Public Health Plan 2014: Health and Wellbeing Audit · City of Tea Tree Gully Public Health Plan 2014: Health and Wellbeing Audit 1 Introduction Public Health Act The City of Tea

Public Health Plan 2014: Health and Wellbeing Audit Prepared under the South Australian Public Health Act 2011

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ContentsIntroduction ................................................................................................................................ 1

Public Health Act

Planning requirements under the Act

State of public health in Tea Tree Gully ................................................................................ 8

Background

Health and wellbeing indicators

Alignment to State Public Health Plan ................................................................................. 14

Background

Strategic priorities

Council plans and strategies

Council by-laws

Council policies

Council programs and services

Other Council initiatives

Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 59

Public health

Next steps

References and data sources ................................................................................................... 60

Appendix ...................................................................................................................................61

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IntroductionPublic Health Act

The City of Tea Tree Gully Public Health Plan 2014: Health and Wellbeing Audit was produced as a requirement under the South Australian Public Health Act 2011.

The Act was designed to protect and promote public health in South Australia and provide for the prevention of avoidable illness, disability and injury. Part 4 of the Act describes a scheme for public health planning in the state, the basic elements of which involve the Minister for Health producing a “State Public Health Plan” and local councils then producing “regional public health plans” which are consistent with the state plan. Part 4 of the Public Health Act 2011 became fully operational on 1 January 2013.

In achieving the aims of the Public Health Act 2011, the Act recognises ten objects and thirteen principles that are outlined below.

Objects of the Act

• To promote health and wellbeing of individuals and communities and to prevent disease, medical conditions, injury and disability through a public health approach

• To protect individuals and communities from risks to public health and to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, a healthy

environment for all South Australians and particularly those who live within disadvantaged communities

• To provide for the development of effective measures for the early detection, management and amelioration of risks to public health

• To promote the provision of information to individuals and communities about risks to public health

• To encourage individuals and communities to plan for, create and maintain a healthy environment

• To provide for or support policies, strategies, programs and campaigns designed to improve the public health of communities and special or vulnerable groups (especially Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders) within communities

• To provide for the prevention, or early detection, management and control, of diseases, medical conditions and injuries of publichealthsignificance

• To provide for the monitoring of any disease or medical condition of public health significanceinordertoprovidefortheprevention or early detection of any such disease or medical condition and for the protection of individuals and the community from the threat of any such disease or medical condition and from public health


threats more generally

• To provide for the collection of information

about incidence and prevalence of diseases

and other risks to health in South Australia

for research or public health purposes

• To establish a scheme for the performance

of functions relating to public health by the

state and local governments.

Principles of the Act

• Precautionary principle: If there is a

perceived material risk to public health, lack

of fullscientificcertaintyshouldnotbe

used as a reason for postponing measures to

prevent, control or abate that risk.

• Proportionate regulation principle: Regulatory measures should take into

account and, to the extent that is appropriate,

minimise adverse impacts on business and

members of the community while ensuring

consistency with requirements to protect the

community and to promote public health.

• Sustainability principle: Public health,

social, economic and environmental factors

should be considered in decision making with

the objective of maintaining and improving

community wellbeing and taking into account

the interests of future generations.

• Principle of prevention: Administrative decisions and actions should be taken after considering (insofar as is relevant) the means by which public health risks can be prevented and avoided.

• Population focus principle: Administrative decisions and actions should focus on the health of populations and the actions necessary to protect and improve the health of the community and, in so doing, the protection and promotion of the health of individuals should be considered.

• Participation principle: Individuals and communities should be encouraged to take responsibility for their own health and, to that end, to participate in decisions about how to protect and promote their own health and the health of their communities.

• Partnership principle: The protection and promotion of public health requires collaboration and, in many cases, joint action across various sectors and levels of government and the community.

• Equity principle: Decisions and actions should not, as far as is reasonably practicable, unduly or unfairly disadvantage individuals or communities and, as relevant, consideration should be given to health disparities between population groups and to strategies that can

minimise or alleviate such disparities.


Planning requirements under the ActState government

The State Public Health Plan is required to comprehensively assess the state of public health in South Australia and set out the principles and policies for achieving the objects of the Act. The plan is also expected to identify existing and potential public health risks and develop strategies for addressing and eliminating/reducing those risks, as well as identifying opportunities and outlining strategies for promoting public health in the state.

In October 2013, the state government released itsfirstStatePublicHealthPlan–SouthAustralia: A Better Place to Live. This plan “sets the scene for action across the state to protect and improve our health”. The state governmenthasstatedthat,asthisisthefirstplan developed under the Act, it will act as a foundation document that will evolve through its implementation (and through successive plans) to more fully encapsulate the objects and principles of the Act.

To support the plan’s vision of “South Australia: a better place to live”, the plan contains four strategicprioritiesforpublichealthwithspecificrecommendations under each; these have been reproduced over. (Note: numeration has been added to aid with referencing.)


Strategic priorities and recommendations of the State Public Health Plan — South Australia: A Better Place to Live

Strategic priority 1Stronger and healthier communities and neighbourhoods for all generations

Strategic priority 2Increasing opportunities for healthy living, healthy eating and being active

Recommendation 1.1 Local councils are encouraged to consider the four CHESS principles for healthy environments: Connected Environments, Healthy Eating Environments, Safe Environments and Sustainable Environments, and related concepts and factors in their planning to develop stronger and healthier communities.

Recommendation 1.2 Councils are encouraged to plan for the priority “stronger and healthier communities and neighbourhoods for all generations”inwaysthatincludespecificrecognitionof theneeds of different ages and abilities and build community connectedness.

Recommendation 2.1 SA Health will continue to develop and recommend policy and regulatory responses designed to increase consumer information and choice and to make healthier choices the easier choices.

Recommendation 2.2 SA Health, through the Eat Well Be Active Strategy 2011–2016,willcontinuetosupportpolicychanges,andinformation and social marketing campaigns, as well as supporting local communities to eat well and be active.

Recommendation 2.3 SAHealthwillfulfilitspartnershipswithcouncilstoimplement Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle (OPAL) programs in their communities.

Recommendation 2.4 SA Health will work with partners across state government, local councils, local communities, relevant public health partner authorities and other agencies of state government to address ways to reduce the harm done by excessive alcohol and tobacco use.

Recommendation 2.5 Where relevant, councils may consider coordinating the development of local alcohol management strategies to address community safety and related implications of excessive alcohol use, as part of their public health planning process.

Recommendation 2.6 Councils are encouraged to incorporate the use of new tobacco control powers relating to outdoor areas and events in public health planning for their communities.


Strategic priority 3Preparing for climate change

Recommendation 3.1 Councils are encouraged to review their planning for climate change preparedness to ensure that public health implications are recognised and appropriate strategies are designed and implemented to ensure community resilience.

Recommendation 3.2 When planning for healthier communities and neighbourhoods for all generations, councils are also encouraged to ensure that the public health implications of climate change are addressed.

Strategic priority 4Sustaining and improving public and environmental health protection

Recommendation 4.1 SA Health will work in conjunction with local councils (through the Local Government Association) and Environmental Health Australia to ensure that the powers and provisions of the new Act are understood and consistently applied.

Recommendation 4.2 Councils will be assisted to explore and assess regional models of service delivery and other shared service options whereappropriate,developandrefinepublichealthpoliciesand regulations to ensure that they are streamlined, and take account of contemporary issues or changes in technology.

Recommendation 3.3Councils may need to consider the resilience of their basic public health infrastructure to climate change and extreme events such as sea level rise and storm surges.

