Physical Health
"I lack motivation to exercise regularly because I live on my own."
"I will exercise as long as it's fun and not boring."
About the project
Frankston North Community Centre is developing a 3-year plan for the Centre which will guide decisions about which programs, services, partnerships and events to prioritise.
Staff have been talking to centre visitors and participants about how they can best support them to achieve their health and wellbeing goals. Now we are asking all local residents and partners if we are on the right track, and how else we can support the local community to stay healthy and connected.
The Centre will be developing future programs, services and events that meet local needs and also deliver against goals in Frankston's Community Vision, Council Plan and Health & Wellbeing Plan.
What has happened so far?
- Check In and Tune Up Open Day engagement.
- 12 detailed interviews with local community members.
- Engagement with current and potential service partners.
How will community feedback be used?
Your feedback will help us to develop a 3-year plan for the Centre which aligns with Council's Health and Wellbeing Plan (15.49MB), and local needs.
Provide your feedback by 5pm 31 May 2024 by completing the survey on this page.
Engagement Activity
Engagement Results
Engagement Overview
- The Engage Frankston page for Frankston North Community Centre Check in and Tune Up was open for community feedback from 18 March to 31 May 2024.
- An email campaign was sent to 536 Engage Frankston members to promote the project.
- A pop-up engagement was held at Pines Pool on 22 March to reach people from the local community offline.
- The project was also promoted through a letterbox drop to homes surrounding the community centre in May 2024.
- The project page was viewed 298 times during the engagement period, with 43% of visitors spending over a minute on the page.
- The survey received 144 responses.
Engagement Results
In 2023 we asked our community about what is important to them. The top five priorities are listed below. Which of these matter to you?
| Answer Choices | Percent | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Local and affordable ways to stay or get physically and/or mentally healthy | 70.21% | 99 |
| Somewhere local to learn new skills or volunteer | 57.45% | 81 |
| A place to make or find friends | 65.96% | 93 |
| Having a place to get information and find out about services and programs available to me | 57.45% | 81 |
| A space that I can get away to and unwind when needed | 42.55% | 60 |
| None of these | 3.55% | 5 |
| Total | 100.00% | 141 |
Is there anything else you think should be added to this list?
A selection of comments is shown below:
- A local meeting place
- Access to free services
- Open space or area for exercise
- More legal assistance
- Make new friends
- Help with everyday problems
- Find people having the same problems
- Financial advice
- Connection to the community
In 2023, we asked our community how the centre could tackle these priorities. Some popular ideas are listed below. Which of these would you attend?
| Answer Choices | Percent | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Information sessions on health topics for all ages | 35.21% | 50 |
| Regular music or dance sessions | 36.62% | 52 |
| Gardening | 42.25% | 60 |
| Cooking | 44.37% | 63 |
| Art | 46.48% | 66 |
| Hands on learning for job readiness | 27.46% | 39 |
| Computer classes / Tech support | 33.80% | 48 |
| Physical fitness sessions | 48.59% | 69 |
| Sharing existing skills or volunteering | 40.14% | 57 |
| None of these | 7.04% | 10 |
| Total | 100.00% | 142 |
Is there anything else you think should be added to this list?
A selection of comments is shown below:
- cooking classes
- Time management
- Support group
- Gaming
- board game events
- Dancing
- Sex education
- art class
- Craft lessons/sewing lessons
- Sessions for toddlers/babies - messy play, music
- coffee skills
- Pop up gallery for local artists
- meditation
- Refresher for driving, when not doing it for a while.
- a fix it cafe
- Kids activities
- A walking group or forming a band
- Learning a language or Auslan
- A mechanics course for women
What kinds of things might stop you from participating?
| Answer Choices | Percent | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Transport | 14.63% | 18 |
| Cost | 44.72% | 55 |
| Time | 59.35% | 73 |
| Health | 26.83% | 33 |
| Accessibility | 9.76% | 12 |
| Safety | 8.94% | 11 |
| Self-confidence | 25.20% | 31 |
| Other | 9.76% | 12 |
| Total | 100.00% | 123 |
Roughly how often did you visit Frankston North Community Centre in the last year?
