Wellington Health & Community Services

Wellington Health & Community Services


This Directory has been developed to assist you in your work with clients with chronic conditions, and to aid in the referral process.

The Directory contains a range of activities and services appropriate for clients with chronic disease.

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Wellington Primary Care Partnership
Ph: 03 5143 8831

Contents

Contents

Wellington Health & Community Services

Wellington Community Agencies

Wellington Private Health Services

Regional & Statewide Services

Important Websites

Wellington Health & Community Services

Referral Area / Agency / Service Provided / Phone
Access for all abilities / Access for All Abilities / Provides opportunities for people with a disability to access recreation / 5153 0333
Commonwealth Rehabilitation Services (CRS
Shop 1 Dove Court, Sale / Services for job seekers and employers – particularly for people with a disability, injury of health condition / 5150 7120
1800 277 277
Fax 5150 7130
Alcohol & Drug
Counselling / Alcoholics
Anonymous
Al-Anon Family Group
Latrobe Community
Health Service / Family Support Groups
Counselling Services / 5143 2072
5145 6885
5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
Yarram District Health Service / Family Support/PDRSS/ Counselling/Drought Counselling/Housing / 5182 0222
Fax 5182 6081
Allied & Community Health / CGHS Community
Care Services / OT/Physio/Speech/
Podiatry/Dietician/
Foot Carers/ Care Co-ord
Clinic, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, Palliative Care, Social Work, Diabetes Services
Life Program, Pulmonary Rehab, HARP Program, Improving Care for Older People / 5143 8560
Fax 5143 8594
CGHS Diabetes Education / Available from Mon - Fri. Wed mornings 9.30 - 12.00 on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wed group sessions are held at Palmerston St. / Sue Kewming & Megan Paterson
5143 8874
Dargo Bush Nursing Centre / 5140 1246
Latrobe Community Health Service – Sale / 5143 9888
Loch Sport Community Health Centre (part of CGHS) / 5146 0349
Fax 5146 0780
Rosedale Community Health Centre (part of CGHS) / 5199 2333
Fax 5199 2980
Victorian Eye care
Service – Sale / Optometry Services for
Pensioners/Low Income
Earners. Bulk Billed or
Part Covered Medicare / 9349 7434
Yarram District Health Service / Health Promotion/ Community Health/ Combined Support Group/ Cancer Self Help Group/ Better Health Self Management group/ Diabetes Support Group/ Carers Support Group/ Well Women’s Clinic/ Lung Clinic/ Social Work/ Psychology, Chronic Disease Clinics / 5182 0222
Fax 5182 6081
Comprehensive
Aged/Disabled
Assesment / Aged Care Assessment Services (ACAS)
LCHS / Complex Aged/ Disabled
Issues, Hostel/ Nursing
Home Care Inc. Respite,
Community Aged Packages / 1800 242 696
Fax: 5136 5475
Counselling
Services / BreakEven Problem
Gambling / Counselling Service / 5133 9998
CGHS Community Care
Services / General Counselling, Youth Counselling / 5143 8833
5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
East Gippsland Division of General Practice / Psychologists – GP
Referral only
/ 5153 0383
Fax 5153 0384
Gamblers Help Gippsland
LCHS
52 McArthur St
Sale / Support service for those
affected by gambling-
including support for family members & employers / 5143 9888
5152 1213
Gippsland
Psychiatric Services / Community Mental Health
Service / 5143 8477
Fax 5143 0182
Kilmany Family
Care / Family Support / 5144 7777
Fax 51441429
