This local service directory has been developed for Cobaw Community Health Service and Kyneton District Health Service to support referrals for vulnerable children and families.
Macedon Ranges services (family stressors)
Child Vulnerabilities | Organisation | Service | Address | Contact number |
Physical health | Kyneton District Health | Urgent Care Centre, Acute Care, Maternity. | Kyneton | 5422 9900 |
Cobaw Community Health | Pediatrics specialising in developmental delay. | Kyneton | 5421 1666 | |
Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC) | Medical clinic. | Bendigo | 5442 4947 | |
Social isolation | Macedon Ranges Shire Council | Referral to parents groups. Maternal and Child Health and Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse: birth to school age. | Kyneton | 5421 1480 |
Macedon Ranges Shire Council | Playgroup and Toy Library. | Kyneton | N/A | |
Goldfields Libraries | Rhyme Time, Story Time, Library services holiday programs. | Kyneton and surrounds | 5422 1365 | |
Cobaw Community Health | WayOut – promotes the rights, mental health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ young people and their families, School Focused Youth Services, Enrich Youth Program. | Kyneton | 5421 1666 | |
Developmental delay | Cobaw Community Health | Paediatrics Allied Health Services – occupational therapy, speech pathology and physiotherapy. | Kyneton | 5421 1666 |
Castlemaine District Community Health | Family services. | Castlemaine | 5479 1000 | |
Macedon Ranges Shire Council | Maternal and Child Health and Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse: birth to school age. | Kyneton | 5421 1480 | |
Malnutrition/obesity | Cobaw Community Health | Dietician, pediatrics. | Kyneton | 5421 1666 |
Low birth weight | Macedon Ranges Shire Council | Maternal and Child Health and Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse: birth to school age. | Kyneton | 5421 1480 |
Mental health or emotional issues (youth) | Cobaw Community Health | Enrich Youth Program, Youth AOD Counselling, Youth Housing, Way Out – promotes the rights, mental health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ young people and their families. | Kyneton | 5421 1666 |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) | CAMHS provide care for children or adolescents experiencing: mental illness, risk of mental illness, Drug and/or alcohol abuse issues, severe emotional issues and other psychological problems and developmental issues. | Kyneton | 5421 2100 | |
Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC) | Therapeutic counselling for children in out-of-home care, Aboriginal Child FIRST, Children’s Resource Program. | Bendigo | 5442 4947 | |
Headspace | Counselling and supporting LGBTIQ | Bendigo | 5434 5345 | |
Temperament or behavioural concerns | Macedon Ranges Shire Council | Maternal and Child Health and Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse: birth to school age. | Kyneton | 5421 1480 |
Cobaw Community Health | Family services, youth programs. | Kyneton | 5421 1666 | |
Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC) | Therapeutic counselling for children in out-of-home care, Aboriginal Child FIRST, Children’s Resource Program. | Bendigo | 5442 4947 | |
Disability | Macedon Ranges Shire Council | Maternal and Child Health and Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse: birth to school age. | Kyneton | 5421 1480 |
Cobaw Community Health | NDIS registered services. | Kyneton | 5421 1666 | |
Substance abuse (Youth) | Cobaw Community Health | Youth AOD Counselling. | Kyneton | 5421 1666 |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) | CAMHS provide care for children or adolescents experiencing: mental illness, risk of mental illness, Drug and/or alcohol abuse issues, severe emotional issues and other psychological problems and developmental issues. | Kyneton | 5422 6382 | |
Sexual assault (youth) | Loddon Campaspe Centre Against Sexual Assault | Behaviour Treatment Services – children and young people under 17 years) | Bendigo | 5441 0430 |