Having worked in and with Loddon Shire communities and services providers over the last 18 years, Bendigo Loddon PCP (BLPCP) has developed trusting relationships that enabled it take a lead role in facilitating the Loddon Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (MPHWBP) development. The MPHWBP in Victoria provide guidance for action on priority areas of preventable poor health and wellbeing that align with the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing (VPHWB) priority areas. Done on behalf of the Loddon Shire Council, the local community is the primary beneficiary of the intended MPHWBP actions and outcomes.