Council looks after places and spaces where we all live, learn and play. These spaces include local streets, parks, playgrounds, sportsgrounds and facilities, libraries and shopping areas.

When we think about what makes a healthy place, we need to think about its physical and social features.

• Physical features are things we can see, like whether you have a park nearby, and what equipment it has, or whether there are a lot of fast food places near you or shops that sell fresh food. It could also be that activities are too expensive and mean that some people might not be able to participate.
• Social features are about how people interact with each other, the different rules that help people understand how to act, or how these spaces might make people feel. They might include not feeling safe or welcome at the park, or what food you see other people eating.

Have your say!

We want to hear from you about the things in your neighbourhood that impacts your ability to live happy, healthy and connected lives.

We want to hear from you about any health, wellbeing or social issue that is important to you, and hear your ideas on how we can address these and make positive change in our community.

This page contains a variety of resources you can use to have your say. You can complete a survey, complete an audit of your local neighbourhood, write a letter to the Mayor or get creative and write a poem or perform a song – plus so much more!

These resource range in complexity, suitable for children, young people and young adults – however can be used by anyone, including education providers who may like to use them in the classroom or to supplement online learning tasks.

A series of activity sheets have been designed with young people in mind to share their ideas on health and wellbeing issues that matter to them along with suggestions for programs and services to make positive change.

These activity sheets can however be used by anyone, including education providers who may like to use them in the classroom or to supplement online learning tasks.

Submit your completed activity sheets via email to healthplan@shepparton.vic.gov.au to have your ideas included in Council’s Public Health and Wellbeing Action Plan.