This local service directory has been developed for Boort District Health Service to support referrals for vulnerable children and families.
Loddon services (family stressors)
| Child Vulnerabilities | Organisation | Service | Address | Contact number |
| Physical health | Northern District Community Health Services | GP Clinic and Community Nursing. | Boort | 5451 0260 |
| Boort District Health | Urgent Care Centre, Children’s Dental health, GP | Boort | 5451 5200 | |
| Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC) | Medical clinic. | Bendigo | 5442 4947 | |
| Bendigo Health | Specialist pediatric medical clinic and surgery. Must have GP referral. | Bendigo | 5454 6000 | |
| Social isolation | Boort Preschool and kindergarten | 3 year old and 4 year old kinder programs | Boort | 5455 2292 /
0498 707 799 |
| Boort Playgroup | Activities and play for 0-5 year old’s and their parents and carers. | Boort | 5455 2629 | |
| Goldfields Libraries Storytime Sessions | Facilitated Storytime Sessions for pre-school aged children | Boort | 5455 2716 | |
| Toy Library | Caters for children 6 months – 5 years. | Boort | 5455 2154 | |
| North Central Local Learning & Employment Network | Working with individuals and organisations to create environments where children and young people will thrive. | Charlton | 5491 1144 | |
| Developmental delay | Northern District Community Health Services | Speech Pathologist, Occupational Therapy, NDIS | Boort | 5451 0260 |
| Paediatrician | Specialist pediatric medical clinic. Must have GP referral. | Bendigo | 5454 6000 | |
| Malnutrition/obesity | Northern District Community Health Services | Dietician | Boort | 5451 0260 |
| Low birth weight | Loddon Shire Council | Boort Maternal and Child Health Nurse: birth to school age | Boort | 5437 7999/
0409 166 891 |
| Mental health or emotional issues (youth) | Bendigo Health | Child and adolescent mental health services, youth mental health service, youth prevention and recovery care | Bendigo | 5454 6000 |
| Headspace | Counselling and way-out (supporting LGBTIQ) | Bendigo | 5434 5345 | |
| Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS) | Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Bendigo | 5444 2969 | |
| Temperament or behavioural concerns | Loddon Shire Council | Enhanced Maternal Child Health | Boort | 5437 7999/
0409 166 891 |
| A Life Simply Lived Psychology | Child psychology | Boort | 0439 320 444 | |
| Catholic Care | Family Services | Bendigo – outreach to Loddon Shire | 5438 1300 | |
| Disability | Loddon Shire Council | Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse: birth to school age; disability | Boort | 5437 7999/
0409 166 891 |
| Northern District Community Health Services | NDIS registered services. | 119 – 121 Godfrey Street, Boort | 5451 0260 | |
| Substance abuse (Youth) | Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS) | AOD Nurse Practitioner, Home Based Withdrawal | Bendigo – outreach to Loddon Shire | 1800 458 685 |
| Headspace | AOD counselling | 78-80 Pall Mall, Bendigo | 5434 5345 | |
| Sexual assault (youth) | Loddon Campaspe Centre Against Sexual Assault | Behaviour Treatment Services – children and young people under 17 years) | 71 Bridge Street, Bendigo | 5441 0430 |
