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Government Subsidised services

As a Community Health Service, Bellarine Community Health is funded by the State and Commonwealth Governments to deliver allied health, nursing and other services to meet the communities health needs.

Home and Community Care (HACC)

  • Services for younger people (people aged under 65 and Aboriginal people aged under 50).
  • Provides services to younger clients who either don’t have an NDIS plan or the services requested isn’t apart of their NDIS plan.

Community Health

  • Community health services funded by the Department of Health & Human Services are universal and provide a broad range of services.
  • Community health priorities clients who are economically or socially disadvantaged or have complex care needs.

Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP)

  • Services for older people (people aged 65 and over and Aboriginal people aged 50 and over).
  • Referral from  My Aged Care., You can receive a referral from My Aged Care by calling the Contact Centre on 1800 200 422.

Reach out to our intake team on (03) 5258 0812 or email: [email protected] to enquire today.

SERVICE HIGH INCOME MEDIUM INCOME LOW INCOME
Allied Health
- Podiatry
- Physiotherapy
-Speech Pathology
- Dietetics
- Diabetes Education
- Occupation Therapy
- Community Health Nurse
- Foot Care Nurse
- Cardiac Rehabilitation 		Full fee applies

30 mins = $70
45 mins = $85
60 mins = $100
90 mins = $170		 $16.00 per appointment $10.50 per appointment
Counselling (standard 90 mins) Full fee applies = $170 Nil Nil
Community &
Continence Nursing		 Full fee applies $18.00 per visit Community Nurse - $4.20 per visit
Continence - $10.50 per visit/appointment
Social Group $20.00 per hour
(high) + $16 for meal		 $10 session
$10 meal		 $10 session
$10 meal
Meals on Wheels
Adult Groups (fixed groups)
Child Groups
Exercise Groups (fixed period)
INCOME RANGES 2019 / 2020 (Gross income per fornight)
Individual More than $3,315 $1,503-$3,315 Under $1,503
Couple More than $4,432 $2,300-$4,432 Under $2,300
Family (one child) More than $4,559 $2,539-$4,559 Under $2,539
Fee for additional childer FN $239
No FEE applies for the following Community Health clients (Not including Community Nursing Continence Clients):
Financial dependent children (0-12 years) of parents in the low-income category
Most services for young people - contact youth services for more details.

About Us

Our health service receives most of its funding from the state and federal government, supplemented by client fees and grants and donations. We are supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and the Victorian Government.

Locations

  • Point Lonsdale Site
    2 Nelsons Road
    Point Lonsdale, 3225
  • Drysdale Site
    23-25 Palmerston Street
    Drysdale, 3222
  • Drysdale Youth
    Behind Bus Stop No 5, Peninsula Drive
    Drysdale, 3222
  • Ocean Grove
    CRN Presidents Ave & The Avenue
    Ocean Grove, 3226
  • GP Clinic Portarlington
    39 Fenwick Street
    Portarlington, 3223

Acknowledgement

BCH acknowledges the Wadawurrung People as the traditional custodians of the land, waters and skies of the Bellarine Peninsula. We acknowledge and respect Wadawurrung Elders and leaders, past, present and emerging and pay gratitude for their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it.

Further we acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, who are part of todays Bellarine Community.

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