Recommendation 4.3 SA Health will work in conjunction with Councils (through the Local Government Association) and Environmental HealthAustraliatodevelopandrefinepublicandenvironmental health performance standards to support “best practice” across the state.

Recommendation 4.4 Councils are encouraged to ensure that the role of public healthisidentifiedinemergencyanddisastermanagementplanning.


Local government

Local councils are required to undertake public health planning that is consistent with and has regard to the State Public Health Plan. In particular, councils are required to align their planning efforts to the four key strategic priorities (and ensuing recommendations) outlined previously.

Under the Act, councils are able to address public health planning in one of three different ways:

• Developing a council public health plan

• Developing a joint public health plan with a regional grouping of councils

• Incorporating public health planning into council’s strategic management plans.

While initially, it is expected that local councils will undertake public health planning by way of eitherthefirstorsecondoptions(i.e.standalonepublic health plans), it is envisaged that, in due course, councils will incorporate public health planning into their strategic management plans (third option), subsequently avoiding duplication of planning effort.

In addition to the Public Health Act 2011 and the State Public Health Plan, local councils are encouragedtoreflectotherrelevantinitiatives,policiesandstrategiesof significancetopublic

healthintheregion.Thedocumentsidentifiedby the Minister in the State Public Health Plan include:

• South Australia’s Strategic Plan

• Safe Communities Healthy Neighbourhoods

• Every Chance for Every Child

• Vibrant City

• 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide

• Prospering in a Changing Climate: A Climate Change Adaptation Framework for South Australia

• South Australian Tobacco Control Strategy 2011–2016

• South Australian Alcohol and Other Drug Strategy2011–2016

• Aboriginal Health Care Plan

• EatWellBeActiveStrategy2011–2016

• Chronic Disease Action Plan for South Australia2009–2012

• South Australia’s Communities for All: Our Age Friendly Future

• SouthAustralia’sOralHealthPlan2010–2017.

Following the release of the State Public Health Plan, the state government (through SA Health) informed local councils that public health planning would be an “iterative process” and that councils were expected to produce an


auditastheirfirst“iteration”of publichealthplanning. An audit template was developed jointly by SA Health and the Local Government Association of South Australia and this template directs councils to audit their existing planning tools and processes against the strategic priorities of the State Public Health Plan. The City of Tea Tree Gully Public Health Plan 2014: HealthandWellbeingAuditfulfilsthisauditingrequirement.


State of public health in Tea Tree GullyBackground

Included within the Public Health Act 2011, is the requirement for local councils to incorporate a comprehensive assessment of the current state of public health in their local area. To this end, the state government (through SA Health) and the Local Government Association of South Australia facilitated the collation of public health datasets through the University of Adelaide (Public Health Information Development Unit). This collaboration has produced a Population HealthProfileforeachlocalcouncilinthestateand these data have been used to inform this section of the Public Health Plan 2014: Health and Wellbeing Audit.

It should be noted that, at this stage, the PopulationHealthProfilespreparedbytheUniversity of Adelaide are not “representative of the entirety of information available on which to base a comprehensive assessment of public health”. However, SA Health and the Local Government Association of South Australia have stated that they will be aiming to improve the descriptive and analytical power of theprofilesoverthefirstfive-yearcycleof public health planning. To this end, this section of the Public Health Plan 2014: Health and Wellbeing Audit represents a foundation assessment, which will be built upon through future public health planning.

Health and wellbeing indicators

The following health and wellbeing indicators incorporate the datasets provided in the University of Adelaide’s Population Health ProfilefortheCityof TeaTreeGullyandareintended to encapsulate the overall state of public health in the City:

• Personal health and wellbeing

• Cultural diversity and community inclusiveness

• Economic status, income and wealth.

Personal health and wellbeing1

How people rate their personal health is strongly related to their experience of illness and disability. Research has shown that self-assessed health is a predictor of mortality and morbidity and, as such, an important indication of key aspects of health, wellbeing and quality of life. The University of Adelaide has modelled data forCouncil’sPopulationHealthProfilebasedon the Australian Bureau of Statistics General Social Survey (2010). In this Survey, respondents were asked to rate their health on a scale from “excellent” through “very good”, “good”, “fair” to “poor” health. These modelled data indicate that 87.7% of the City’s population rate their health as either “good”, “very good” or 1 Data source(s): University of Adelaide (Public Health Information Data Unit) 2013


“excellent”, compared to 84.7% for the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area and 84.5% for the state as a whole.

Preventable diseases and their contributory factors are also an important indicator of personal health and wellbeing. Obesity, for example,isasignificantcontributorinthedevelopment of many chronic diseases. Obesity can, in itself, lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol and excess body weight, which can all contribute to the risk of heart disease and amplify each risk factor’s effects if they occur together. Modelled data for the City of Tea Tree Gully show rates of obesity are high for males (15.5% of population aged 18+ years), and even higher for females (15.9% of population aged 18+ years). These rates are however, considerably lower than for the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area and the state as a whole. Closely linked to obesity are low levels of physical activity, which can be a major risk factor for ill health, and mortality from all causes. Peoplewhodonotundertakesufficientphysicalactivity have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, colon and breast cancers, type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis. Being physically active improves mental and musculoskeletal health and reduces other risk factors, such as overweight, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Modelled data for the City of Tea Tree Gully

show that the extent of physical inactivity among the population in the City (32.4% of the adult population) was 8% below the estimated rate for the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area (35.1%).

In addition to physical health, mental health playsasignificantroleinpersonalhealthandwellbeing. Mental health problems can range from short-term issues such as anxiety and stress through to more serious clinical problems and psychosis. Most individuals will experience some mental health issues at some time and a diverse range of social, environmental, biological and psychological factors can impact on an individual’s mental health. In turn, people can develop symptoms and behaviours that are distressing, and that interfere with their social functioning and capacity to negotiate daily life. These symptoms and behaviours may require treatment or rehabilitation and, sometimes, hospitalisation. Modelled data for the City of Tea Tree Gully reveal that mental health problems were estimated to have affected 9.5% of males in Tea Tree Gully, 11% lower than the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area average (10.7%). The estimated rate of mental health problems among females in the City of Tea Tree Gully was higher than for males, at 11.3%, although this was still 7% below the Metropolitan Area average (12.1%).


Lastly, premature mortality (that is, deaths that occur early, before the age of 75 years), implies an economic, personal and social loss for families and for the community. Modelled data for the City of Tea Tree Gully indicate a lower level of premature mortality for males (254.2 deaths per 100,000 males) and approximately consistent for females (185.6 deaths per 100,000 females) compared with the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area. Notwithstanding, the median age at death for males in the City was modelled at 76.0, lower than for the Metropolitan Area (78.0), although the median age for females in the City was modelled at 82.0, approximately consistent with the Metropolitan Area (83.0). In spite of this, death rates among young people (aged15–24years)intheCityof TeaTreeGully (36.7 deaths per 100,000 population at these ages) were 18% lower over the period 2003–2007thanintheMetropolitanAreaoverall(44.4).

Summary

In summary, the level of personal health and wellbeing of residents living in the City of Tea Tree Gully is, on average, high when compared to the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area and the state as a whole. Comparatively, self-assessed health is rated higher, levels of obesity are lower, rates of mental health problems are lower and premature deaths are fewer. As a composite

health and wellbeing indicator, personal health and wellbeing in the City of Tea Tree Gully can be considered reasonably strong. It is however, important to remember that these represent average levels amongst the community and are likely to differ considerably across different social and demographic groups. Mental health problems, for example, are most likely to affect young people and seniors, and obesity levels can often be curtailed through early intervention means at childhood. Programs and services targeting aspects of this indicator should focus on those who are most vulnerable and/or those who are at greatest risk.

