Community Resilience for Dry Conditions

2019-2020

The purpose of the Community Resilience for Dry Conditions project is to build on the current capacity of farming communities in the Ovens Murray area to respond and adapt to the impacts of, and complex issues associated with, dry conditions.

The project aims to strengthen the wellbeing and resilience of farming communities and to build on community connectedness. As well as increase farming communities’ knowledge of pathways to relevant local services.

The purpose of this survey is for Central Hume and Upper Hume Primary Care Partnership to gauge the baseline knowledge and understanding around community connections and mental health within farming communities and those who work in the sector.

This survey will close on the 15th November 2019. We thank you for taking time to complete it. The survey should take you no longer than 10 minutes to complete and is confidential.

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* 1. What is your gender?

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* 2. What is your age?

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65- 74

75 +

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* 3. How would you describe your role/s?- (e.g. dairy farmer, stock and station agent, district nurse)

Primary Producer (as defined by ATO)

Hobby farmer (dependent on off farm income)

Service Provider (Agriculture/ Horticulture)

Service Provider (Other)

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What shire is your business in?

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* 5. What shire do you live in?

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* 6. How concerned are you about the impact of current and future climate conditions? (e.g. hot weather, low rainfall, fire risks, flood risks)

Not at all concerned

Somewhat concerned

Extremely concerned

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 7. How do you connect with your local community?

Involved in a group or club

Regularly meet with neighbours or friends

Use local services (e.g. library, park)

Volunteer in my local community

I don't connect with my local community

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If you don't connect to your local community, why not?

No groups or clubs available

I live too far away from neighbours and friends

I am too busy with work

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Are there people in your community who are not connected or engaged?

Yes

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* 10. Why do you think this?

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* 11. Do you have a regular GP?

	Do you have a regular GP?	How often do you visit your GP?
GP information	GP information Do you have a regular GP? menu	GP information How often do you visit your GP? menu

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* 12. If someone in your community showed concerns about any of the following what would you do? (you can choose more than one option)

	Offer personal support	Encourage them to talk with their GP	Encourage them to go to another local health services	Provide information about specialist services/specialists	Advise about websites that might have useful information	Nothing
Alcohol	Alcohol Offer personal support	Alcohol Encourage them to talk with their GP	Alcohol Encourage them to go to another local health services	Alcohol Provide information about specialist services/specialists	Alcohol Advise about websites that might have useful information	Alcohol Nothing
Drug Use	Drug Use Offer personal support	Drug Use Encourage them to talk with their GP	Drug Use Encourage them to go to another local health services	Drug Use Provide information about specialist services/specialists	Drug Use Advise about websites that might have useful information	Drug Use Nothing
Poor mental health	Poor mental health Offer personal support	Poor mental health Encourage them to talk with their GP	Poor mental health Encourage them to go to another local health services	Poor mental health Provide information about specialist services/specialists	Poor mental health Advise about websites that might have useful information	Poor mental health Nothing
Gambling Harm	Gambling Harm Offer personal support	Gambling Harm Encourage them to talk with their GP	Gambling Harm Encourage them to go to another local health services	Gambling Harm Provide information about specialist services/specialists	Gambling Harm Advise about websites that might have useful information	Gambling Harm Nothing
Family Violence	Family Violence Offer personal support	Family Violence Encourage them to talk with their GP	Family Violence Encourage them to go to another local health services	Family Violence Provide information about specialist services/specialists	Family Violence Advise about websites that might have useful information	Family Violence Nothing
Financial Stress	Financial Stress Offer personal support	Financial Stress Encourage them to talk with their GP	Financial Stress Encourage them to go to another local health services	Financial Stress Provide information about specialist services/specialists	Financial Stress Advise about websites that might have useful information	Financial Stress Nothing

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* 13. If you did provide personal support, how might you do this?

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* 14. How often are you willing to talk about your own mental health and wellbeing concerns with any of the following?

	Always	Often	Sometimes	Never
Counsellor/Psychologist	Counsellor/Psychologist Always	Counsellor/Psychologist Often	Counsellor/Psychologist Sometimes	Counsellor/Psychologist Never
GP	GP Always	GP Often	GP Sometimes	GP Never
Friends	Friends Always	Friends Often	Friends Sometimes	Friends Never
Community Health Service	Community Health Service Always	Community Health Service Often	Community Health Service Sometimes	Community Health Service Never
Someone within your local volunteer group	Someone within your local volunteer group Always	Someone within your local volunteer group Often	Someone within your local volunteer group Sometimes	Someone within your local volunteer group Never
Accountant	Accountant Always	Accountant Often	Accountant Sometimes	Accountant Never
Agronomist	Agronomist Always	Agronomist Often	Agronomist Sometimes	Agronomist Never
Veterinarian	Veterinarian Always	Veterinarian Often	Veterinarian Sometimes	Veterinarian Never
Financial advisor/ bank manager	Financial advisor/ bank manager Always	Financial advisor/ bank manager Often	Financial advisor/ bank manager Sometimes	Financial advisor/ bank manager Never
Publican	Publican Always	Publican Often	Publican Sometimes	Publican Never
District Nurse	District Nurse Always	District Nurse Often	District Nurse Sometimes	District Nurse Never
Stock & Station Agent	Stock & Station Agent Always	Stock & Station Agent Often	Stock & Station Agent Sometimes	Stock & Station Agent Never
Family	Family Always	Family Often	Family Sometimes	Family Never

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What information or support would help you feel more comfortable to talk with others about your mental health or stress related concerns?

Learning more about how to recognise signs of poor mental health / stress

Learning how to access localised support services (e.g. financial support, mental health support, support groups)

Having access to relevant information that I can share with others

Learning how to access groups such as men's sheds, Pie and pint night

I'm not interested in getting any information or support

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Are you a service provider? (e.g working within government agencies, health & community services, Agricultural consultant, local hair dresser etc.)

Yes