Media Release

25 March 2022

Naracoorte Lucindale Council has endorsed the Naracoorte Lucindale Wellbeing Plan 2021-2023 which outlines how it can contribute to a safe, healthy and resilient community.

The newly-adopted Naracoorte Lucindale Wellbeing Plan is a framework of priorities and actions to improve the wellbeing of the local community, and recognises that everyone is entitled to good health and wellbeing regardless of their circumstances, which is a key outcome in Council’s Strategic Plan 2016-2026.

One of the key initiatives implemented to achieve the objectives of the Naracoorte Lucindale Wellbeing Plan is the establishment of the Naracoorte Lucindale Wellbeing Program - a joint project between the Naracoorte Lucindale Council and Wellbeing SA.

The four key focus areas of the Naracoorte Lucindale Wellbeing Program are:

• Increasing opportunities to be active
• Improving wellbeing through food
• Strengthening community engagement and social connectedness
• Supporting positive mental health and wellbeing

Target audiences for the program are children, young people and families; older residents (over 60s); and our migrant population.

Significantly, the plan also recognises that the true impact of COVID-19 on the community’s social and mental wellbeing will continue to evolve in the coming months and years, so it is crucial to keep wellbeing front of mind.

The importance of the new Naracoorte Library in providing a space for health and wellbeing programs and initiatives is also highlighted in the plan, promoting it as an ‘inclusive, open space and an opportunity to strengthen community engagement and social connectedness’.

To view the Naracoorte Lucindale Wellbeing Plan and find out more about the Naracoorte Lucindale Wellbeing Program, go to Council’s website at https://www.naracoortelucindale.sa.gov.au/community/naracoorte-lucindale-wellbeing-program