local Government Local Partnerships The McCaughey Centre VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing Melbourne School of Population Health Engagement, Policy and Planning The McCaughey Centre VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing Melbourne School of Population Health The McCaughey Centre VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing Melbourne School of Population Health For more Information • Community Indicators Victoria www.communityindicators.net.au • State of Bendigo Children’s Report L.galvin@stlukes.org.au • South West Regional Indicators m.graymore@ballarat.edu.au • Community Pulse www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/community_pulse.htm The McCaughey Centre VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing Melbourne School of Population Health