YDHS / Family Support/ PDRSS/ Counselling/ Drought Counselling/ Housing / 5182 0222
Disability
Services / CGHS Community Care
Services / Disability Support Service / 5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
Department of
Human Services / 5177 2500
George Gray Centre / Disability Support Service / 5147 2221
Fax 5147 3018
Domestic Violence Sexual Assault / Centre Against
Sexual Assault
(CASA) / Sexual Assault
Counselling & Support / Bairnsdale
5153 1629
Morwell
5134 3922
After hours, weekends and public holidays
1800 806 292
Ramahyuck
District Aboriginal
Co-operative / Family Violence Support
Field Officer – Sale / 03 5143 1644
Fax: 03 5143 2530
Emergency / Ambulance, Fire, Police / 000
Latrobe Regional Hospital / 5173 8444
Nurse On Call / Telephone health line, providing Victorians with immediate, expert health information and advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For the cost of a local call from anywhere in Victoria. / 1300 60 60 24
Poisons Information Centre / 13 11 26
The Asthma Foundation Victoria / Helpline open 9:30am until 3pm / Toll free 1800 645 130
03 9326 7088
Emergency relief / CGHS Community Care
Services / 5143 8600
Fax 5143 8889
Kingsway Community Care / 5143 0900
Exercise & Fitness / Aqua Energy / 1 McIntosh Drive, SALE / 5142 3700
Fax 5142 3799
GippSport Sale / GippSport is a Regional Sports Assembly, which covers the entire Gippsland region. / 5142 3483
Healthy Inspirations / Sale / 5143 2166
Heyfield War Memorial Swimming Pool / 5148 2330
High Powered Fitness / 256 York St, Sale / 5144 3587
Kemp Aquatics Maffra Heated Pool / Maffra / 5141 1127
Lenny’s Health & Fitness / 308 Raymond St, Sale / 5143 3220
Maffra Swimming Pool / Maffra / 5147 1191
Rosedale Swimming Pool / Rosedale / 5199 2366
Sale Sports Stadium / Palmerston St, Sale / 5142 3700
Step Into Life / 91 Fitzray St, Sale / 5144 4662
Stratford Swimming Pool / Stratford / 5145 6494
Yarram Hydrotherapy / Yarram / 5182 5918
Yarram Swimming Pool / Yarram / 5182 5521
General Practice / Clocktower Medical Centre / 284 Raymond St, Sale / 5144 4788
Desailly Medical Centre / 49 Desailly St, Sale / 5144 5766
Dr R.S. Guirguis Consulting Rooms / 33 Macalister St, Sale / 5144 7933
Heyfield Medical Centre / 53 Temple St, Heyfield / 5148 2201
Johnson St Clinic / 2/119 Johnson St, Maffra / 5141 1889
King Street Clinic / 6 King St, Yarram / 5182 5533
Maffra Medical Group / 160 Johnson St, Maffra / 5147 1011
Inglis Medical Centre / 12 Inglis Street, Sale / 5143 7900
The Medical Consultation Clinic / Guthridge Pde, Sale / 5144 6544
Ramahyuck Family Clinic / 117 Foster St, Sale
See website for opening times / 5144 6511
Yarram Medical Centre / 5182 0333
Fax 5182 6136
Health Educators / CGHS Community Care
Services / Asthma Educator
Diabetes Educator / 5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
YDHS Allied Health Services / Diabetes Educator/Asthma Educator / 5182 0222
Fax 5182 6081
Health Educators - Quit / Heyfield Hospital / Nurse Unit Manager / Jo Ollier
5139 7979
Maffra Hospital / RN1 & Nurse Unit Manager / Mary Phillips & Robyn Cotterill
5147 0100
Rosedale Community Health / Community Health Nurse / Rouve Jan Forbes
5199 2333
Sale – Central Gippsland Health Service / Asthma Educator / Mary Phillips
5143 8800
Home & Community Care / CGHS Community Care
Services / Home Care (HACC) including Home Maintenance, Home Support Services, Personal Care, Respite Care, Home Care, Meals on Wheels, Planned Activity Groups, Friendly Visitor Program / 5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
Home Maitenance
5143 8821
