COMMUNITY LUNCHES
Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre received funding for a Community Lunches Project from Alpine Shire Council. This project continues and expands the pilot project which commenced in February 2024. These lunches provide a subsidised meal for 20 Upper Kiewa Valley residents to socialise and listen to short presentations on services provided throughout the Upper Kiewa Valley and other Alpine Shire locations. We plan to organise 10 Community Lunches over 10 months with different guest speakers each month.
CONNECTING COMMUNITY IN UPPER HUME PHASE 2 SOCIAL PRESCRIBING PROJECT (CCUHP2)
CCUHP2 utilises the Living Our Best Life model developed by the CHAOS (Community Houses Association of the Outer-eastern Suburbs) Neighbourhood House Network. It builds on the work achieved in the Connecting Community in Upper Hume Pilot Social Prescribing Project, delivered across the Upper Murray Regional Neighbourhood House Network by five participating neighbourhood houses from November 2022 to June 2023. CCUHP2 aims to achieve the following outcomes: Reduce social isolation and loneliness in participating communities, focusing particularly on those who are currently not connected or engaged Activate and link social and community activity that is already happening in local communities Establish and strengthen relationships between Upper Murray neighbourhood houses and the health sector, and position our Neighbourhood Houses as a vital part of the social prescribing and community resilience environments What we planned to do is organise morning tea for participants, continuing Talking Café program, having darts and pizza program for over 20 males, carer connect events, death cafe etc. This project is supported by: Upper Murray Regional Neighbourhood House Network
INDIGO 4Ms
An age-friendly guide to living well in the Upper Kiewa Valley Mount Beauty Neighbourhood hosted the launch of some new resources, including an updated guide, brochure and a series of videos featuring two Mount Beauty community members and Dr Laura Zagorski. These resources aim to help older people have better conversations with their health team. Call in to the Centre and grab a guide to fill in before your next physician appointment or just fill in to take stock of how you feel and make your own health plan.
KCC
Keep Calm Committee - Who We Are The concept of the Keep Calm Committee (KCC) was developed in January/February, 2020 after responses from the Community members visiting MBNCI during the 2019/2020 bushfire threat. On 22 January, 2020 Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre (MBNCI) conducted two Community feedback sessions, which were commissioned by Alpine Shire, to gather information on how the Kiewa Valley Community felt about the Shire's performance during the bushfire threats.  It was clear that few - if any - people who visited MBNCI had fire plans. Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre received funding through Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, resulting in Resilience Consultant, Anne Leadbeater being appointed to work with the MBNCI to help establish a 'fire ready' resilient Community.
