Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Council does not directly provide child care services, however we are responsible for the funding and maintenance of the buildings that are used for these services.

The following services are available within the Shire:
-- Daylesford Child Care Centre
West St, Daylesford 3460
Ph: 03 5348 3702
Services provided include Long Day Care, Family Day Care & Occasional Care.Families should contact the centre to access services.

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire

Initial Contact
Reception

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Provides social and recreational opportunities for frail aged people, younter people with a disability and their carers. A group meal is also provided and transport to and from the Centre can be arranged.

Fees
$10 per session which includes a meal.

Area Serviced
Daylesford & district

Initial Contact
Coordinator

Eligibility
Clients assessed as eligible under Home & Community Care program guidelines.

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Carers of frail, aged confused or people with disabilities, who cannot be left alone, can access respite care where a home carer will stay with them in the home for limited periods of time, while the carer takes a break or attends to personal business. Respite care is provided on an in-home, planned or occasional care basis. Overnight or emergency respite care is not available.

Fees
Minimal fees apply

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire

Initial Contact
Assessment Officer

Eligibility
Those assessed as eligible under Home & Community Care program guidelines.

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
No Fee

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: What is a Living at Home Assessment?

A Living at Home Assessment is a person-centred assessment of the person and their carer's needs, which leads to a care plan and individualised service responses. The assessment and care planning process sits within the service coordination framework and takes an ASM approach to:

• building on the person's and carer's autonomy, by offering choices and focusing on individual strengths and interests
• encouraging & supporting people to regain skills and capacities wherever possible
• strengthening social, community and family connections

A Living at Home Assessment is a broad, holistic needs based assessment and can include: a service specific assessment and care plan for the range of HACC services delivered by the assessing organisation; a referral action plan to both HACC and non-HACC services that cannot be met by the assessing organisation.

A Living at Home Assessment focuses on:
• Social, functional and emotional needs
• Carer and family needs
• Environmental issues
• Strengths and capacities, not just deficits
• Involvement of multidisciplinary expertise

A Living at Home Assessment is a funded HACC activity delivered by designated HACC Assessment Services.

Referral
Referrals are welcomed from clients/carer/family and other service providers.

A SCTT referral is required from service providers – the referral should contain the following:

• Confidential referral cover sheet – clearly outlining the reason for referral
• Consumer information profile
• Summary and referral information profile
• Consumer consent to share information profile
• A copy of the Grampians Region Service Provider Home Safety Checklist (or your equivalent agency safety checklist)
• Any other templates considered appropriate/relevant

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Hepburn Shire Council has produced an In Home Safety Guide for older people, which is provided free of charge.
The guide provides valuable information intended to minimise the risk of injury in the home and forms part of Council's strategy for injury prevention for older residents.

Fees
No fees apply

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire

Initial Contact
Reception

Eligibility
Older persons residing in Hepburn Shire

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Council's Maternal & Child Health & Outreach Services monitor and promotes the growth, health and development of children through health surveillance; health promotion and education; illness prevention and intervention, immunisation education and promotion; counselling and community liaison.

The service is offered to families with children 0 - 6 years free of charge.
Maternal & Child Health Services are administered by the Hepburn Health Service under contract to the Shire. Services are available at Creswick, Daylesford, Trentham & Clunes. For further information please see separate entry for Hepburn Health Services in this directory.

Eligibility
Families in Hepburn Shire with children 0 - 6 years.

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Council, with the assistance of State Government and the community has initiated a range of programs and activities including:

National Youth Week
Victorian Youth Week
Good Sports Program
FReeZa Program - monthly dance parties for primary and secondary school students.
Community Strengthening Project.

-- Clunes
- Acclaim Youth Group.
- Youth social meeting area.
- Goldfields mural project.
- Extreme expressions visual arts project.
- Clunes Skate Park.
-- Creswick
- Youth Alliance Youth Club.
- Creswick Skate Park.
-- Daylesford
- Blue Light Youth Club.
- Youth social meeting area.
- School Holidays activities.
- Daylesford Youth Reserve.
- 'Youth Speaks Out'
-- Trentham
- Youth Club.
- Disco's.For more information about youth activities in the Shire contact Council's Youth Development Worker.

