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As COVID-19 began to impact our local community, the Campaspe PCP responded to a local government request for up to date information about the local emergency food services. The PCP rapidly made contact with all local providers who promptly provided information about service changes and in many cases service closures. A new resource, “Campaspe Emergency Food Relief Services during COVID-19” was developed to reflect these changes. This resource and the Cheap Eats cookbook was distributed to the local community through social and print media, to all local health and community services, and to the broader emergency services network in Campaspe
For many years, rural residents in Loddon and the Greater Bendigo Shires have raised issues about the lack of access to reliable mobile phone and internet services. During COVID-19, when the only way to participate in many aspects of everyday life was through digital access, Bendigo Loddon Primary Care Partnership’s (BLPCP’s) partner organisations highlighted the increased burden this placed on rural residents. BLPCP interviewed some self nominated rural households between May 14 and June 11, 2020, to find out how these issues impacted their access to education, work, telehealth, and social support
Due to lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 epidemic there was a large and swift move to online services to enable access to education, health and community services and working from home. Forums held with partner organisations revealed that the lack of reliable internet and mobile phone access across Loddon Shire and rural areas of Greater Bendigo was a major issue as people living in the region. BLPCP undertook a project which sought to capture the lived experiences of rural residents, so that decision makers can better understand the impact of digital access issues on people living in these areas.
"In response to the Covid 19 Pandemic, particularly the isolation that occurred as a result of people from our Member Organisations working from home, UHPCP commenced ‘Conversation Hour’; a weekly interactive conversation with innovative thinkers that aimed to bring together people from across the Ovens Murray and beyond to explore ideas that matter. Conversation Hour attracted over 132 individual people, and shared the stories and thoughts of 39 different presenters. Participants were drawn from the community as well as from diverse sectors including health, human services, agriculture, local government, arts, IT, university, and the public service. "
Summary of liveability framework