Health & Wellbeing

Live Clarence covers the range of communication platforms for council’s health and wellbeing program.

Live Clarence website: 

You can keep in touch with information and activities through this website. This website is also available for community groups and providers to promote free or low-cost community activities that support health and wellbeing.

Fitness in the Park is a free fitness program run in Clarence’s public open spaces. 

The program is open to the whole community and caters to a diverse range of fitness levels and mobilities. The sessions may include aerobic exercise, balance, body weight exercise, circuits, core strength, and walking – but these can be modified to individual need. 

The winter program runs from 9 April 2024- 27 September 2024.  

For full program details visit the Fitness in the Park webpage.

Living Well in Clarence

This fun health and wellbeing expo is a collaborative project of the Tasmanian Health Service, the Neighbourhood Centres in Clarence, Rosny Library and council. The event focuses on the many ways we can live well, including physical and mental health, food and nutrition, exercise, relaxation and the resources and services available for these in our community. The event has been held annually at Rosny Library on the first Saturday in November since 2011.

Christmas Brunch

Christmas can be a lonely time for many and our annual Christmas Brunch is a good way for people to connect up with others in the community at a time where they may feel at a loose end. This brunch, held on Christmas Day, is organised in partnership with the Clarence Salvation Army, and is supported by other local organisations and volunteers.

World Games Day

This biennial event is a multicultural celebration combining the worldwide love of sport with the sharing of culture through food, dance, and music.

Harmony Day

We work in collaboration with the Networking for Harmony group to support Harmony Day activities in Greater Hobart.

Neighbour Day

We support Neighbour Day activities, encouraging residents to reach out to their neighbours and find ways to connect locally.

Healthier events toolkit

In partnership with the Public Health Service, we have developed a toolkit to inspire better, healthier and environmentally friendly events.

Planning a Better Event Toolkit

Lack of affordable and supported accommodation options is a serious issue across Tasmania.  With living costs rising and increasing pressures in the housing and rental markets, access to affordable housing is at crisis point.

Homelessness is a complex issue and is not restricted to those without a dwelling to live in.  It also includes living in insecure or temporary accommodation, emergency shelter accommodation, ‘couch surfing’ (temporarily sleeping at the homes of family/friends), sleeping in overcrowded dwellings, as well as improvised dwellings such as sheds, tents or sleeping out.

In the current housing crisis, homelessness can affect anyone, at any time.  The loss of employment, break-down of relationships, or a landlord selling the house you are renting, could all result in an inability to find, access or afford housing.

Tasmania has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the country, with a total of 2,350 people identified as experiencing homelessness, according to the 2021 census results.  This figure is up from 1,622 in 2016, however the problem is understood to be largely underreported.   In Clarence municipality, it is estimated that there could be anywhere from 60 to 100 people experiencing homelessness at any given time.

Clarence City Council has a process to respond appropriately to homelessness on public land, and is committed to supporting those experiencing homelessness, wherever possible.

We do this by engaging with housing outreach and support services that operate within the Clarence municipality, as well as supporting the various organisations within the municipality that provide information, food, and other resources.

What support services and resources are there available?

• Homelessness resources which include, Support and Care Contact Cards and How Can I Help posters (view and download here) which detail all of the available housing, food and service provision organisations within the region.
• Clarence City Council Youth Services (03) 6247 1230
• For more housing services see Housing Connect website

Online resources:

• Ask Izzy
• Find Help Tas

If you would like to discuss this further please contact Clarence City Council on 03 6217 9500.

We have worked with a number of organisations including Population Health Services, Partners in Recovery, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Council of Tasmania, Flourish, and residents to produce a useful toolkit aimed at building resilience and helping people to identify how they can maintain their wellbeing.

The My Wellbeing Kit is a pocket-sized pack of 13 illustrated cards that helps people think about what they can do to keep their mental health on track.

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We worked with a group of UTAS students to develop the My Wellbeing Kit app which was launched in November 2018. You can download the app for free from Google Play.

Council is addressing community concerns about difficulties accessing health services, including general practitioners.

The Help to Health project was funded initially through Primary Health Tasmania and is currently supported by the Department of Health as part of the Anticipatory Care Research Project.

A range of local health and wellbeing organisations and services have joined us to improve the help residents receive from health services, and build resident’s knowledge and understanding of how the health system works.

Help to Health is working through a range of initiatives:

• The Right Place – Working with services to be ‘the right place’ for people to find help
• It’s OK to Ask – Helping people learn about the health system and how to get the help they need
• Help to Health Friends – Supporting people to share health information with their friends family and contacts
• Clarence Talks – Providing opportunities for people to learn more about health and wellbeing services and supports.

A significant proportion of hospital admissions of Clarence residents are related to complications with oral health.

We are working with Oral Health Services, Population Health Services, and the Tasmanian Health Service to improve oral health in residents.

This will involve a range of strategies including a social media campaign, promoting water as the drink of choice, improving access to water and promoting early dental checks.

The following videos were produced with Oral Health Services and Warrane Primary School and aim to promote the importance of oral health as a core component of health and wellbeing.

What’ s good to eat and drink?

How do you brush your teeth?

Why have a dental health visit?

With employees spending around a third of their lives at work, we encourage workplaces to invest in supporting the health and wellbeing of its staff.

For more information, check out the WorkSafe Tasmania website.

Council worked with the Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre to establish a community garden on a piece of council land in Heemskirk Street, Warrane.

The garden is getting bigger and better all the time. Volunteers and growers are needed to help grow the garden. If you’re interested in the project, please contact the Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre or check out the Warrane Community Garden Facebook Page.

As part of our commitment to community safety, we are part of the One Community Together community change collaboration in Clarence Plains.

One Community Together was established in 2014 to create a community that is safe, attractive and passionate about the future.

The project is reliant on the involvement of residents and the alliance of organisations in the community – more involvement from interested people is always welcome. Get in touch through Facebook or the website.

We have looked the walkability of the city through two connected projects in partnership with the Department of Health, RMIT, and the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT).

A walkability audit of parts of Clarence was conducted.

In addition to this, we have been working on a more in-depth investigation of the walkability of specific areas in Clarence and looking at ways to incorporate ‘walkability’ into our strategic planning.