Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
No Fee

Additional Information: The Financial Counsellor provides professional counselling, information and advocacy in the areas of debt control/management as well as the provision of information regarding options available to financial counselling clients.
The main target group for this service is people on low incomes. People who present with financial difficulties are assessed and assisted on the basis of need.
The Financial Counsellor also offers group education sessions and consultancy to other agencies and organisations.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: Our Podiatrists provide and diagnose an extensive range of foot and foot related care. This includes checking how people walk and recommending custom orthotics. Checking children's feet and walking. Our Podiatrists can perform assessments to check blood flow and sensation. They also perform annual diabetes foot assessments and manage foot ulcers. If needed surgery can be performed on ingrown toe nails. The Podiatry team also run a medical grade footwear fitting program.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: The Speech Pathologist provides extensive services to children under school age and to adults.

Community Health Paediatric Speech Pathology provides services to children with mild to moderate difficulties in functional skills in the areas of speech and language that are not likely to have long term implications for the child. Children with stuttering difficulties are also eligible for these services. Services may be provided on an individual basis or in a group therapy setting dependent on the child's needs.

Children with diagnosed or suspected developmental delays such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy or moderate to severe difficulties in two or more areas are not eligible for services through Community Health (see Paediatric Program Melton Health).
Adult services at community health are provided for clients experiencing communication or swallowing issues. This may be due to progressive neurological conditions, post stroke or disability. Therapy services for voice and fluency are also provided. Intensive rehabilitation services are not able to be provided due to limited staffing. Services may be centred based or provided in the client's home.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
No Fee

Additional Information: The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies program is a community outreach service providing support, linkages and education to pregnant women who are unable to access antenatal care services or require additional support during their pregnancy and up to 6 weeks post delivery.
Women who are pregnant and live in the City of Melton or Moorabool Shire and are considered socially disadvantaged, geographically isolated, from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds, of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent or less than 18 years of age.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
No Fee

Additional Information: The Community Health Nurses offer support to schools, teachers and youth workers to better care for their students or clients around these issues.

Contact the Community Health Nurse,

Additional Information
9.00 am - 5.00 pm, Mon - Fri, for inquiries. Service available by appointment or by mobile contact. Access to Youth Back Door Clinic 4.00 pm - 7.00 pm,Thursdays.

Address:
-37.686856, 144.557723, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: Advice, information and ongoing support is provided by specialist trained Nurses to help clients quit smoking. Therapy modes may include nicotine replacement therapy, pharmacotherapy, group education and behaviour modification. Clients are managed in collaboration with their GP.
For further information, contact: 8746 1100.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
No Fee

Additional Information: The Chronic Conditions Management program is available to those in the community who require an exercise based rehabilitation program for lung and cardiac conditions. The Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation groups are run under best practice guidelines set down by the National Heart Foundation and Australian Lung Foundation. They provide education and exercise sessions for patients with pulmonary disease and for Outpatient (Phase 2) and Maintenance (Phase 3) patients. All patients access this program will be assessed by a physiotherapist or exercise physiologist prior to entry into the group programs.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
No Fee

Additional Information: Alcohol and other drug counselling service for those directly affected by alcohol & other drug use and their families or carers.
Community education and information to schools, community agencies and others.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: The Family Violence Prevention Program (FVPP) is an integrated program with components designed to meet the needs of children, women, and men who have been affected by issues of family violence.

Separate services for children, women and men, but family sessions are available where appropriate.

Services include group programmes and/or individual counselling for children and women, and men's behaviour change group programmes for men. Partners/ex-partners/family members of men in the programme are also offered support.

Childcare is provided to all programs at no cost to the client.
Self-referrals are accepted or from General Practitioner or other health professionals.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: Visiting nurses are able to offer wound care, diabetic care, injections, oxygen therapy, collection of pathology specimens, catheterisation, administration of medications, monitoring of health status and some more complex personal care to clients in their own homes. Area covered includes Bacchus Marsh and Melton and surrounding areas.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: Services include:
•Comprehensive education for the newly diagnosed, including group and individual education
•Education to clients, tailored to their specific needs
•Education for women with gestational diabetes
•Instruction in use of blood glucose meter, diabetes specific medications including injectables, and insulin pump therapy
•Assistance with insulin adjustment
•Provision of diabetes literature and videos
•Diabetes Support Group