Sale Residents
5143 8816
Other areas
Co Care Gippsland / Care Management & Brokerage, ABI Information & Support / 5143 0966
Fax 5143 0988
Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service (CRS) / Visiting office, services by appointment only / 5150 7120
Fax 5150 7130
Latrobe Regional
Hospital / Falls & Mobility Clinic / 5143 8383
Fax 5143 8439
Sale Community Rehabilitation Centre – CGHS / Provide health care to members of the community who are disabled, frail, chronically ill, or recovering from a traumatic illness or injury / 5143 8560
Fax 5143 8594
Indigenous Health / Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation
Sale / Maternal & Child Health
Hearing Program, Drug & Alcohol Counselling,
Podiatry, Mental Health,
Home Care / 5143 1644
Fax 5143 2530
Maternal & Child Health / Briagolong / 5145 5446
Heyfield / 5148 2524
Maffra / 5147 0138
Rosedale / Tuesday only / 5199 2333
Sale CGHS / 5143 8814
Stratford / Wednesday only / 5145 6443
Mental Health / Community Mental Health Services / 5143 1212
Fax: 5143 0182
AH: 1300 363 322 or 5171 1255
SNAP – Sale / 5143 0110
Fax 5144 5749
Neighbourhood Houses / Briagolong Community House / Provides social activities and adult education, telecentre / 5145 5425
Gormandale Community House & Learning Centre / 5197 7264
Heyfield Community Resource Centre / 5148 2100
Maffra Community House / 5147 1487
Rosedale Neighbourhood House / Educational and recreational activities / 5199 2595
Sale Neighbourhood House / Daytime or evening classes, craft and interest groups, adult education / 5144 5747
Fax 5144 5747
Wurruk Community House / 5143 2292
Yarram and District Neighbourhood House / Daytime or evening classes, adult education,
craft and interest groups / 5182 6294
Fax 5182 6294
Nurses / CGHS Community Care
Services / District Nursing / 5143 8755
Fax 5143 8890
CGHS Community Care
Services / Maternal & Child Health / 5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
YDHS / Community Nursing/ Foot Clinic/ Maternal & Child Health/ Maternity Support / 5182 0222
Respite Care / Carer Respite Centre
Gippsland / Carer support & respite / 5143 0966
Fax 5143 0988
CGHS Community Care
Services / Residential Aged Care
Hostel / 5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
Co Care Gippsland / Ongoing Dementia Carer
Support & Respite, ABI
Information & Support / 5143 0966
Fax 5143 0988
Support Groups / Al-Anon Family Group / Alcoholics support group / 5145 6885
Alcoholics Anonymous / Sale / 5143 2072
Heartbeat Wellington Sale / 5144 1951
Loch Sport Carers Support Group / 5143 8828
Fax 5143 8889
Maffra Carers Support Group / Thelma
5145 8367
5147 0100
Maffra Sale Coeliac Support Group / Susan Gray
5147 2382
Sale Carers Support Group / 5143 8828
Fax 5143 8889
Sale Arthritis Support Group / 5144 3194
Sale & District Branch
(Diabetes Support Group) / Support group for diagnosed Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics / Jeanne Dunn
0427 369 497
Waratah Breast Cancer Support Group / 5144 1942
Wellington Special Needs Network / Self-help & support group / 5144 6387
Womens Health / Gippsland Women’s Health Service / Information Support
& Referral / 5143 1600
& 1800 805 448
Youth Services / Department of Human Services / Specialist Children’s
Services / 5144 4166
Kilmany Family
Care / Children’s Resource
Worker (SAAP), Youth Housing & Support Service (SAAP), Youth Outreach Support Service, Home Based: Short/Long Foster Care / 5144 7777
Fax 5144 1429
Yarram District Health Service / Family Support / 5182 0222
Fax 5182 6081