Cultural diversity and community inclusiveness2

CulturalbackgroundandproficiencyinEnglishcan have profound implications on the ability for people to access the labour market, develop social networks, become aware of and utilise services, and participate in many aspects of Australian society. Those people who are not proficientinspokenEnglish,forexample,areless likely to be in full-time employment and less likely to be employed. The size and location of culturally and linguistically diverse population groups are relevant for the provision of support services for newly arrived children, youth, 2 Data source(s): Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011a; University of Adelaide (Public Health Information Data Unit) 2013


families and for older people. This information is important because of the range and nature of health and welfare services, housing, employment and educational opportunities that are required to support the wellbeing of such diverse and newly-arrived communities, especially in terms of socially inclusive, non-discriminatory and culturally-responsive approaches.

For the City of Tea Tree Gully, cultural diversity at the 2011 Census of Population andHousingwaslesssignificantthanfortheGreater Adelaide Metropolitan Area. Less than a quarter of the City’s population at that time was born overseas and the vast majority of those were born in predominately English speaking countries (such as the United Kingdom). Notwithstanding, just over 10% of the City’s population in 2011 were born in predominantly non-Englishspeakingcountries.Thetopfivenon-English speaking countries of origin for residents being: Italy, Germany, India, China and the Netherlands. Of those born overseas, only a very small percentage of people (1.0%) reported havingpoorproficiencyinEnglish.Thiswaslessthan the percentage for the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area (1.3%) and the state as a whole (1.9%).

It is also worth noting that there was a substantial multi-lingual population in the City

of Tea Tree Gully in 2011, with over 10% of the population reporting that they spoke another language at home. With regard to community attitudes towards culturally and linguistically diverse communities, the University of Adelaide has modelled data for Council’s Population HealthProfilebasedontheAustralianBureauof Statistics’ General Social Survey (2010). These data indicate that only 3.8% of the City’s population disagree or strongly disagree with the acceptance of other cultures (compared to 4.4% for the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area), showing strong support for multiculturalism in the community.

Summary

As a composite health and wellbeing indicator, there is little cultural and/or linguistic diversity in the City of Tea Tree Gully compared to the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area and the state as a whole. The vast majority of the City’s residents were born either in Australia, or in a predominantly English speaking country, andfewresidentsreporteddifficultiesinEnglishlanguageproficiency.Furthermore,residents are also, in general, widely accepting of othercultures.Itisdifficulttopredictfuture migration patterns to the City, but based on state and national trends, it is likely that migration from countries such as China, India and from countries in South-East Asia will


continue to grow, particularly as the population in the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area ages. Programs and services targeting aspects of thisindicatorshouldbeflexibleenoughto accommodate future changes in migration patterns.

Economic status, income and wealth3

There is a strong relationship between economic security and health, with better health favouring those who come from a wealthy background. As a broad overview, the Australian Bureau of Statistics measures the relative socio-economic disadvantage for all local councils in Australia everyfiveyears.TheIndexof RelativeSocio-Economic Disadvantage ranks local councils based on: income; educational attainment; unemployment;occupation;Englishproficiency;family structure (single parenthood); and rental costs. The higher the ranking, the less disadvantaged a local council is deemed to be. At the 2011 Census of Population and Housing, the City of Tea Tree Gully was ranked at 62 (out of 71 South Australian councils), making it the tenth least disadvantaged population (from a socio-economic perspective). Australia-wide, the City was ranked at 481 (out of 564 Australian councils).

3 Data source(s): Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011a; Department of Employment 2013a; Department of Employment 2013b; id 2013; University of Adelaide (Public Health Information Data Unit) 2013

An important aspect of socio-economic advantage and disadvantage is education. Participation in education increases opportunities for choice of occupation and for income and job security. Higher levels of education can equip people with the skills and ability to control many aspects of their lives. At the 2011 Census of Population and Housing, the City of Tea Tree Gully had a greater proportion of 16-year-olds participating in full-time secondary education than the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area and the state as a whole. Data from the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre also indicates that a greater proportion of 2013 school leavers in the City of Tea Tree Gully enrolled in university4.

Strongly linked to education is employment. The relationship between employment status and health is complex and varies for different population groups. There is, however, consistent evidence from research that unemployment is associated with adverse health outcomes and that unemployment has a direct effect on physical and mental health over and above the effects of socio-economic status, poverty, risk factors, or prior ill-health. The City of Tea

4 “School leavers” refers to students who attained a Year 12 qualificationin2012inSouthAustraliathroughthecompletionof one or more Year 12 courses; these may include adult students, part-time students and students doing one or more subjects to improve their overall score (repeating students).


Tree Gully’s unemployment rate at September 2013wassignificantlylower(3.5%)thanforthe Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area (6.2%) and the state as a whole (6.3%). Likewise, the proportion of the population receiving unemploymentbenefitsin2011,andthosereceivinglong-termunemploymentbenefits,waslower in the City than for the Metropolitan Area and the state5.

Both education and employment in turn affect other wealth factors, such as income and housing. Those on low incomes and/or living in insecure accommodation are more likely to have poorer health outcomes compared to those who are socially and economically advantaged. Disadvantaged populations are more likely to have shorter lives, higher levels of disease risk factors and lower use of preventative health services. At the 2011 Census of Population and Housing, households across all regions of the City of Tea Tree Gully received, on average, higher incomes than households across the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area and the state as a whole. The median monthly mortgage repayment ($1,517) was also lower than for the Metropolitan Area ($1,545); however, the median weekly rent was slightly higher 5 “Unemploymentbeneficiaries”referstopeopleinreceiptof an“unemploymentbenefit”,i.e.theNewstartAllowanceorYouth Allowance (other) paid by Centrelink.

than for the Metropolitan Area and the state. Notwithstanding, the proportion of households who were experiencing housing stress (both mortgaged and rented) was lower in the City of Tea Tree Gully.

Summary

The relative socio-economic status of residents living in the City of Tree Gully is, on average, high when compared to the Greater Adelaide Metropolitan Area and the state as a whole. Comparatively, educational levels are higher, income levels are higher and unemployment is lower. As a composite health and wellbeing indicator, economic status, income and wealth in the council area can be considered reasonably strong. Nonetheless, it is important to remember that these data represent average levels among the community. With regard to income for example, over 18% of the City’s households were receiving income in the lowest household income quartile at the 2011 Census of Population and Housing (that is, over 6,000 householdswereonlyearning$0–$554perweek); further, the number of households in this quartile grew by more than 600 from the previous Census (2001). Programs and services targeting aspects of this indicator should focus on those groups in the community at greatest disadvantage.


Alignment to the State Public Health PlanBackground

As outlined in the introduction section, local councils are required to align their planning efforts to the four strategic priorities (and ensuing recommendations) of the State Public HealthPlan–SouthAustralia:ABetterPlacetoLive.Tofulfilthisrequirement,thissectionof the Public Health Plan 2014: Health and Wellbeing Audit shows the alignment of existing Council plans, strategies, by-laws, policies, programs and services to these strategic priorities.