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
No Fee

Additional Information: Marla Aboriginal Women's group- A therapeutic space where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women meet to yarn about women's business and share stories of hope, strength, grief, caring and wisdom.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: The Occupational Therapist (OT) will visit clients in their home and complete a home and functional assessment to identify any activities they may be having difficulty with. The OT can recommend aids, equipment or home modifications which may assist the client to continue to live safely and independently in their home. Recommendations can include shower stools, over toilet frames and other personal care aids, scooters, wheelchairs, personal alarms, rails and ramps. The OT can work together with the client in retraining in daily activities. The OT can also provide clients with information and strategies to reduce falls and teach simplified techniques to decrease tiredness. Statewide Equipment Program (SWEP) funding applications for recommended equipment or home modifications can also be completed if required.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: A qualified Continence Advisor who works with the District Nursing team, based at Bacchus Marsh, visits clients in their homes. To be eligible for this service, clients need to meet Home and Community Care (HACC) criteria. You can obtain access to this service by self referral or referral from a General Practitioner, Hospital, Aged Care Assessment Services, Shire services or other health professionals.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
No Fee

Additional Information: A range of health education services are provided including:
Women's Health, Men's Health, Needle and Syringe program, Refugee Health and Sexual and Reproductive health education (i.e. School Sex Education program). Pap smears are available by appointment.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
No Fee

Additional Information: The confidential Needle and Syringe Program offers free injecting equipment (syringes, needles, swabs, containers) and safe retrieval of used equipment.

Prepared packs (with 5 syringes) are available at the front desks, by the administration staff. Other requests are dealt with by the Duty Worker or the Community Health Nurse including for referral.
The Community Health Nurse is delivering Safer Behaviour messages and is available for education or support in the community (i.e. retrieval of equipment).

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Bulk Billing Only

Additional Information: The Melton Youth Health Clinic provides a general health and medical drop-in service for young people. Issues such as sexual health, relationships, nutrition and mental health, alcohol and other drugs and a range of other health areas can be discussed with the counsellor and/or youth friendly Doctor. The clinic is staffed by two counsellors and a doctor from Westcare Medical Centre.The Backdoor Clinic is located at The Melton Youth Facility, 193 Barries Road, Melton West on Thursdays between 4.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m.

For enquiries call Melton Community Health Centre between 9.00 am - 3.00 pm, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday on 8746 1100.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
No Fee

Additional Information: The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies program is a community outreach service providing support, linkages and education to pregnant women who require additional support during their pregnancy.

Eligibility: Women who are pregnant and live in the City of Melton or Moorabool Shire and are considered socially disadvantaged, geographically isolated, from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds, of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent or less than 18 years of age.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: In the community setting, Counsellors work with individuals, families and groups to assist them in the resolution of presenting issues. Our staff have specialist counselling expertise in the areas of family violence, grief and loss, family work, youth counselling as well as personal life issues. Community education and consultancy are also offered, for example DjHS counsellors work with a number of schools in the local area.
Enquiries, bookings for assessments for all counselling services are provided through the Duty System.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: At the Bacchus Marsh, Melton and Caroline Springs Community Health Centres a variety of conditions are treated with an emphasis on prevention, early intervention and management of chronic disease.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: The Dietetic Service provides individual and group education for adults and children. All requests and referrals for information and consultation should be directed to the Referral and Appointment Service.

Community Education, Health Promotion and Health screenings are offered through community groups, schools and the media. Focus is given to Government Health Promotion weeks and expressed community need.

All age groups are catered for and key areas of work include clients with diabetes and heart disease, weight management, gastrointestinal disorders, appetite awareness and body image, and general healthy eating.
A child and adolescent weight management clinic called 'Ready Steady Go' is available at Melton Health.

Address:
195-209 Barries Road, MELTON WEST, VIC, 3337

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: The Counselling Team is made up of several counsellors from a range of professional disciplines who offer individual and group counselling and family counselling for people who live in the Shire of Moorabool and City of Melton.

In the community setting, Counsellors work with individuals, families and groups to assist them in the resolution of presenting issues. Our staff have specialist counselling expertise in the areas of family violence, grief and loss, family work, youth counselling as well as personal life issues. Community education and consultancy are also offered, for example DjHS counsellors work with a number of schools in the local area.
Enquiries, bookings for assessments for all counselling services are provided through the Duty System.