Supporting the health and wellbeing of Casey’s community.
The City of Casey recognises the important role local government has in supporting the health and wellbeing of the community. We are required to develop a Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (the Health Plan) every four years, and this plan helps us to prioritise the most important health and wellbeing needs of the Casey community.
The Health Plan was developed with insights from:
- The Shape Your City community engagement project - an extensive engagement and public consultation during 2024 and 2025 to ensure that our community vision and corporate planning documents continue to reflect community values, aspirations, and priorities.
- The Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2023 - 2027 – this plan sets the direction for improving public health and wellbeing in Victoria over the next four years.
- The City of Casey’s Health and Social Profile 2024 - this looks at data on a variety of health and social topics across Casey to see what challenges our community are facing.
- Plans from local health and service organisations - such as the Department of Health, Enliven, Monash Health and South East Public Health Unit.
- Evaluation and learnings from the City of Casey’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021 - 2025 – evaluation and key learnings from the previous Health Plan allows us to build on what worked well and address any gaps.
Our Health Focus Areas
From the research above, we identified the most important health and wellbeing needs for our community. The six Health Focus Areas for 2025-29 are:
- Healthy and Active Environments - Active transport options are available and accessible, there are ample opportunities to be active in everyday life, and access to fresh and affordable food that supports healthy and thriving communities.
- Connection and Participation - People feel connected to each other and their community, with various opportunities to participate and connect through cultural and creative avenues.
- Community Empowerment - Greater access to information, resources, and supports leads to more informed and resilient individuals, households and communities, strengthened local networks and community leadership, that together can better tackle our greatest challenges, such as the health impacts of climate change.
- Reducing Harm from Tobacco, Vaping, Alcohol and Gambling - Harm prevention measures through urban planning, community education, and advocacy protect communities from the negative impacts of tobacco, vaping, alcohol and gambling.
- Community Safety and Preventing Violence - Communities feel safe at home and in public, are free from violence, including family violence and all forms of gender-based violence, as well as all forms of discrimination, which supports full participation in community life.
- Affordable Housing and Homelessness - Access to appropriate affordable housing options, as well as services to support those experiencing homelessness leads to greater stability, health, and safety outcomes.
The Health Plan as part of our Council Plan
For the first time, we have embedded the Health Plan into our Council Plan 2025-29, which means that instead of having a separate plan that it now sits within our Council Plan. The Council Plan describes the overall outcomes Council aims to deliver to the Casey community over its four-year term and the priorities that it will focus on over this period.
Embedding our Health Plan will help us to:
- Ensure the Health Focus Areas are reflected across the Council Plan strategic outcomes and priorities, in recognition that health and wellbeing objectives are everybody's responsibility.
- Strengthen our collaboration across the organisation to ensure we are addressing the most important health and wellbeing needs together.
By working together to address the most important challenges facing people in Casey, we can build a city that gives everyone the best opportunity to live active, social and healthy lives.
Our principles
The principles that guide our Health Plan are:
- Prevention: Any action that keeps people healthy and well for as long as possible by addressing the risks of poor health, illness or injury before it occurs.
- Systems approach: We recognise and tackle the complex systems and structures that influence health and wellbeing outcomes for our community, including social, economic, built, commercial, and natural environments.
- Equity: We recognise that experiences of health are different for everyone and there are underlying determinants that support or hinder good health including gender, age, disability, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, income, culture and religion.
- Across the lifespan: We recognise and address the specific needs and challenges faced by individuals at all stages of life, from childhood to old age.
- Impact: We identify, resource, measure, and report on activity that maximises health and wellbeing outcomes for our community.
FAQ
- Open the FAQs
Where can I find the Health Plan?
Our Health Plan is within our Council Plan 2025-29 document, which can be found on Casey’s Corporate Planning and Reporting webpage.
We are writing a grant application; how do we refer to the Health Plan?
When writing a grant, you can refer to the Health Plan by stating ‘the City of Casey’s Council Plan 2025-25 (incorporating the Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan)’.
If you would like further support writing a grant, our Grants Officers are available to answer questions about how to apply and the grant criteria. You can contact them on 9705 5200 or communitygrants@casey.vic.gov.au
Where can I find more information on the health and wellbeing of the Casey community?
For further information on the health and wellbeing of the Casey community, you can refer to the City of Casey Health and Social Profile 2024, which can be found on Council’s Corporate Planning and Reporting page. This document provides evidence and data on health and social conditions within the City of Casey.
How does the Health Plan affect me as a community member?
The Health Plan helps Council and organisations shape local programs, facilities, services and environments that support your health and wellbeing. The Health Plan was developed using local data and community feedback to prioritise the challenges that are most important to our community.
How can I find out what has been achieved through the health plan?
Updates on the progress of the Health Plan will be provided in quarterly and annual council reports, which can be found on Council’s Corporate Planning and Reporting page.
Where can I find the previous Health Plan?
The Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021-25 is available online.