Mooroopna
bookmarksSite priorities
- Health and developmental vulnerabilities are identified before school entry and are addressed.
- Build parental capacity to support their children's education and development.
- Optimise the benefits of all services available to children and families, both on -site and off-site, in the Mooroopna community.
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Mooroopna Primary School, Greater Shepparton City Council, Primary Care Connect, Department of Education, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing and Colman Education Foundation (Our Place).
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Department of EducationAnalysis
In 2025, site engagement grew strongly, with on‑site opportunities and attendances up 46% from 2023. Afterschool parent–child participation tripled, and adult engagement increased, driving greater service access. 80% of referrals to other services originated from soft‑entry activities. Service integration expanded, particularly in health and wellbeing, with on‑site delivery proving more effective in reaching families than traditional dispersed access. Partnerships across local organisations strengthened early identification and developmental screening systems and increased home‑learning awareness. These coordinated efforts are building trust, boosting participation, and creating more accessible, responsive pathways for families despite ongoing challenges with limited service availability.
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- Stronger early identification: On-site collaboration increased School Entry Health Questionnaire completion from 37% in 2023 to 95% in 2025, enabling quicker health referrals and earlier support.
- Award-winning early language work: Two site-led oral language initiatives received major recognition, including the Victorian Early Years Award for Continuity of Early Learning and the LGPro Award for Excellence, with 90% of families reporting increased confidence to support their child’s speech at home.
- Reaching at-risk families: The on-site Community Paramedic clinic continues to reach full capacity, outperforming all other locations and improving access for vulnerable families.
- Improved access to health management: Following strong engagement in 2024, the local GP has doubled the appointments available on the Mooroopna site and is providing clinics on other school sites, expanding his scope to include Asthma and Anaphylaxis management plans for children.
- Shared early years practice: PEEP training strengthened consistent evidence-based parenting and home-learning support across playgroups, engagement activities and the early learning service.
- Enhanced service coordination: The June Service Network meeting brought together 15 regional organisations, improving personal connections and direct referral pathways with the school and early learning teams.
- Health and Wellbeing for families: Expand the partnership to deliver integrated on-site access to family support services, financial counselling, and NDIS coordination, ensuring parents and carers receive timely, holistic assistance
- Health and Development Screening: Strengthen early identification systems by expanding health and development screening opportunities and improving referral pathways so families can access the right resources when they need them.
- Expanding health and development screening opportunities: Site partners will be working on improving early identification for health and development needs and better systems for connecting families to the right resources at the time they need them.
- Home Learning environment: Continue providing universally accessible supported playgroups and site-based engagement activities that help parents and carers build strong, positive relationships with their children and foster confident, curious learners.
- Deepening our reach: Partners will explore flexible service models and alternative engagement strategies to address barriers faced by working parents and families who are not currently engaging with on-site opportunities, ensuring timely access to early identification and support.