| Answer Choices | Percent | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Not at all | 36.81% | 53 |
| Once or twice | 18.75% | 27 |
| A few times | 12.50% | 18 |
| Monthly | 4.17% | 6 |
| Fortnightly | 4.17% | 6 |
| Weekly | 15.28% | 22 |
| A few days a week | 2.78% | 4 |
| Most days | 2.78% | 4 |
| Prefer not to answer | 2.78% | 4 |
| Total | 100.00% | 144 |
When would suit you to attend Frankston North Community Centre?
| Daytime only | Evening only | Day and Evening | Never | Count | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 39.39% 39 | 20.20% 20 | 28.28% 28 | 12.12% 12 | 99 | 2.13 |
| Tuesday | 45.63% 47 | 17.48% 18 | 23.30% 24 | 13.59% 14 | 103 | 2.05 |
| Wednesday | 40.82% 40 | 17.35% 17 | 28.57% 28 | 13.27% 13 | 98 | 2.14 |
| Thursday | 40.59% 41 | 15.84% 16 | 28.71% 29 | 14.85% 15 | 101 | 2.18 |
| Friday | 41.94% 39 | 21.51% 20 | 29.03% 27 | 7.53% 7 | 93 | 2.02 |
| Saturday | 30.95% 26 | 5.95% 5 | 48.81% 41 | 14.29% 12 | 84 | 2.46 |
| Sunday | 26.67% 20 | 4.00% 3 | 48.00% 36 | 21.33% 16 | 75 | 2.64 |
A bit about you
Where do you live or spend most of your time?
| Answer Choices | Percent | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Carrum Downs | 4.17% | 6 |
| Frankston | 11.81% | 17 |
| Frankston North | 59.03% | 85 |
| Frankston South | 1.39% | 2 |
| Langwarrin | 0.69% | 1 |
| Langwarrin South | 0% | 0 |
| Sandhurst | 0% | 0 |
| Seaford | 8.33% | 12 |
| Skye | 2.08% | 3 |
| Prefer not to answer | 6.25% | 9 |
| Other | 6.25% | 9 |
| Total | 100.00% | 144 |
How do you describe your gender?
| Answer Choices | Percent | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Woman or female | 59.72% | 86 |
| Man or male | 35.42% | 51 |
| Non-binary | 0% | 0 |
| Prefer not to answer | 4.17% | 6 |
| Self-described | 0.69% | 1 |
| Total | 100.00% | 144 |
What is your age range?
| Answer Choices | Percent | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 4 years | 0% | 0 |
| 5 to 11 years | 1.39% | 2 |
| 12 to 17 years | 9.03% | 13 |
| 18 to 24 years | 3.47% | 5 |
| 25 to 34 years | 11.11% | 16 |
| 35 to 49 years | 21.53% | 31 |
| 50 to 59 years | 19.44% | 28 |
| 60 to 69 years | 12.50% | 18 |
| 70 to 84 years | 17.36% | 25 |
| 85 years or over | 1.39% | 2 |
| Prefer not to answer | 2.78% | 4 |
| Total | 100.00% | 144 |
What have we learned about our community so far?
In 2023 we asked what our community needs to achieve good health. Here are some examples of what we heard.
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Social Health
"I live in Frankston North and feel very connected to my neighbours."
"I feel most socially connected when I volunteer."
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Spiritual Health
"I didn't realise how important looking after my spiritual health was - the activity was so much fun."
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Mental Health
"During the last 6 months I've felt lots of things - sad, lost, free and happy."
Some of the activities that people said made them feel better were walking, dancing, listening to music, and being in nature.
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Intellectual Health
"I want to learn more about women's health."
"I would like to be better at using the computer."
"I am an older person - I would like to learn how to find a new partner."
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Our Community's Health
How can Frankston North Community Centre support our community to feel healthy - in all of these ways? Do the survey on this page to share your ideas.
Project Outcomes
Frankston North Community Centre is developing a 3-year plan for the Centre which will guide decisions about which programs, services, partnerships and events to prioritise.
Your feedback will help us develop a 3-year plan for the centre that aligns with Council's Health and Wellbeing Plan and local needs.
Follow this page for updates.