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire

Initial Contact
Youth Development Worker

Eligibility
Young people in Hepburn Shire ttp:

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Provides social and recreational opportunities for frail aged people, younter people with a disability and their carers. A group meal is also provided and transport to and from the Centre can be arranged.

The Group meets Wednesdays & Thursdays.

Fees
$10 per session which includes a meal.

Area Serviced
Creswick & district

Initial Contact
Coordinator

Eligibility
Clients assessed as eligible under Home & Community Care program guidelines.

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Council has available for purchase, Lice Rid, a head lice lotion. The lotion is available from the Creswick Service Centre, Duke St and Town Hall offices at Daylesford.

Fees
$2.85 per 20 ml bottle.

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire

Initial Contact
Reception

Eligibility
Residents of Hepburn Shire

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Council's Environmental Health Department conducts regular childhood immunisation sessions. Sessions are conducted once a month at Creswick, Clunes and Daylesford.

School immunisation sessions are conducted to vaccinate Year 7 students against Hepatitis B and Year 10 students against Diptheria and Tetanus. An immunisation program will be conducted against Meningalcoccal Disease with school students in 2004.

School Immunisation Certificates are available from Council. An application for a School Immunisation Certificate must be completed and forwarded to Council for processing. A copy of the certificate will be forwarded to the applicant and to the school.

Further information on Childhood, School Age and Adult immunisation programs can be obtained by contacting Council's Environmental Health Officer.

Fees
No fees apply

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire

Initial Contact
Environmental Health Officer

Eligibility
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Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Council's Environmental Health Officer is responsible for queries and complaints regarding food, noise or pollution in Hepburn Shire including food safety programs & permits, food samples, premises auditing, immunisation and septic tank permits.

The Environmental Health Officer also conducts investigations into infectious disease notifications within the Shire, monitoring the situation and reporting to the appropriate authorities.

Fees
Fees apply for some services.

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire

Initial Contact
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Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Council administers nine community housing rental units located in Trentham and Daylesford. These units are rented to low income families under guidelines of the Office of Housing.

Applications are only sought when vacancies arise and are advertised.

Fees
Rental fees apply

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire

Initial Contact
Reception

Eligibility
People on low incomes.

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: The Community Visitors Scheme is for those people living in nursing homes in Creswick, Daylesford, Trentham, Kyneton and Ararat who have indicated that they would welcome a visitor on a regular basis.

Fees
Nil

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire, Ararat & Kyneton

Initial Contact
Coordinator - Val Mason

Additional Information
If anyone is interested in becoming a volunteers visitor, they are most welcome to contact the Coordinator.

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Senior Citizens Centres are community facilities provided by Council and are available for use by all members of the HACC target group, including frail older people, younger people with disabilities and their carers.

Senior Citizens Clubs meet regularly and offer a range of social and recreational activities.

Clubs in Hepburn Shire are located at:
-- Clunes Senior Citizens
Fraser St, Clunes 3370
Ph: 03 5345 3380
-- Creswick Senior Citizens
Water St, Creswick 3363
Ph: 03 5345 2108
-- Daylesford Senior Citizens
Vincent St, Daylesford 3460
Ph: 03 5348 3850
-- Trentham Senior Citizens
Mechanics Hall, High St, Trentham 3458
Ph: 03 5424 1745

Fees
Minimal fees apply

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire

Initial Contact
Reception

Eligibility
Frail older people, younger people with disabilities and their carers.

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Council is part of the Statewide Disabled Persons Parking Scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to provide people with significant ambulatory or intellectual disabilities with equality of opportunity to access facilties and services throughout the state. Permits issued under this scheme are also recognised in other States under reciprocal arrangements.

Council administers the scheme in accordance with statewide guidelines, to ensure consistent administrative practices. The scheme provides for two categories, with varying parking concessions, which are essentially based on the applicant's need for assistance.

Forms are provided through all Council's offices to be filled out by the persons Doctor. The form is then returned to Council for processing.

Fees
Minimal fee applies.

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire

Initial Contact
Reception

Address:
76 Vincent Street, DAYLESFORD, VIC, 3460

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Additional Information: Hepburn Shire Council provides a free sharps disposal service for insulin dependent persons. Containers are available from the Town Hall & Duke St offices in Daylesford and Creswick Service Centre, Creswick,

Fees
No fees apply

Area Serviced
Hepburn Shire

Initial Contact
Reception