Active Ageing Plan - South Gippsland Shire Council

Acronyms & Definitions (cont’d)
Brokerage
agencies
Brokerage agencies receive funding for
Community Aged Care Packages and
other programs that complement HACC
services
These are the brokerage agencies that South Gippsland Shire council has agreements
with:
Australian Homecare, Baptcare, Bass Coast Regional Health, Benetas, Dutch Care
Ltd, Latrobe Community Health Service, Southern Cross care, South Gippsland
Palliative Care Service, West Gippsland Healthcare group, Villa Maria
COTA Council Of The Ageing COTA Australia is the leading national organisation advocating for the rights, needs
and interests of older people. http://www.cotavic.org.au/action-advocacy/
Community Directions Program
The purpose of the Community Directions program is to assist our communities to
develop community plans in a manner that:
• Broadly engages the community in setting its future direction
• Allows for a coordinated and integrated approach to community development
and community infrastructure provision,
• Genuinely addresses the challenges and opportunities facing the community
and develops strategies that reflect community priorities
• Strengthens social networks, external networks and community engagement
and resilience.
DoH Department of Health The Victorian Government Department of Health is responsible for partial funding
and governance of the HACC program in Victoria.
DOHA Department of Health and Ageing The Commonwealth Government Department of Health and Ageing is responsible
for funding and quality administration of the HACC program.
Fix It Program
This is a program initiated by the Sustainability and Environment Team to
encourage older people to transfer their skills in repairing garments, home
maintenance and other similar skills to others in the community.
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