Strategic priorities

Strategic priority 1 – Stronger and healthier communities and neighbourhoods for all generations

Council plans, strategies, by-laws, policies, programs, services and other initiatives that align with Strategic priority 1 of the State Public Health Plan

State Public Health Plan


Recommendation 1.1 Local councils are encouraged to consider the four CHESS principles for healthy environments: Connected Environments, Healthy Eating Environments, Safe Environments and Sustainable Environments, and related concepts and factors in their planning to develop stronger and healthier communities.

Recommendation 1.2 Councils are encouraged to plan for the priority “stronger and healthier communities and neighbourhoods for all generations”inwaysthatincludespecificrecognitionof the needs of different ages and abilities and build community connectedness.

City of Tea Tree Gully

Council plans and strategies• StrategicPlan2011–2015• CityMasterPlan2011–2040• AgeingStrategy2010–2015• Climate Action Plan 2010• Community Engagement Framework• Community Wastewater Management System

Infrastructure and Asset Management Plan• Customer Experience Strategy• Disability Discrimination Act Access Action Plan

2012–2015• Footpaths Infrastructure and Asset Management

Plan• Local Area Bicycle Plan (2006 Revision)• OpenSpaceStrategy2011–2030• Playspace Guide• Stormwater Infrastructure Asset Management

Plan

Council by-laws• Local Government Land (By-Law No. 3)• Dogs (By-Law No. 4)• Waste Management (By-Law No. 6)

Council policies• Asset Management Policy• Community Centres Policy• Community Engagement (Public Consultation)

Policy• Disability Discrimination Act Policy• Environmental Sustainability Policy• Footpaths and Cyclepaths Policy• Sharps Disposal Policy


Council programs and services• Community development and support• Healthy eating and physical activity programs• Home and Community Care Services• Sport and leisure

Other Council initiatives• HIVE12–TwentyFive• Golden Grove Dry Zone


Strategic priority 2 – Increasing opportunities for healthy living, healthy eating and being active


State Public Health Plan City of Tea Tree Gully

Council plans and strategies• StrategicPlan2011–2015• CityMasterPlan2011–2040• AgeingStrategy2010–2015• Climate Action Plan 2010• Disability Discrimination Act Access Action Plan

2012–2015• Footpaths Infrastructure and Asset Management

Plan• Local Area Bicycle Plan (2006 Revision)• OpenSpaceStrategy2011–2030• Playspace Guide


Recommendation 2.1 SA Health will continue to develop and recommend policy and regulatory responses designed to increase consumer information and choice and to make healthier choices the easier choices.

Recommendation 2.2 SA Health, through the Eat Well Be Active Strategy 2011–2016,willcontinuetosupportpolicychanges,andinformation and social marketing campaigns, as well as supporting local communities to eat well and be active.

Recommendation 2.3 SAHealthwillfulfilitspartnershipswithcouncilstoimplement Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle (OPAL) programs in their communities.

Recommendation 2.4 SA Health will work with partners across state government, local councils, local communities, relevant public health partner authorities and other agencies of state government to address ways to reduce the harm done by excessive alcohol and tobacco use.

Council by-laws• Local Government Land (By-Law No. 3)

Council policies• Disability Discrimination Act Policy• Footpaths and Cyclepaths Policy• Liquor Licence Application Management Policy• Recycled Water Policy• Safe Environment Policy• Smoke Free Zone Policy• Waste Management Policy

Council programs and services• Healthy eating and physical activity programs• Sport and leisure

Other Council initiatives• HIVE12–TwentyFive• Golden Grove Dry Zone


Recommendation 2.5 Where relevant, councils may consider coordinating the development of local alcohol management strategies to address community safety and related implications of excessive alcohol use, as part of their public health planning process.

Recommendation 2.6 Councils are encouraged to incorporate the use of new tobacco control powers relating to outdoor areas and events in public health planning for their communities.


Strategic priority 3 – Preparing for climate change



Council plans and strategies• StrategicPlan2011–2015• CityMasterPlan2011–2040• Climate Action Plan 2010• OpenSpaceStrategy2011–2030


Recommendation 3.1 Councils are encouraged to review their planning for climate change preparedness to ensure that public health implications are recognised and appropriate strategies are designed and implemented to ensure community resilience.

Recommendation 3.2 When planning for healthier communities and neighbourhoods for all generations, councils are also encouraged to ensure that the public health implications of climate change are addressed.

Recommendation 3.3Councils may need to consider the resilience of their basic public health infrastructure to climate change and extreme events such as sea level rise and storm surges.

Council policies• Environmental Sustainability Policy


Strategic priority 4 – Sustaining and improving public and environmental health protection




Recommendation 4.1 SA Health will work in conjunction with local councils (through the Local Government Association) and Environmental Health Australia to ensure that the powers and provisions of the new Act are understood and consistently applied.

Recommendation 4.2 Councils will be assisted to explore and assess regional models of service delivery and other shared service optionswhereappropriate,developandrefinepublichealth policies and regulations to ensure that they are streamlined, and take account of contemporary issues or changes in technology.

Recommendation 4.3 SA Health will work in conjunction with Councils (through the Local Government Association) and Environmental HealthAustraliatodevelopandrefinepublicandenvironmental health performance standards to support “best practice” across the state.

Recommendation 4.4 Councils are encouraged to ensure that the role of public healthisidentifiedinemergencyanddisastermanagementplanning.

Council plans and strategies• StrategicPlan2011–2015• Emergency Management Plan• OpenSpaceStrategy2011–2030• StrategicBushfireManagementPlan2010

Council programs and services• Environmental Health• Immunisation


Council plans and strategiesStrategic Plan 2011–2015

TheCityof TeaTreeGully’sStrategicPlan2011–2015isCouncil’skeyplanningdocument.Theplansets out a vision for the City over the next 30 years: “A vibrant lifestyle opportunity that celebrates innovation and excellence — your place, your home, your future.” The plan provides strategic direction to Council and the community towards achieving this vision and outlines what Council needstofocusoninthenextfiveyears.IndeliveringonCouncil’sStrategicPlan,theplanisdividedinto nine key strategic objectives that capture the shared priorities of the community. Each of the keystrategicobjectiveshasspecificstrategicdirectionsandoutcomes,whichareunderpinnedbyahierarchy of Council strategies, actions, policies and delivery plans.

Alignment with the strategic priorities of the State Public Health Plan

• Strategic priority 1: Ensuring environmental sustainability; facilitating waste reduction; providing community transport; maintaining quality community infrastructure; providing opportunities for community engagement and active citizenship; providing community and sporting programs, services and events; ensuring fair and equitable access; and facilitating healthy and safe lifestyles.

Strategic Plan 2011 – 2015






• Strategic priority 2: Promoting good urban design that encourages passive transport; providing community and sporting programs, services and events; ensuring quality sporting and leisure infrastructure; and facilitating healthy and safe lifestyles.

• Strategic priority 3: Adopting adaptation and mitigation measures as a response to climate change.

• Strategic priority 4: Ensuring environmental sustainability; facilitating waste reduction; facilitating healthy and safe lifestyles; promoting health and wellbeing in the community; preventing the threatof bushfire;andadoptingadaptationandmitigationmeasuresasaresponsetoclimatechange.


City Master Plan 2011–2040

TheCityof TeaTreeGully’sCityMasterPlan2011–2040isCouncil’slong-termstrategicplanningdocument.Theplanidentifieskeydevelopmentareasandprovidesforsustainablegrowthandfutureinfrastructure,facilitiesandservices.TheCityMasterPlan2011–2040isthephysicalexpressionof Council’s vision and objectives for the City over the next 30 years. The plan is presented in a series of eight maps, which identify: sites of high environmental value; sites of economic activity; areas for potential urban renewal; locations of cultural interest; key Council community hubs; key multi-use community and recreation centres; local and regional connections; and key open spaces areas.


