This is a free service providing disposable needles and syringes and condoms, for any member of the general community.  It also provides a collection point for safe disposal of used needles and syringes.

The service is also available at other Ballarat Community Health Centre sites:

-- Cooinda Site, 10 Learmonth Rd, Wendouree
-- Sebastopol Site, 260 Vickers St, Sebastopol

Area Serviced
Greater Ballarat area

Initial Contact
Reception

Additional Information
8.30 am - 5.00 pm Mon - Fri, for inquiries or Phone 03 5338 4500<

Ballarat Community Health - Lucas

The Sharps Safe container exchange program provides containers in public places for the safe disposal of syringes.  When full, the containers are collected and the contents safely disposed of.

Ballarat City Council also provides a free sharps disposal service for insulin dependent persons.  Sharps must be stored in glass or heavy plastic container and delivered to the Environmental Health Section for safe disposal.

Area Serviced
City of Ballarat

Initial Contact
Environmental Health

Additional Information
8.30 am - 5.00 pm, Mon - Fri, for inquiries.

Ballarat City Council - Age, Disability and Community Services

The Sharp-Safe container exchange program provides containers in public places for the safe disposal of syringes.  When full, the containers can be returned to customer service centre and a new container collected.

Council staff are also available to  collect and remove needles or syringes that are seen in public places in the Shire.  Please notify the Council with specific location details.

Area Serviced
Moorabool Shire

Initial Contact
Customer Service

Additional Information
8.30 am - 5.00 pm, Mon - Fri, for inquiries.

MOORABOOL SHIRE COUNCIL

A free, confidential service providing disposable needles and syringes and condoms, for any member of the general community.
It also provides a collection point for the safe disposal of used needles and syringes in Daylesford.
Referral is available.

Hepburn Health @ Daylesford

Hepburn Health Service offers community health care and treatment to local and visiting clients.
The service seeks to maintain and improve health and wellbeing by developing and implementing appropriate health strategies to address whole person care within an integrated health service delivery system.

This is achieved by working with the community to provide confidential services and programs that promote wellness, health awareness and preventing ill health. 

Our staff are committed to supporting, education and developing skills with clients that provide the opportunity to make involved decisions about their health and wellbeing.
Community participation in the service is welcomed regarding future programs and activities.

Interpreting Services available on request.
Accredited by Australian Council of Healthcare Standards.

Environmental Health
Environmental Health provide surveillance and safety services relating to food contamination, investigates outbreaks of infectious disease, monitors standards of practice in businesses subject to health regulations.  

The Central Goldfields Shire Environmental Health Service provides a number of important services to the community including:
- Food Surveillance
- Infectious Disease Control
- Health Promotion & Education
- Environmental Health Nuisance Control
- Emergency Recovery Management
- Greenhouse Gas Abatement Officer

Food Surveillance
Our Environmental Health Officer closely monitors the production and sale of food in the municipality and persons concerned about food safety are encouraged to contact the Officer.

Infectious Disease Control
Council has a range of information about issues such as vaccinating against preventable diseases, mosquito problems, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis A, B, & C and Legionnaires Disease. A free diabetic needle and syringe disposal service is also available. Council's Environmental Health Officer also monitors hairdressers, beauty parlours and skin penetration premises etc, to ensure correct infection control procedures are practiced.

Head Lice
Council employs a nurse who conducts head lice checks upon request by schools.  The Council charges a subsidised fee for this service.

Septic Tanks in Unsewered Areas
In unsewered areas household wastes must be connected to approved septic tank systems. Council's Environmental Health Officer must be contacted to obtain a permit to install a septic tank system. Advice is also provided on care and maintenance of these systems.

Environmental Health Nuisance Control
Issues of public health significance can be reported to our Environmental Health Officer. Reports are treated confidentially and investigated with the aim of resolving the issue promptly. In the case of issues relating to neighbourhood disputes, Council encourages residents concerned to discuss the matter and attempt to resolve the matter privately before contacting Council.


Contact Environmental Health Officer or Reception w

CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE COUNCIL

The Needle Syringe Program is a harm reduction program aimed at providing sterile needles and syringes to people who inject prescription or other drugs. There is a drop off point for used needles outside our building.

Maryborough District Health Service - Community Services

Maryborough District Health Service [MDHS] is an amalgamated agency which provides Health, Aged Care and Community Services.  MDHS operates from three sites within the towns of Maryborough, Dunolly and Avoca.
Maryborough Campus: 75-87 Clarendon Street, Maryborough.  P: 5461 0333; F: 5461 4489
Community Services: P: 5461 0400;  F: 5461 4828
Avoca Campus: 10 Templeton Street, Avoca.  P: 5465 1200; F: 5465 3533
Dunolly Campus: 20 Havelock Street, Dunolly.  P: 5468 2900; F: 5468 1188


COMMUNITY SERVICES
Community Services works from a position of involving the community in service development, achieving outcomes through effective partnerships, and ensuring accountability to funding bodies, the organisation and the community. 

We are achieving this by working in an integrated and coordinated way with; Health Promotion, RPHS, Dental, Drug and Alcohol, Housing, Community Health, Needle Syringe Program, Allied Health, District Nursing/Community Palliative Care and a range of visiting services including: Aged Care Assessment Services, Adult Psychiatric Services, Child, Adolescent Mental Health Services, Hearing Services, Legal Aide, Rural Outreach Diversion Worker and Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA).

Community services is responding to government policy directions and communities needs by developing programs in prevention, early intervention and self management of chronic conditions and lifestyle issues that impact on health and wellbeing. The strategies we are using to do this are: 

• Best Start, early childhood intervention partnership 
• Chronic Conditions Self Management Program including Breath of Fresh Air 
• Developing a responsive Speech pathology Model 
• Refining our intake and referral systems to be more responsive to simplify and provide improved and timely access a wide range of services. 
• Developing community Falls Prevention systems 
• Improving connections between younger people and aged care services through the Count us in Project 
• Improving access for preschoolers to Dental services 
• Improving health promotion/ prevention for Dental Health 
• Developing health promotion and intervention programs to address mental health, nutrition, physical activity and social support issues.


Visiting Services include
• Psychiatric Services: Adult Mental Health Services [AMHS]; Child and Aldolescent Mental Health Services [CAMHS]; and Aged Persons Mental Health Services [APMHS]
• Aged Care Assessment Service [ACAS]
• Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service [CRS]
• Centre Against Sexual Assault [CASA]
• Hearing Service
• Legal Aid
• Podiatry Services
• Rural Outreach Diversion Worker

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).

Bacchus Marsh and Melton Regional Hospital

Djerriwarrh Health Services - Bacchus Marsh

Castlemaine District Community Health provides a service for needle and syringe exchange. We stock a large range of needles and syringes as well as i.v. water, swabs, filters and disposal units. An after hours shoot is located next to the building for syringe disposal. This is a free service. A small fee is charged for the purchase of wheel filters and i.v. water. 
Please use link below for more detailed service information from our website.

Castlemaine District Community Health

Melton Health & Community Services

Djerriwarrh Health Services provides a wide range of acute, residential and primary care services to people in Melton and Moorabool Shires.

Community health services include allied health, community health nursing, podiatry, dietetics, occupational therapy, and counselling.

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 reception.
The Community Health Nurse is delivering Safer Behaviour messages and is available for education or support in the community (i.e. retrieval of equipment).

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