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Annual Report 2019/2020

In 2019/2020 Central Hume Partnerships across Victoria celebrated their 20 year anniversary. The Central Hume PCP team remains committed to the work they do, despite the continuing uncertainty they have faced for the past couple of years, along with the COVID-19 Pandemic.

These include:

• Advocacy Campaign – including a selection of case studies for each Local Government Agency (LGA) in the Central Hume.
• Development of the COVID-19 webpage resource.
• Development of LGA data profiles and infographics.
• Completed Rural Women’s Health Needs Project.
• Reported on ‘An Age Friendly Approach to Disaster Recovery’.

Download: 2019-20 Annual Report

Strategic Plan –The Central Hume PCP’s Strategic Plan 2018-2021. The strategic priorities represent the collaborative work and shared vision of the Partnership and provide a clear direction for our work together over three years.

Download: Central Hume PCP Strategic Plan 2018 – 2021

Central Hume is in the North East of Victoria.

Our catchment covers four local government areas – Alpine, Benalla, Mansfield and Wangaratta. We are part of the Ovens Murray Goulburn area as shown below.

Working at the catchment level helps us to achieve systems change. The smaller hospitals and their communities rely on the regional hospital in Wangaratta.

Our small rural communities need access to other regional health and wellbeing services. These services are also based in Wangaratta. They are funded to service our catchment.

The governance of the Central Hume PCP is the responsibility of the Central Hume PCP Executive Committee.

There are eight members of the Central Hume PCP Executive.

• Four Central Hume PCP Health & Wellbeing Partnership representatives. These are the Chairs elected by Central Hume PCP members who participate on each of the Health & Wellbeing Partnerships (LGA based).
• Three general members, elected by the membership of the Central Hume PCP.
• One member who is the auspice organisation for the Central Hume PCP.

The appointments to the Executive Committee are for 2 year terms.

Central Hume PCP Governance Structure 2017-2021

Executive Committee

• Chair: Heather Betts
  Operational Director, Healthy Communities, Benalla Health
• Deputy Chair: Melanie Green
  Director of Operations, Mansfield District Hospital (Mansfield Health & Wellbeing Partnership Chair)
• Leah Waring
  Chief Executive Officer, NESAY – North East Support & Action for Youth Inc. (Auspice)
• Emma Ghys
  Community Manager, Alpine Health (Alpine Health and Wellbeing Partnership Chair)
• Jane Archbold
  Manager Community, Benalla Rural City Council (Benalla Health and Wellbeing Partnership Chair)
• Jonelle Hill-Uebergang
  Service Manager Primary Care, Gateway Health 
• Ben Thomas
  Manager Community and Recreation, Rural City of Wangaratta (Wangaratta Health and Wellbeing Partnership Chair)
• David Kidd
  Director Community Health, Partnerships & Well Ageing, Northeast Health Wangaratta

The Executive Committee is supported by:

• Phillip Littler
  Executive Officer
• Dianna Piazza
  Executive Administration Consultant