About us

The Southern Services Reform Group (SSRG) is a Collaborative Project supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP).

The project supports the implementation of the Commonwealth Home Support Programme and other aged care reforms, builds capacity of the aged care sector, establishes and maintains partnerships and supports best practice and innovation.

The project is supported by its members, through the Steering Committee and workgroups. The Steering Committee meet bi-monthly and discuss emerging issues across the sector and monitor and support workgroup projects.

Contact us

For more information please contact the Project Officer on 8384 0758 or send an email to info@ssrg.org.au

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Priorities

  • Aged Care Reforms
  • Wellness and Reablement
  • Research to inform best practice
  • Ageing and Technology

Project goals

  • Developing creative and innovative ways of delivering the Commonwealth Home Support Programm
  • Identifying and promoting opportunities for service innovation and reform
  • Increasing networks and the breadth of partnerships
  • Encouraging efficient and effective use of resources within the Commonwealth Home Support Programme
  • Creating opportunities for service providers in the aged care sector to work collaboratively together

The metropolitan Collaborative Projects were established in 1999 and are funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. The collaborative projects are regional structures located in metropolitan and rural South Australia. The Southern Services Reform Group (SSRG) encompasses the Local Government areas of Onkaparinga, Mitcham, Holdfast Bay and Marion. Prior to 2008 the project also engaged with the City of Unley.

Collaborative projects are funded to develop and support a formal mechanism for facilitating service system reform and to improve service cooperation and coordination at a regional level. The project engages with services that affect the CHSP target group.

Strategic aims

Collaboration

  • Diversity of regional representation
  • Effective communication 
  • Build and maintain networks and relationships through sustainable regional structures

Engagement

  • Diverse stakeholder* commitment, participation and influence
  • Engagement around identified regional issues and opportunities
  • Regional planning through consultation and engagement

Reform

  • Support and influence the translation of policy and research into practice
  • Promote opportunities for stakeholders to influence reform
  • Promote innovation and sustainable change

Responsiveness

  • Collaborative responses to identified regional issues
  • Capacity building through the sharing of knowledge and resources
  • Showcase best practice and regional initiatives

*Stakeholder refers to consumers (service user and/or carer), service providers and the broader community sector

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