Wellington Community Agencies

Practice/Agency / Service Provided / Programs / Phone
Auslan Interpreting Service / An Auslan interpreter is now available for deaf or hard of hearing people who use sign language and would like an interpreter for private medical appointments. / Latrobe Community Health / Teresa Paulet
5172 2815
Central Gippsland Health Services / Sale Campus
The Health Service comprises: Acute Services situated at Sale, Maffra and Heyfield. Community Services provided throughout the Shire of Wellington, excluding Yarram. Residential Aged Care Services at Sale, Maffra and Heyfield. / Campuses:
Maffra, Heyfield, Lochsport, Sale. / 5143 8600
Fax 5143 8633
CRS Australia / Provider of vocational rehabilitation and assessment services to people with a disability, injury or health condition / This is a visiting office. Services are provided by appointment only. / 5150 7120
Fax 5150 7130
Dargo Bush Nursing Centre / Provides a skilled and proficient nursing service, encompassing a wide range of health and welfare issues relevant to the community of Dargo and surrounding districts, and to encourage optimum health and maximize independence of all community members. / 5140 1246
Fax 5140 1236
East Gippsland Division of General Practice / Divisions build capacity in general practice, working at the local level towards a skilled, viable and effective general practice sector to improve the health and well-being of Victorian communities / Programs: IT/IM Program, Workforce & Locum Program, Education QA & CPD, Immunisaton, Aged Care, Home Medicines Review, National Prescribing Service, Mental Health,
Trained Life Facilitator / 5153 0383
Fax 5153 0384
Gippsland Women’s Health Service / Offers health information, resources, support, referral, health promotion, education and training / Trained Life Facilitator / 5143 1600
GippSport / Gippsport is a Regional Sports Assembly covering six local government areas in Gippsland - Baw Baw, Bass Coast, East Gippsland, Latrobe, South Gippsland and Wellington. / GippSport aims to improve people's health and well-being through their participation in sport and active recreation.
To do this we endeavour to assist and support communities, clubs, associations and sporting bodies. / Sale Office
5142 3483
Heyfield Hospital / The Hospital and associated facilities provides Heyfield with a complete range of health facilities. / 5139 7979
Kilmany Family Care / Kilmany Uniting Care provides a range of community services in Gippsland for children, young people, families and individuals. Their vision is a healthy Gippsland where disadvantage and inequity is challenged. / Services include: Family Day Care, Home Based Care, Family Counselling, Community Development, Family Support, Consumer and Tenancy Advice, Children's Services Support, Youth Services, Financial Counselling, Disability Services / 5144 7777
Latrobe Community Health Service - Sale / Aged Care Assessment, Palliative Care, District Nursing, Commonwealth Respite Centre, Case Management, Community Health Nurse, Drug Treatment Services
Gamblers Help / 52 MacArthur St / 5143 9888
Fax 5143 0988
Latrobe Regional Health - Hospital / The Hospital offers a suite of services including: aged care, cancer care, elective surgery, maternity, mental health, pharmacy, rehabilitation, acute health, aged care, integrated cancer care, mental health, rehabilitation. / The Latrobe Regional Hospital Community Residential Care Unit provides residential rehabilitation for people with prolonged severe mental illness and associated disability.
The Hospital also has eight Community Mental Health Centres located across Gippsland. / 5173 8444
Loch Sport Community Health / This small centre offers a range of services on site, but can also link clients in with many other services. The Community Health Nurse provides community based nursing both centre based and in the home through referrals. / Carer support group meets in Loch Sport / 5146 0349
Fax 5146 0780
Maffra District Hospital / Services offered are inpatient medical care including palliative care and short stay treatments. Midwifery patients can receive post natal care in Maffra. Community health offers programs such as Stage 3 Cardiac rehabilitation, walking and exercise groups and carers group.
Outpatient services are Maternal & Child Health, Dietician, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Podiatry and Drug and Alcohol counselling. Diabetes and Asthma education are also available. / Carer support group meets in Maffra / 5147 0100
Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Coporation / Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation Sale / Maternal & Child Health
Hearing Program, Drug & Alcohol counselling, Podiatry, Mental Health, Home Care / 5143 1644
Fax 5143 2530
Rosedale Community Health / Services include a Community Health Nurse, a visiting General Practitioner, home nursing, maternal and child health, podiatry, alcohol and drug counselling and social worker. A Planned Activity Group operates regularly. / 5199 2333
SNAP / Psychiatric disability rehabilitation support service. It provides psychosocial rehabilitation programs to adults with a psychiatric disability resulting from a mental illness. These programs are designed to build on existing strengths, increase self-esteem and assist in the journey of recovery. / Sale 5143 0110
Fax 5144 5749
Yarram 5182 6100
Fax 5182 6100
Vision Australia / Ask for Sale Services / Sale/Maffra Peer Support Group
Name: Sale/Maffra Self Help Group
Contact: Gwen Thistlewaite – 5147 1881
Kevin Sellens – 5174 3259
Meeting: 1st Friday in the Month
Venue: Legend Club, York St, Sale / 1300 84 74 66
Yarram District Health Service / Health Promotion, Community Health, Combined Support Group, Cancer Self Help Group, Diabetes Support Group, Carers Support Group, Well Women’s Clinic, Lung Clinic, Social Work, Psychology, Stanford BHSM Groups, Chronic Disease Clinics / Family Support, PDRSS, Counselling, Drought Counselling, Housing / 5182 0222
Fax 5182 6081

