The Whitehorse City Council Integrated Plan 2025-2029 includes the work Council and its partners will do to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Whitehorse over the four years, ultimately working towards achieving the twenty-year Whitehorse Community Vision 2040.
These actions comprise Council's requirement to develop a Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (MPHWP) every four years.
Much of Council’s day to day work helps keep our community healthy and well, such as public health inspections and funding community grants to increase social connections. The 2025-26 Annual Action Plan outlines the initiatives for this 12-month period that are aligned with the Integrated Plan's strategic objectives.
Objectives & Strategies
Through data analysis, an extensive community engagement process and Councillor recommendations, three objectives and five strategies of the Integrated Plan were determined to make up the Whitehorse MPHWP:
Objective 1.1 An involved and connected community
- Foster social connections and a sense of belonging
Objective 1.3 A healthy and active community
- Support community initiatives to promote health and prevent disease
- Prevent and respond to family violence (including elder abuse)
- Partner to enhance mental health and build resilience
Objective 4.2 An environmental sustainable and climate-resilient city
- Partner with the community to achieve positive environmental and health outcomes that reduce climate change impacts.
Strategies and Annual Actions 2025-2026
The Annual Action Plan includes 11 initiatives - some apply to Council and partner organisations, others to Council alone. This work is described under each Strategy below.
Steering Committee
The Whitehorse Health and Wellbeing Steering Committee provides the forum for organisations to partner with Council in the implementation of the MPHWP through:
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aligned planning, delivery, and reporting mechanisms
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supporting Council’s decision making
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annual action review and planning
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providing advice about the strategic and operating environments of sectors involved in health and wellbeing
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supporting the four-yearly development of new Plans
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contributing to evaluation of the Plan.
The Committee meets twice yearly and has established Working Groups to implement the Annual Action Plan.
Monitoring and reporting
Council will report back to the community about the progress of the MPHWP on a quarterly basis in the Whitehorse Quarterly Performance Report. You can find all these reports here.
The longer term four-year objectives and impacts of the Plan will be thoroughly evaluated in 2029 and we will release a report on its outcomes.
Read the plan
Go to Integrated Council Plan.
For further information please phone Council on 9262 6443 or email CDEnquiries@whitehorse.vic.gov.au