Investing in wellbeing

The way we approach wellbeing and inclusion is changing in the Barossa with The Barossa Council releasing a draft four-year plan and calling on the community to have their say.

The draft Wellbeing and Inclusion Plan sets out how Council will work alongside the community over the next four years to strengthen wellbeing for everyone who lives, works and visits here.

Growing from Council’s Wellbeing Project and grounded in the aspirations of the Barossa Community Plan 2024-2044, the draft Plan takes a foundational approach, starting with what the community has and asking how Council can support, strengthen and invest in it over the next four years.

Mayor Bim Lange said the draft plan is a leap forward for Council and its ongoing commitment to creating a healthier, safer and more connected community.

“Wellbeing isn’t something Council can deliver on its own. What we hear from the community during this consultation will shape how work is delivered,” he said.

“The Barossa is a place built on relationships. Across our region, people look out for each other through sporting clubs, community groups, places of faith, neighbourhood gatherings, the arts, volunteer-run services and a thousand quieter acts of care. That is the foundation we are building on.”

Beyond giving Council a clear plan for action on wellbeing, the Plan fulfils Council’s legal requirements under the Disability Inclusion Act 2018 (SA) and the South Australian Public Health Act 2011.

The draft Plan is open for consultation with community members encouraged to have their say before 5pm, Friday 17 July.

Find out how to have your say and read the draft plan in standard and accessible formats via barossa.sa.gov.au. Hard copies are also available at the Nuriootpa Principal office and branch offices in Lyndoch, Mt Pleasant and Tanunda.