Wellington Private Health Services

Referral Area / Agency / Service Provided / Phone
Audiology / Gippsland Audiology Services / 110 Macarthur St, Sale / 5144 2600
Fax 5144 2611
Chiropractor / Chiropractic & Massage Clinic / 5141 1966
Heyfield Chiropractic and Massage Centre / 5148 3090
McMillan Chiropractic Centre / 5143 0234
Todd Chiropractic Wellness Group / 5144 5588
Counselling
Services / c/o CGHS Community
Care Services / 5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
Occupational Therapist / c/o CGHS Community
Care Services / 5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
Osteopath / Dr Cathryn Allen / 187 Raymond St, Sale / 5143 1202
Wellington Osteopathic Clinic / 147 Cunninghame St, Sale / 5143 1202
Physiotherapist / c/o CGHS Community
Care Services / Guthridge Pde, Sale / 5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
Hilda McLeod / 5147 1212
John Meade Physiotherapy / 52 Desailly St, Sale / 5144 6611
Sale Paramedical Clinic / 31 Raglan St, Sale / 5144 4373
Podiatrist / Bairnsdale & Sale Paramedical Group / 230 York St / 5144 4373
c/o CGHS Community
Care Services / Guthridge Pde, Sale / 5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
Gippsland Foot Clinic / Maffra Hospital / 5147 0100
Gippsland Foot Clinic / 195 Raymond St, Sale / 5144 7655
Gippsland Foot Clinic / 247 Commercial Rd, Yarram / 5182 5042
Gippsland Foot Clinic / 39 Grey St, Traralgon / 5143 8815
Wellington Podiatry / Sale / 0428 135 941
The Foot Specialists / Sale / 5143 8560
Wellington Footcare C/- CGHS / CGHS Palmerston St / 0428 135 941
Psychologist / Anne Berrett / 104 Raymond St, Sale / 5192 4176
Central Gippsland Health Service / PO Box 79, Sale / 0428 501 118
Debra Smith / 126 Raymond St / 5143 2077
Intrepidy Centre for Counselling & Therapeutic Services / PO Box 9103, Sale / 5144 1044
ITIM Coast Ltd / 46 Guthridge Pde, Sale / 0418 527 303
Murrindindi Counselling / Yarram / 0428 501 118
Sale Counselling Services / 118 Macalister St, Sale / 5144 2121
Simone Malcolm / Briagolong / 0438 400 889
Wellington Psychological Consultancy Services / Suite 1/267 Raymond St / 5144 2855
Social Worker / Consultancy Rooms 70 Reeve St Sale / PO Box 59, Maffra / 5144 5588
c/o CGHS Community
Care Services / Palmerston St, Sale / 5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
Maffra Medical Group / 160 Johnson St, Maffra / 5147 1011
Speech Pathologist / c/o CGHS Community
Care Services / 5143 8800
Fax 5143 8889
Lets Talk Speech Pathology / 79 Reeve St, Sale / 0402 199 163

Regional & Statewide Services

Referral Area / Agency / Service Provided / Phone
Aged Care / Alzheimer's Association Victoria / Phone: 9815 7800
Fax: 9815 7801
Latrobe Community Health Service / Phone: 5143 9888
Arthritis Victoria / Phone: 8531 8000
Commonwealth Carelink Centre / 1800 052 222
Information on local Aged Disability & Community Services / Sale – 54-56 MacArthur St / 1800 052 222

Deaf Infolink -Gippsland / Referrals to other services via Deaf Infolink Sale / Phone: 1300 302 335
Dental Health / Dental Health Services Victoria / Moe / Phone: 5127 4563
Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria / Moe / Phone: 5127 9150
Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault / Counselling Service / Phone: 5153 1629
Department of Human Services / Gippsland Region - Traralgon Office / Community Care and Housing; Health, Disability and Aged Care; Corporate Services / Traralgon
Phone: 5177 2500
Sale
Phone: 5144 9100
Eye Care / Vision Australia / 1300 84 74 66
RVIB / Services to blind & vision impaired people Sale / Phone: 5149 6831
Hearing Services / VSDC Services for Deaf Children / Phone: 1800 645 916
Mental Health / Schizophrenia Fellowship / Gippsland Family Program / Phone: 5133 0955
SAAP / Support Accommodation Assistance Program / DHS Traralgon / Phone: 5177 2500
Women’s Health Services / Gippsland Women's Health Service Inc. / Education/Resource & Referral Service / Phone: 5143 1600
Older Women's Network Vic / Phone: 9654 4388

Important Websites

Title / Agency / Service Provided / Web Address
Better Health Channel / Victorian Government / Health and medical information for consumers, quality assured by the Victorian government (Australia).
Find a health practitioner or service in Victoria. / To search for health information:
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
To search for local professionals:
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcsite.
nsf/pages/service_directory?opendocument
Human Services Directory / Department of Human Services / The Human Services Directory aims to provide Practitioners and Service Providers with access to accurate and up-to-date information about health, social & disability services in Victoria.
This information may be used to both inform consumers and to communicate with other practitioners, including referring consumers to other services.
/ To search for local professionals:
www.humanservicesdirectory.vic.gov.au
Service Seeker / Infoxchange / Infoxchange provides valuable resources and tools to the wider community sector (including local government and state government departments).
Australia's most extensive directory of community support services providing access to 237,414 health, welfare and community service records. / To search for resources and tools:

To search for community support services:

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