• Strategic priority 1: Identifying sites of high environmental value; identifying sites of economic activity; identifying sites for potential urban renewal; identifying locations of cultural interest; identifying key Council community hubs; identifying key multi-use community and recreation centres; identifying local and regional connections; and identifying key open space areas.

• Strategic priority 2: Identifying key multi-use community and recreation centres; identifying local and regional connections; and identifying key open space areas.

• Strategic priority 3: Identifying sites of high environmental value.

City Master Plan 2011–2040






Ageing Strategy 2010–2015

TheCityof TeaTreeGully’sAgeingStrategy2010–2015aimstodeliverstrategiesthatenableCouncil to address contemporary issues and challenges facing older people, their carers and the aged care industry in the local community. The strategy’s vision is for: “A community that values the diversity and individuality of older people, that encourages and facilitates older people’s participation in community life and supports and cares for older people through the ageing process.” This vision is addressed through eight key strategic areas of focus and underpinned by an internal Action Plan which focuses on delivery.


• Strategic priority 1: Valuing the contribution of older people; and planning for services and programsthatspecificallycatertotheirneeds.

• Strategic priority 2: Providing older people with appropriate sporting, leisure and recreation opportunities.

Ageing Strategy 2010 - 2015

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Climate Action Plan 2010

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Climate Action Plan 2010 describes the state of the local environment and provides a series of recommended actions to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plan proposes to reduce corporate greenhouse gas emissions by 40% of the 2006–2007levelsby2020.Therecommendedactionsintheplanarerankedbyapriorityscore(low–medium–high)andareevaluatedforpotentialimplementationeachfinancialyear.Greenhousegas emissions are then tracked on an annual basis.


• Strategic priority 1: Promoting environmentally sustainable practices; reducing waste; harvesting stormwater; and recycling.

• Strategic priority 2: Promoting bicycle use and other forms of passive transport.

• Strategic priority 3: Adopting mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

City Of Tea Tree Gully Climate Action Plan – Draft

June 2010

Prepared by Rural Solutions SA and Associates






Community Engagement Framework

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Community Engagement Framework aims to ensure that people who live or work in the local community are afforded the opportunity to provide feedback on and influencethedevelopmentof plans,policiesandstrategiesandtoinformdecisionsof Council.The framework provides for a coordinated and consistent approach to community engagement and ensures that community engagement strategies and activities are inclusive of, and accessible to, all members of the community.


• Strategic priority 1: Providing inclusive and accessible community engagement; and facilitating opportunities for active citizenship.






Community Wastewater Management System Infrastructure and Asset Management Plan

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Community Wastewater Management System Infrastructure and Asset Management Plan provides a strategic approach to managing Council’s community wastewater management system. The plan aims to ensure the system is maintained at a safe and functional standard and meets the needs of future generations. The plan includes a series of tasks to measure Council’s performance.


• Strategic priority 1: Enabling the safe and effective disposal of wastewater to ensure community health standards are maintained at a high level.






Customer Experience Strategy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Customer Experience Strategy details Council’s approach to ensuring excellence in customer experience. The strategy articulates a long-term vision for developing a strong, organisation-wide customer focus. The strategy includes three goals with key objectives and strategies for improvement. The Customer Experience Strategy is underpinned by a comprehensive framework of plans, processes and projects.


• Strategic priority 1: Facilitating well-connected and vibrant communities; ensuring effective information provision; connecting to social opportunities; and encouraging community pride and engagement.






Disability Discrimination Act Access Action Plan 2012–2015:

TheCityof TeaTreeGully’sDisabilityDiscriminationActAccessActionPlan2012–2015aimstopromote “equal access to the City of Tea Tree Gully, to the greatest extent possible”. The overall goals of the plan are to: raise Council and community awareness of disability discrimination; provide for equal opportunities; and provide for equal access to Council properties, programs, services and information. The plan contains a series of strategies which are described under eight goals.


• Strategic priority 1: Providing fair and equitable access; promoting equal opportunities; and eliminating barriers to inclusion for people with disability.

• Strategic priority 2: Ensuring roads, reserves and playspaces are accessible to people with disability.






Emergency Management Plan

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Emergency Management Plan establishes Council’s role in the event of an emergency that could occur within (or adjacent to) the boundaries of the City. The plan outlines the responsibilities and mechanisms to prevent, or if they occur, manage and recover from emergencies.Theplanalsoidentifieslinesof responsibilityandkeyemergencyriskstotheCitywithan aim to reduce the likelihood, severity and consequences of emergency events.


• Strategic priority 4: Ensuring the wellbeing of individuals in the community during emergency and recovery operations; and ensuring that potential trauma is minimised through the timely distribution of useful information to the community.






Footpaths Infrastructure and Asset Management Plan

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Footpaths Infrastructure and Asset Management Plan provides a strategic approach to managing Council’s pathway network. The plan aims to ensure the network is maintained at a safe and functional standard and meets the needs of future generations. The plan also provides for further investigation into alternative materials and new construction technology. The plan includes a series of tasks to measure Council’s performance.


• Strategic priority 1: Enabling safe pedestrian access along roads; and facilitating opportunities for passive transport and outdoor activities.

• Strategic priority 2: Facilitating opportunities for passive transport and outdoor activities.






Local Area Bicycle Plan (2006 Revision)

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Local Area Bicycle Plan (2006 Revision) provides an assessment of the state of the local area bicycle network and proposes a series of recommendations for extensions and improvements to on-road and off-road cycle pathways. The recommendations have been prioritised by Council on a “perceived need” basis and are delivered through Council’s annual capital works program.




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Principal Contacts

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Open Space Strategy 2011–2030

TheCityof TeaTreeGullyOpenSpaceStrategy2011–2030isastrategicdocumentthatguidesthe provision, development and management of open space across the City. The strategy responds to the needs of the community and highlights opportunities and priorities for enhancing and managing open space. The vision for the strategy is for: “Quality places and landscapes for active andintegratedcommunities:alegacyforthefuture.”Thestrategyisdividedintofivethemeswithsubsequent strategies, which are underpinned by a stated rationale. The strategy is implemented on an annual basis through internal delivery plans.


• Strategic priority 1: Establishing informal recreation destinations and sporting hubs; promoting community usage of open space; ensuring open space is easily accessible; ensuring the natural environment is maintained; and supporting water re-use on reserves.

• Strategic priority 2: Establishing informal recreation destinations and sporting hubs; promoting community usage of open space; and ensuring open space is easily accessible.

• Strategic priority 3: Ensuring sustainability and adaptability of landscapes.

• Strategic priority 4:Managingnaturalareasappropriatelytopreventemergencyfireevents.






Playspace Guide 2013–2030

TheCityof TeaTreeGullyPlayspaceGuide2013–2030complementsCouncil’sOpenSpaceStrategy2011–2030.Thedocumentprovidesaguideforthefutureprovisionandupgradeof playspaces in the City of Tea Tree Gully and contains provisions relating to: number and location of playspaces in reserves; types of playspaces to be provided; universal accessibility; and functional design.


• Strategic priority 1: Ensuring playspace opportunities are located close to residents.

• Strategic priority 2: Establishing and maintaining playspace opportunities for children to support outdoor activities; and ensuring a high level of accessibility to playspace areas.






