Small Grants Program
Projects funded between July 2003 and June 2004 were:

Colac Area Health
Mum's on the Move - physical activity for mothers
Colac - July 2003
$875
Using the supplied form by Womensport which will be available to the BSWWHC, local agencies and Womensport.

Steiner by the Sea Playgroup
Purchase of books
Apollo Bay - 2nd half of 2003
$250
Asssessment at six, twelve, eighteen and twenty-four months. Evaluation comprising both quantitative approach (total number of loans etc) and qualitative assessment (effectiveness of library system, liaison with other resource library service providers, communications with resource networks including local groups and feedback from library borrowers and bibliophiles).

Beeac Country News
Newsletter
Beeac and surrounds - 2003-2004
$1,100
Continued success in providing this service on an entirely voluntary basis to the community in past and having the support of the community and Beeac Progress Association to continue in future.

Women's Violence (DV and Sexual Assault) Community Education Program
Information sessions
Colac - 2nd half of 2003
$600
Evaluation forms completed by participants. Participant response and interaction during presentation. Anecdotal feedback. Monitoring referral source.

Surf Coast Women's Network
Newsletter
Surfcoast - March 2003 to January 2004
$1,100
Assessment of number of women involved in the network - receiving, contributing to and involvement in the general running of the network, attendance numbers and feedback on Network activities.

Lorne Community Hospital
Surf Coast Gay and Lesbian Health Forum
Lorne
$1,100
Number of meetings and attendance at reference group meetings. Number of people who participate in forum. Survey of participants by age, locality, gender. Further consultation of the GLBTI community in relation to accessing main stream health services. Development of an action plan in response to needs identified following the forum and survey.

South Western Centre Against Sexual Assault
Body wise group for young women
$1,210
Formal evaluation with a questionnaire evaluation following the group and then a follow-up interview with the participant and their support person 6 weeks following the group to ascertain if improvement has been sustained.

Red Tent Singers
Singing group
$1,000
Record number of participants on a weekly basis and review after 12 months.  Feedback form for participants at 6 and 12 months.  Feedback from facilitator.

The Lesbians Losing Invisibility Project
Interactive website
$1,000
Incorporated into the website development asking participants for feedback.  Number of hits will indicate effectiveness for publicity.  Also survey lesbians with disabilities at national gatherings in 2004 and 2005.

Bellarine Living and Learning Centre Inc
Whittington Young Mothers group
$1,100
Evaluation at the end of the first six months through:
numbers of participants and increase in numbers, frequency of participation, numbers of services participating, referrals to group, qualitative information from young women and barriers to participation.

Bellarine Living and Learning Centre Inc
Fibromyalgia Self Help Group
$1,100
Information brochures will be distributed, information kits will be available and a lending library of books and further information about Fibromyalgia will be established.  Number of people in and accessing information from support group.

Portland Neighbourhood House
$1,000
Health and well-being of teenage mothers and their babies.
Participant evaluations, records and debriefing with co-ordinator, follow up surveys 3/6 months after program, possible establishment of self-help group, involvement of participants on other programs at PNH and other places.

Western District Health Services
Sexual Health Education Kit
$2,200
Pre and post education surveys measuring participants awareness, knowledge skills and confidence in this area.

Aspire - A Pathway to Mental Health
$1,100
Craft and discussion group for women 16-65 with a mental illness.
Display of projects during Mental Health Weeks 2003 and 2004; documentation of attendance; completion of craft projects; evaluation of participants achievement, satisfaction and future interest at completion of 40 weeks.

Colac Area Health
Review and update of Domestic and Family Violence Resource Manual.
$1,000
Evaluation through direct consultation with service providers, direct service feedback as to usage and relevance of the manual.

Barwon Health and Barwon Centre Against Sexual Assault
Community action forum on violence against women
$1,100
Planned strategy for community action, list of committed agencies, community women forming a planning group to continue the work beyond the life of the forum, evaluation form distributed at the forum to provide feedback about the running of the session.

Camperdown and District Community House Inc
Women's Feel Well/Feel Good Evening with Elle McFeest
$1,100
Evaluation sheets at the event, weekly attendance records at programs, ongoing support supplied.

Colac Area Health
Corangamite Library women's health resources
$2,000
The library will look at evaluation and access to the resources, women's health will run a segment in the Wholewoman Newsletter reviewing some of the resources as appropriate to the edition, promotion of resources in each edition, cover of the launch in the next newsletter, feedback invited and women encouraged to recommend resources.

YWCA Victoria Geelong Region
Taxi vouchers for Girlstorey - young women program
$1,000
Number of participants using taxi vouchers to access the service could measure the effectiveness of providing transport; increased number of participants able to access the programs.

Aspire - A Pathway to Mental Health Inc
Attendance at National Anxiety Disorders Conference 2004
$1,155
Knowledge and resources gained in attending the conference will become apparent during the course of the 10 week program.  Evaluation of each session as well as an overall of the whole course.

