Small Grants Program
Projects funded between July 2004 and June 2005 were:

Moyne Health Services
Mother's group to support a health adjustment in the early postnatal period.
Port Fairy - August 2004
$1,500
Attendance numbers and participants surveyed after 3 months.

Simpson and District Community Centre Inc
Life Skills for Healthy Living
Simpson - August 2004
$1,000
Informal feedback, participation surveys, number of women who go on to further activity linked with the day's activities.

Western District Health Service
Breast Health
Hamilton - August 2004
$500
Attendance numbers and area of residence.

Birregurra Community Health Centre
Women's Health Night
Birregurra - September 2004
$1,000
Survey of participants and focus groups.  Key stakeholders will be surveyed including Bluewater Fitness Centre, Colac Area Health and Maternal and Child Health Service.

Colac Area Health
Mum's on the Move - physical activity for mothers
Colac - September 2004
$1,000
Survey participants and focus groups.  Key stakeholders to be surveyed - Bluewater Fitness Centre, Colac Area Health and Maternal and Child Health Service.

Western District Health
Body Image Boosters
Hamilton, Coleraine and Portland - September 2004
$2,350
Community comments by Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness surveys, pre and post evaluations at breakfast and student sessions, record attendance, record numbers and contact details of people interested in attending Health Living Groups.

Colac Area Health - 2nd Group
Mum's on the Move - physical activity for mothers
Colac - September 2004
$1,000
Survey participants and focus groups.  Key stakeholders to be surveyed - Bluewater Fitness Centre, Colac Area Health and Maternal and Child Health Service.

Victoria University
Women's Workplace Wellbeing in Community Health Settings
Barwon-South Western Region - May - October 2004
$2,121.10
Parallel to the completion of the research project thesis, a report will be prepared for the agencies involved, outlining any noteworthy findings and offering recommendations on workplace wellbeing. Both the report and thesis will include evaluative reflections on the research design and process itself.

Portland Mental Health Week Committee
Women's Night of Fun
Portland - October 2004
$800
Attendance numbers and evaluation forms.

Bellarine Community Health and Springdale Neighbourhood Centre
Community Forum on Postnatal Depression
Camperdown - October  2004
$770
Attendance numbers, participants complete a questionnaire, staff to provide feedback.

South West Community Health Centre
Women's Health Night
Warrnambool - November 2004
$1,000 contribution
Attendance records will be kept and evaluation forms will be distributed to participants. 

Manifold Place Community Health Centre
Girls Night Out
Camperdown - November 2004
$1,000 
Ask participants to complete a survey, incorporating satisfaction of the evening and the opportunity to document their needs, wants or ideas of events and programs of interest to them.

Colac Area Health
One in Eight - PND Group
Colac - November 2004
$500 
Survey questionnaire at end of program.

Warrnambool Neighbourhood and Community Centre
WAVE Project's Young Women and Mother's Group
Warrnambool - November 2004
$1,000 
The women will be asked to complete a small survey after their driving lessons and going for their licence.

Casterton Memorial Hospital
Midlife Messages for Women
Casterton and surrounding areas - November 2004
$1,000 
Evaluation shall be undertaken using best practise methods of feedback forms, attendance numbers and word of mouth.  Intention to make a "Midlife Message Quilt" as a commentary on the overall programs' impact.

Macarthur Community Health/South West Healthcare
Country Life
Macarthur - November 2004
$1,000 
Attendance numbers, comment from participants, entry numbers to competition, visitors to exhibition, questionnaires to measure community awareness of the young people's input to the project.

Curtain Connection
Corio - November 2004
$1,000 
Number of community members who use services, through Cloverdale Community Centre "Welcome In" project data collection of numbers of people returning for additional services/activities, annual review of program with feedback from volunteers.

Colac Area Health
Women's Leadership Workshop - "Standing your Ground"
Colac - December 2004
$1,000 
Evaluation by participant feedback in form of evaluation questionnaires and attendance numbers

South West Healthcare
Sudanese Women of Warrnambool
Warrnambool - February 2004
$850 
Evaluation in written and oral form depending on ability/preference of individuals, photographs, attendance numbers and feedback to presenters or facilitator.

WHAV Advocacy Campaign Kit
Statewide - February 2005
$1,000 
The project reports will provide evaluation and the Reference Group will also monitor the project thereby providing process evaluation.  Impact evaluation will be assessed at WHAV meetings and will be ongoing.

Emma House
Violence Against Women Integrated Services Partnership (VAWIS)
Warrnambool - March 2005
$1,000 
Evaluation forms, attendance numbers and social marketing strategies will be analysed.

Ngarrakeetoon Meeting House
Women's Health Club 
Warrnambool - March 2005
$1,000 
Attendance numbers and weekly group and individual journals to be kept.

One in Eight
Post Natal Depression group 
Colac - March 2005
$1550 
Survey participants by mailing out evaluation form about 4 weeks after program ends.  Provide a follow up reunion to assess as professionals how these women have managed their depression after learning about techniques and strategies.

International Women's Day 
Celebrations 
Casterton, Hamilton an Portland - March 2005
$545 
Evaluation forms and attendance numbers.

Look Good/Feel Good Evening
Port Campbell - March 2005
$1,000 
Evaluation forms addressing project objectives will be completed by each participant and data collected will be used for further health promotion and programming in the Timboon and District Catchment.

WAVE Young Women and Mothers' Group
Warrnambool - March 2005
$605 
Attendance numbers, verbal feedback, survey.

Menopause Information Sessions
Portland - April 2005
$1,000 
Attendance numbers and feedback/evaluation forms to be disseminated at both sessions to assess future needs.