Stormwater Infrastructure and Asset Management Plan

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Stormwater Infrastructure and Asset Management Plan provides a strategic approach to managing Council’s stormwater management network. The plan aims to ensure the network is maintained at a safe and functional standard and meets the needs of future generations. The plan includes partnership opportunities with other local governments and organisationsandfocusesonwaterqualityandfloodprotection.Theplanincludesaseriesof tasksto measure Council’s performance.


• Strategic priority 1:Ensuringtheeffectivedisposalof stormwater;preventingfloodevents;andmaintaining water quality.






Strategic Bushfire Management Plan 2010

TheCityof TeaTreeGully’sStrategicBushfireManagementPlan2010providesCouncilwithaguidetoappropriatebushfireresponseandmanagementpractices.Theintentof theplanistoprotectlifeandreducetheimpactof bushfiresthroughidentifyingandauditingfactorsandconsiderationsforbushfirerisk;proposingappropriatemitigationandmakingrecommendationsregarding changes in priorities, resourcing and outcomes. The plan establishes Council’s role in the eventof abushfireemergencyandoutlinespotentialrisksandresponsibilitieswithanaimtoreducethe likelihood, severity and consequence of emergency events.


• Strategic priority 4:Ensuringthewellbeingof individualsinthecommunityduringbushfireemergency and recovery operations.

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Council by-lawsLocal Government Land (By-law No. 3)

TheCityof TeaTreeGully’sBy-lawNo.3–Local Government Land–governsthemanagementandregulation of usage and access to Council land (other than streets and roads) vested in, or under the regulation of the City of Tea Tree Gully. The by-law includes details about activities and usage that areprohibitedandregulationsforspecificallowableactivities.Theaimof theby-lawistoprotectthe community and the environment from unsafe and/or anti-social behaviour on Council property.


• Strategic priority 1: Preventing aquatic animals from being removed from Council waterways; preventing violent, unsafe or anti-social behaviour on Council property; and preventing dumping and environment vandalism on Council property.

• Strategic priority 2: Preventing alcohol or tobacco from being consumed on Council property.






Dogs (By-law No. 4)

TheCityof TeaTreeGully’sBy-lawNo.4–Dogs–governsthemanagementandcontrolof dogsin the City. The by-law includes limitations on the number of dogs allowed to be kept on residential premises, areas where kennels are permitted, requirements for leashes and areas where dogs are allowed off leash. The aim of the by-law is to protect the community and the environment from unsanitary living conditions caused by an excessive number of dogs, noise pollution from barking dogs and potential dog attacks.


• Strategic priority 1: Preventing attacks from dogs by keeping dogs on a leash; ensuring owner responsibility regarding barking dogs; and preventing unsanitary living conditions for residents and neighbours caused by an excessive number of dogs living at a single property.






Waste Management (By-law No. 6)

TheCityof TeaTreeGully’sBy-lawNo.6–Waste Management–governstheremovalof domestic,recyclable and green organic waste from premises for the prevention and suppression of nuisances. The by-law includes the provision and maintenance of household waste receptacles and residents’ responsibilities around waste disposal and collection by Council.


• Strategic priority 1: Providing for the removal of household waste.






Council policiesAsset Management Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Asset Management Policy establishes a set of guidelines for the management of Council’s assets. The policy assists Council in implementing consistent asset management processes throughout the City.


• Strategic priority 1: Maintaining Council assets; and making provision for the replacement of Council assets in a sustainable way that ensures community safety.

Asset Management Policy






Community Centres Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Community Centres Policy details Council’s position with respect to Community Centres. The policy assists Council in ensuring that community centres are located within the Council area where they can effectively address the needs of the community. This policy also provides guidance on the development, management and maintenance of such facilities and their programs.


• Strategic priority 1: Optimising community usage of Council community centres and programs by prioritising the location of such centres close to public transport and in lower socio-economic areas.

Community Centres Policy






Community Engagement (Public Consultation) Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Community Engagement (Public Consultation) Policy fosters and supports a culture of effective community engagement to enhance decision-making and ensure that Council meets its obligations under the Local Government Act 1999 (and other relevant Acts). The policy outlines the principles by which Council communicates with, consults and involves its community in regard to decisions that have an impact on, or are of importance, to the community.


• Strategic priority 1: Providing inclusive and accessible community engagement; and facilitating opportunities for active citizenship.

Community Engagement (Public Consultation) Policy






Disability Discrimination Act Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Disability Discrimination Act Policy details Council’s position in regard to the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and provides guidance on how Council will meet the requirements of the Act.


• Strategic priority 1: Providing fair and equitable access; promoting equal opportunities; and eliminating barriers to inclusion for people with disability.

• Strategic priority 2: Ensuring the needs of people with disability are recognised in the development, planning and delivery of Council services and facilities.

Disability Discrimination Act Policy






Environmental Sustainability Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Environmental Sustainability Policy details Council’s position regarding its practices which impact on the environment of the City. The policy assists Council in working towards a more sustainable environment and minimising the impact of Council operations through: improvingtheefficiencyof resourceuse,minimisingpollutionandprotectingandimprovingnaturalareas and their biodiversity.


• Strategic priority 1:Promotingenvironmentallysustainablepractices;increasingresourceefficiency;minimising waste; promoting environmentally sustainable development; modelling sustainable use of water; avoiding and reducing environmental risk; and seeking “green” procurement opportunities.

• Strategic priority 3: Adopting adaptation and mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.






Footpaths and Cyclepaths Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Footpaths and Cyclepaths Policy establishes guidelines for the planning, development and construction of footpaths and cyclepaths within the City. The policy outlines thematerialstobeusedtoconstructpathsanddesignspecificationstobefollowedtoensureaccessibility to all users.


• Strategic priority 1: Enabling safe pedestrian access along roads; and ensuring footpaths and cyclepaths are maintained at a safe standard.

• Strategic priority 2: Facilitating opportunities for passive transport and outdoor activities and providing access to people with a disability.

Footpaths and Cyclepaths Policy






Liquor Licence Application Management Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Liquor Licence Application Management Policy provides a framework for the exercise of Council’s powers pursuant to the Liquor Licensing Act 1997. This includes the consideration of liquor licence applications referred to the Council and assessment of concerns identifiedbytheCouncil(includingcomplaintsmadetotheCouncilaboutparticularpremises).


• Strategic priority 2: Working with stakeholders to address alcohol-related issues; minimising harmful and hazardous consumption of alcohol; and promoting responsible attitudes to the promotion, sale and consumption of alcohol.

Liquor Licence Application Management Policy






Recycled Water Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Recycled Water Policy establishes a framework for the operation and maintenance of Council’s recycled water collection and distribution system. The policy assists in ensuring the provision of a sustainable recycled water network throughout the City that meets the needs of the community while complying with relevant legislation and standards.


• Strategic priority 2: Supporting environmental sustainability; and maintaining health standards in the distribution of recycled water.






Safe Environment Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Safe Environment Policy states Council’s commitment to creating a safe environment to promote and enhance the safety and welfare of children, young people and other vulnerable people in the community who access Council services. The policy assists in ensuring systems are in place to minimise the risk of harm resulting from the delivery of Council services and programs and assists in the reporting of suspected abuse offences against children, young people and other vulnerable people.


• Strategic priority 2: Fostering a safe local environment; and contributing to whole-of-community efforts towards protecting children, young and vulnerable people from abuse.

Safe Environment Policy






Sharps Disposal Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Sharps Disposal Policy establishes Council’s position for the collection and disposal of sharps within the City of Tea Tree Gully. The policy assists to ensure the protection of the public and Council employees from injury and infection from discarded sharps.


