Southern Mallee Team Around the Child, Maternal & Child Health Service Innovation Project: Swan Hill, Gannawarra & Buloke Shires (2016-2017)

Local Logic Place facilitated an inter-agency and inter local government area research process to design a program that was place-based and evidence informed.

Swan Hill Rural City Council in partnership with Gannawarra and Buloke Shire Councils applied successfully to the Collaborative Practice Stream of the MCHSIF. The resulting Southern Mallee Early Years Together Project commenced in May 2016 encompassing the Gannawarra Shire, the Swan Hill LGA (excluding Robinvale) and the northern portion of the Buloke Shire.

Guided by a Steering Group of key stakeholders, the Southern Mallee Early Years Together Project developed a simple regional level model for working with children and their families with complex needs – the Southern Mallee Team Around the Child.