We're making wellbeing a priority - with our new online hub

After what can only be described as rollercoaster ride over the last two years, what has become apparent is that personal wellbeing has become a topic of serious discussion. News articles on ‘The Great Resignation’ and the growing mental health crisis in our community have shone a spotlight on the important of safeguarding the wellbeing of those close to us – both at work, and in our personal lives.

The Victorian landscaping community has not been immune to these challenges. While demand has grown for landscaping services, so too have the threats to business, with supply shortages, difficulties in retaining staff, and financial pressures from rising interest rates, all placing added pressure on small business owners. Awareness of the struggle within our industry has grown, and the conversations about wellbeing, self-care, and the importance of speaking-up have come to the forefront. As a progressive, member-centred association, LVML felt that there was more work to be done to support its members as they weather these challenges - to not only survive this wave of change, but to make sure that they are able to thrive and flourish in the long term.

Thanks to a grant from the Business Victoria Mental Wellbeing of Business Communities Grants Program, LVML has launched the LVML Wellbeing Hub – an online resource designed to support and engage landscaping professionals on their journey to improved self-care. Packed with evidence-based resources from The Wellbeing Lab by Michelle McQuaid, the LVML Wellbeing Hub is guided by the PERMAH theory, which suggests that wellbeing is cultivated by the presence in our lives of positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment, and good health.

LVML members and their teams can register and access the resources within the LVML Wellbeing Hub free of charge. Individuals who are especially passionate are also encouraged to become Wellbeing Champions, which will provide them with the skills to guide discussions around wellbeing within the workplace. According to LVML CEO, Megan Flower, the initiative is a first step in ensuring that members have access to the right resources to look after themselves and check in on the wellbeing of their team.

“We’re immensely grateful for the support we received from the Business Victoria Grants Program in allowing us to make these resources available, for free, to our members,” she said.

“Through this online hub, LVML hopes to not only enhance the individual wellbeing of its members, but to also drive a culture of support and awareness within the industry of the role that wellbeing plays in our everyday lives, and the value of prioritising wellbeing in the workplace.”

Visit www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/ wellbeing-hub

Order your funky shirt and start a conversation about Wellbeing!

This is a one-time, limited offer! Landscaping Victoria, in association with Trade Mutt are proud to release this custom-made Landscaping Victoria 'funky shirt'. There are a VERY limited number of shirts available - so pre book now and expect delivery in February 2023!

These shirts are designed to start conversations about mental health, helping make an invisible issue impossible to ignore and every purchase goes towards funding TIACS, Landscaping Victoria's charity partner.

The shirts are being offered at a subsidised rate for a limited time only.... so be quick and get one for yourself - or get the whole team one... and be part of making real change for the very serious problem of mental health in Australia.

Visit the Member Shop on the LVML website.