• Strategic priority 1: Ensuring the health and safety of the public and Council employees from injury and infection from discarded sharps.






Smoke Free Zone Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Smoke Free Zone Policy supports Council’s commitment to a smoke-free workplace and protecting its employees from the dangers of passive smoking. The policy also protects all users of Council facilities and any other persons, not directly employed by Council, from the potential dangers of exposure to tobacco smoke while on Council property.


• Strategic priority 2: Ensuring Council buildings remain smoke free.

Smoke Free Zone Policy






Waste Management Policy

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Waste Management Policy states Council’s position in regard to waste management within the City. The policy assists in the provision of an environmentally andfinanciallysustainableandefficientkerbsidewasteandrecyclingcollectionserviceforthecommunity and assists with the minimisation of waste material.


• Strategic priority 1: Providing for the removal of household waste.

Waste Management Policy






Council programs and servicesCommunity development and support

The City of Tea Tree Gully facilitates the delivery of a range of community development and support programs and services to residents and visitors through its recreation centres, community centres and library. Programs and services cater for people with special needs, such as the Young Dreamers Disability Group, and people with illness and their carers such as the Sunnybrook Cancer Support Group.


• Strategic priority 1: Facilitating the delivery of a range of community development and support programs and services.






Environmental health

The City of Tea Tree Gully is involved in assessing and monitoring numerous environmental health risks in the community. This includes ensuring food safety (inspections of food preparation premises), providing pest control services (rodent infestations), maintaining commercial hygiene standards (body piercing and tattoo parlours), monitoring and assessing water quality (testing public swimming pools, assessing septic tanks and investigating Legionella outbreaks), monitoring infectious disease outbreaks (as directed by SA Health), providing education and support to businesses and individuals (through fact sheets and training) and responding to complaints from the public relating to potential public health risks (from odours, waste and disease).


• Strategic priority 4: Ensuring environmental and public health risks are minimised.






Immunisation

The City of Tea Tree Gully delivers a comprehensive immunisation program to the community. Services offered include all vaccines on the National Immunisation Schedule for children and high school students, catch-up immunisations and fee-for-service immunisations (i.e. those vaccines not part of the Schedule). Council also provides immunisation education at schools and broader immunisation education to the community in shopping centres and Council’s library.


• Strategic priority 4: Facilitating the delivery of a comprehensive vaccination program to the community to assist the maintenance of “herd immunity”.






Healthy eating and physical activity programs

The City of Tea Tree Gully delivers a range of programs formally provided under the Commonwealth Healthy Communities Initiative. Council provides workshops and activities to encourage participants, especially those not in the paid workforce, into healthy eating and physical activity programs with the aim of reducing the prevalence of obesity in the community. Commonwealth funding for this initiative has ceased (June 2014); however, Council will continue to provide some of the programs and services on a trial fee-for-service basis. Programs and services currentlyofferedbyCouncilincludeFoodVIVA!,HEAL,Mod-Aqua,Modfit,anall-terrainwheelchair,outdoorfitnessequipment,trainingandwalkingprograms.


• Strategic priority 1: Facilitating programs and services that aim to promote healthy eating and reduce the prevalence of obesity in the community.

• Strategic priority 2: Facilitating programs and services that aim to promote healthy eating and reduce the prevalence of obesity in the community; and facilitating programs and events that encourage active, informal exercise.






Home and Community Care

The City of Tea Tree Gully delivers the Commonwealth/State Home and Community Care program. The program offers a range of services and programs to qualifying residents who are ageing, physically frail, have a permanent disability or who are carers. Programs and services offered by the program include domestic assistance, home maintenance, security and safety, transport assistance, carer support and respite, and various social programs, such as Elders Social Program, Log Cabiners, Out and About program and Gully Travellers.


• Strategic priority 1: Providing leisure and social programs to support inclusion and psychological wellbeing; providing home-based assistance to eligible residents to assist them to remain in their homes; and providing advice on safety and security.






Sport and leisure

The City of Tea Tree Gully delivers and facilitates a wide variety of sporting and leisure opportunities through its Recreation Centres, Community Centres, ovals and reserves. Council’s sportingandleisureopportunitiesrangefromindividualfitnesstoteamsportsandrecreationclasses. Programs, services and events delivered by or facilitated by Council are either open to all age groupsandabilitiesoraredesignedforspecificgroupsinthecommunity,suchaschildren,adultsand seniors.


• Strategic priority 1: Providing sport and leisure opportunities to a range of age groups and abilities; and facilitating the delivery of sporting and leisure opportunities by external providers.

• Strategic priority 2:Facilitatingopportunitiesforactiveparticipationandfitnessinthecommunity.






Other Council initiativesHIVE 12–Twenty Five

TheCityof TeaTreeGully’sHIVE12–TwentyFivecentreprovideskeyprogramsandservicesfor12–25yearoldslivinginandaroundtheCityof TeaTreeGully.HIVEaimstosupportandengageyoung people through a co-located service model and works collaboratively with youth organisations including YWCA, Mission Australia, Baptist Care SA, Headspace, BoysTown and ETS Courses. HIVE includes an IT suite, group training rooms, training kitchen, gallery and studio, exhibition space, career reference and library links.


• Strategic priority 1: Facilitating the delivery of youth-oriented programs, services and events in the community.

• Strategic priority 2: Facilitating the delivery of youth-oriented programs to educate young people about healthy eating; facilitating the delivery of youth-oriented services that support mental health and wellbeing; and facilitating the delivery of school-support education programs and school-to-work programs.






Golden Grove Dry Zone

The City of Tea Tree Gully’s Golden Grove Dry Zone is an area in the suburb of Golden Grove covering a large shopping/business precinct, three schools, the Golden Grove Recreation and ArtsCentreandsportingfields.Thedelineatedareahasbeenproclaimeda“dryzone”wherethe possession of liquor in unsealed containers and the consumption of alcohol are prohibited. A precinct stakeholders group comprised of representatives of Council and Elected Members, local businesses, Neighbourhood Watch, local schools, South Australian Police, local Members of Parliament and Torrens Transit, monitors an Alcohol Management Plan. The dry zone was established for the purposes of reducing incidents of public nuisance and anti-social behaviour.


• Strategic priority 1: Providing a safe alcohol-free area around Golden Grove.

• Strategic priority 2: Reducing the incidence of public nuisance and anti-social behaviour resulting from excessive alcohol consumption.

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ConclusionPublic health

The new South Australian Public Health Act 2011 re-positions public health and widens the scope of responsibility, both for the state government and for local councils. The Act recognises that healthandwellbeingareinfluencedbyarangeof environmental, social and economic factors. For example, where we live, how we live, our cultural background and our upbringing can all influenceourhealthandwellbeing.Ultimately,the health of a community as a whole is more than the sum of individual lifestyle choices; there is a strong relationship between people andplace–wherewelivecandetermineouropportunities to be active, eat well, be socially engaged, have a job and feel safe.

Local councils play a leadership role in community-building and are well-placed to develop and implement local policies and actions to address a broad range of factors that affect health and wellbeing. The City of Tea Tree Gully Public Health Plan 2014: Health and WellbeingAuditisthefirststepinaniterativeprocess of strategic planning through a public health “lens”.

As noted in the introduction section of this document, the state government (through SA Health) indicated a preference for local councils toproduceanauditastheirfirst“iteration”

of public health planning. The City of Tea Tree Gully Public Health Plan 2014: Health andWellbeingAuditfulfilsthisrequirementand describes, in detail, the numerous existing Council plans, strategies, by-laws, policies, programs, services and other initiatives that already align with the strategic priorities of the new State Public Health Plan.