Mums on the Move
Three hour weekly physical activity session for mums with young children
$1,000
Feedback sheets, written reports and photos.

Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative Ltd
Network development trip to Turkey Creek
$1,000
Commitment from the Turkey Creek community to visit and provide input into the total project, a written report on the trip to ensure that the learnings regarding the development of cultural links and potential partnerships can be used in the future.

Walking School Bus Northern Geelong Network
To form a new Walking School Bus Drivers Network with meetings
$1,000
Numbers of women attending the network gatherings, satisfaction of the women with the incentives, smooth facilitation of the group through to the appointment of a leading "Bus Driver" to coordinate the network in the future.

Cloverdale Community Centre
Community shed for women in the local community with an interest in wool/metal work and associated crafts.
$1,000
By the numbers of women attending the shed, feedback via an evaluation sheet, analysis of women who attend eg age, background etc.

Corio Bay Senior College - Young Parent's Access Project
Recipe for Fun - fortnightly sessions with young student parents preparing low cost, nutritious evening meals for their families.
$1,000
Evaluation on an on-going basis via both verbal feedback and a written survey, observing attendance, participation and interaction between young parents.

Women's Wellbeing Day - Hamilton
Health promotion for menopausal/postmenopausal women
$1,000
Program evaluation forms, attendance numbers.

Port Fairy Community House
Two day program with Warrnambool ASPIRE on issues relating to Women and Change.
$1,000
Questionnaire before the weekend and one at its conclusion.

The Cancer Council of Victoria
With Pap Screen Victoria and the Jean Hailes Foundation - a Multicultural Women's Day in Geelong
$1,000
The project will be evaluation by the Community Language Program by a short evaluation form accessing behaviour, attitudes, knowledge and skills.

Western District Health Service
Support group for young mother and their children.
$1,000
Evaluation by number and frequency of attendance, questionnaires.

Barwon Health
Ye Ye Rafiki Project - to impact positively on the health of working women through a non-traditional activity - African Dancing
$1,000
Evaluation by survey of participants at the beginning and end of the project, level of commitment, feedback from organisations involved in and promotion the project.

Mums on the Move
Three hour weekly physical activity session for mums with young children
$1,000
Feedback sheets, written reports and photos.

Heywood Rural Health
Healthy Ageing Group - social, physical wellbeing health support group for older women.
$1,000
Evaluation by questionnaires with participants, numbers attending and assessment of the effectiveness of the program.

Lorne Community Hospital
Women's Health Focus in Deans Marsh
$900
Establishment of a reference group, record attendance,  numbers attending clinic/breast screen bus documenting age and last screened, survey of participants to gain information from the community re health issues and barriers to accessing services.

Colac Area Health
Pamphlet rack and holders to improve the presentation and accessibility of written health information to women and young people attending the Women's Health , Family Planning and Youth Health Clinics.
$273
Assess if there has been an increase in the number of pamphlets orders as opposed to previous years.

Timboon and District Healthcare Service
Women's Health and Wellbeing Evening by the Sea
$1,000
Formal evaluation on the night, attendance numbers, general conversation following the evening, street walk to gauge community feeling.

Colac Area Health
Pamphlet racks and holders for the Women's Health Clinic, Family Planning Clinic and Youth Health Clinic
$273
Evaluation of effectiveness by number of forms required to be ordered over previous years.

Timboon and District Healthcare
Women's Health and Wellbeing Evening by the Sea
$1000
Formal evaluation on the night, attendance numbers and a street walk to gauge community feeling.

Coleraine District Health Services
Margaret Rohan-Kelly Inspirational talk at Coleraine
$979
Questionnaire designed to capture the opinions of those women present and their future ideas for further health education.

Lifeline South West Vic Inc
Strength Training for Women with Depression and Anxiety
$1,450
The Strength Building Program for women in rural areas has been developed by St Luke's in Bendigo.  The program is being extensively evaluated and researched by the University of Western Sydney under ethical standards.  Participants voluntarily complete three surveys, at the beginning, the end and three months after the group is finished.

YWCA Victoria Geelong Region
Hands on Healing
$1,000
Brief evaluation form by participants after their healing session.  Effectiveness judged by the number of participants as well as their satisfaction with the service.  The number of women utilising other services within Girlstorey as a result of information gathered at Hands on Healing would also be noted.  Healers would also be required to complete an evaluation at the end of the ten-week period.

Southern Grampians and Glenelg PCP
"Bring her Home" a visual and performing arts project, supporting the tour to South Western Victoria of Somebody's Daughter Theatre.
$3,000
Process evaluation - number of students/health professionals and other participants attending, number of organisations and range of sectors collaborating on the project.
Impact evaluation - youth, community and professional development outcomes by written surveys and focus groups;  partnership outcomes by interviews with key stakeholders.