Next steps

The state government (through SA Health) have envisaged that, in due course, local councils will incorporate public health planning into their strategic management plans (required under the Local Government Act 1999). This Public Health Plan 2014: Health and Wellbeing Audit has ascertained that existing City of Tea Tree Gullyinitiativesmorethansufficientlycovertherequirements for public health planning outlined in the State Public Health Plan. As such, the City of Tea Tree Gully will look to incorporate the objects and principles of the Public Health Act 2011 and the strategic priorities of the State Public Health Plan into Council’s new Strategic Plan (due for review in 2015), subsequently avoiding duplication of planning effort. This is provided for in the new Act and is considered the most appropriate approach for the City of Tea Tree Gully.


References and data sources• Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011a,

Census of Population and Housing, Australian Government, Canberra

• Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011b, Births, Australia, 2011, Catalogue No. 3301.0, Australian Government, Canberra

• Christley, Stephen 2013, The State of Public Health in South Australia 2012: Promoting and Protecting our Community’s Health and Wellbeing, Reportof theChief PublicHealthOfficer,South Australian Government, Adelaide

• Community Indicators Victoria 2013, Data Framework, retrieved September 2013, [www.communityindicators.net.au], University of Melbourne and Victorian Government, Melbourne

• Department of Employment 2013a, Australian Regional Labour Markets – September Quarter 2013, retrieved January 2014, [docs.employment.gov.au/node/33593], Australian Government, Canberra

• Department of Employment 2013b, Small Area Labour Markets – September Quarter 2013, retrieved January 2014, [docs.employment.gov.au/node /33657], Australian Government, Canberra

• .id 2013, Census Data Notes, retrieved October 2013,[profile.id.com.au/tea-tree-gully],.id,Melbourne

• Local Government Act 1999, South Australia, available from www.legislation.sa.gov.au

• Local Government Association of South Australia 2012, South Australian Public Health Act 2011: Public Health Planning Overview, Information Paper 3, Local Government Association of South Australia, Adelaide

• Pink, Brian 2010, Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC): Australia Maps, July 2010, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Government, Canberra

• Public Health Act 2011, South Australia, available from www.legislation.sa.gov.au

• SA Health 2013, South Australia: A Better Place to Live, South Australian Government, Adelaide

• University of Adelaide (Public Health and Information Data Unit) 2013, Population Health Profile of the Tea Tree Gully Local Government Area to Assist in the Preparation of the Regional Public Health Plan, Local Government Association of South Australia, Adelaide


AppendixUnder the Public Health Act 2011, local councils are required to submit their draft public health plans for comment to the following individuals/groups:

• Minister for Health and Ageing

• Chief PublicHealthOfficer

• Relevant SA Health agencies in the area

• Public health partner authorities

• Anyotherrelevantidentifiedgroups.

Under the Act, councils must take account of any comments received, either by altering their plan or, if appropriate, include those comments as an appendix. The City of Tea Tree Gully received two responses and these have been included in the following pages.


Appendix 1 – Feedback received on the draft public health plan from the Minister for Health


Appendix 2 – Feedback received on the draft public health plan from the Chief Public Health Officer



Appendix 3 – Feedback received on the draft public health plan from Northern Adelaide Medicare Local

Postal PO Box 421 Elizabeth SA 5112 Phone 08 8209 0700 Offices - 2 Peachey Road, Edinburgh North SA 5113 Fax 08 8252 9433 - Level 1, 13 Elizabeth Way, Elizabeth SA 5112 Email [email protected] ABN 18 155 472 067 Web www.naml.com.au

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Response to City of Tea Tree Gully Public Health Plan 2014: Health Wellbeing Audit

The Northern Adelaide Medicare Local (NAML) is pleased to respond to the City of Tea Tree Gully Draft Public Plan 2014: Health and Wellbeing Audit and welcomes future opportunities for collaboration and partnership through the vision outlined in the plan. Overall NAML believes the audit is comprehensive and includes excellent linkages between existing plans which demonstrate long term strategic planning for community viability.

As such, this response provides comment on the audit with respect to NAML’s role in the community and how we can jointly achieve the identified goals and outcomes.

Medicare Local Background

Medicare Locals are regional primary health care organisations, funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health, with a mandate to take a preventative, population, and health promotion approach to improving health outcomes within their region. As a part of that approach, Medicare Locals are expected to take a lead role in their regions in coordinating, planning and funding health promotion and primary health care programs and services.

NAML was formally established 2 February 2012, covers a region of about 1,600 km2 and has an estimated population of about 400,000 people. The region covers the Local Government Areas of Playford, Salisbury, Tea Tree Gully, Gawler, Mallala and part of Port Adelaide Enfield.

Our Vision: Connecting for a Healthy Community

Our Purpose: Committed to deliver high quality local health

National Objectives

Improving the patient journey through developing integrated and coordinated services

Provide support to clinicians and service providers to improve patient care

Identification of the health needs of local areas and development of locally focused and responsive services

Facilitation of the implementation and successful performance of primary health care initiatives and programs

Be efficient and accountable with strong governance and effective management

Strategic Direction

Focus on the key determinants of health to address the continuum of local health needs

Invest in research, data collection and analysis to assist identification and planning for Health priorities

Secure robust Membership to ensure meaningful community input to key health decisions for the region

Build and maintain partnerships to maximise health outcomes

Consolidate and grow I.T capacity in order to provide effective and efficient health care services

Achieve sustainability through diverse activities


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Feedback

NAML is supportive of the identified health and wellbeing indicators including personal health and wellbeing, cultural diversity and community inclusiveness, and economic status, income and wellbeing. NAML welcomes the opportunity to share relevant data and other information with local councils.

NAML looks forward to seeing a plan for implementation including all activities and initiatives which will fulfil the strategic priorities as outlined in the State Public Health Plan. NAML believes there are many opportunities for partnership. For example, NAML has recently completed the 2014 Comprehensive Needs Assessment which included the development of the following six key strategies which will help to address health priority areas and needs which were also identified:

- Additional training and education for all stakeholders and service providers

- Working collaboratively in partnership

- Marketing, promotion and awareness raising

- Advocacy

- Further investigation of identified priority areas

- Continued support through existing or new NAML initiatives

We believe there are many opportunities to work collaboratively to align the commitments of the City of Tea Tree Gully and the strategies of NAML. A summary report of the NAML comprehensive needs assessment will be available in the coming months.

NAML is committed to working with each local government authority in the NAML region and has been appointed by the State Minister for Health and Ageing to become a Public Health Partner Authority. As the Partner Authority, NAML will work in partnership on projects and engagement activities as they arise through the implementation of your Regional Public Health and Wellbeing Plan.

We hope that these comments are useful and valuable as you move forward with your work. We would be happy to discuss any points mentioned here at your convenience. Please contact Deb Lee, NAML Chief Executive Officer, at [email protected] or on 8209 0700. Thank you again for the opportunity to have input into the development of the plan. Regards

Deb Lee Chief Executive Officer Northern Adelaide Medicare Local

City of Tea Tree Gully571 Montague Road, Modbury SA 5092PO Box 571, Modbury SA 5092Telephone 08 8397 7444TTY 08 8397 7340www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au

July 2014

Documents

Public Health Plan 2014: Health and Wellbeing Audit · City of Tea Tree Gully Public Health Plan 2014: Health and Wellbeing Audit 1 Introduction Public Health Act The City of Tea