Alcohol and drug education
- Thursday 22 September 2016
- Written by BCHS
Elmore Social Support Group
(formerly the Planned Activity Group)
Our Social Support Group at Elmore can help you to keep your independence and wellness by being engaged and supported to live in the community.
The group (formerly known as the Planned Activity Group) offers a range of activities such as day trips, music programs, bingo, films, craft and ‘the shed’.
It is open to men and women who are 65 years or over and people who are younger with a disability.
The role of the group is to:
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The Social Support Group is supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services. Please visit www.health.gov.au and www.health.vic.gov.au for more information.
Last updated: February 26, 2021
Our podiatry team will support you to live independently by helping with mobility and function issues, foot care and monitoring foot health.
Our podiatrists manage foot and lower limb conditions through prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.
You will need a referral from your doctor, other health provider, or My Aged Care.
You will require a pension and/or healthcare card to be eligible for this service.
Our podiatry service is offered at Eaglehawk, Kangaroo Flat and Central sites.
There is a $15 appointment fee for this service.
Book an appointment at the site closest to you:
If you are facing an emergency, call 000.
Eaglehawk
Address: 3 Seymoure Street, Eaglehawk
Phone: 5406 1200
Hours: 9am to 5pm
Kangaroo Flat
Address: 13 Helm Street, Kangaroo Flat
Phone: 5406 1200
Hours: 9am to 5pm.
Central
Address: 165-171 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo
Phone: 5406 1200
Hours: 9am to 5pm
Our podiatry service is supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services. Please visit www.health.gov.au and www.health.vic.gov.au for more information.
Last updated: July 2021
IMPORTANT CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION
Some of our services and the way we deliver them have changed during the Coronavirus threat.
To see a full list of site closures and service changes for BCHS during the Coronavirus threat click here
For printed information sheets and videos on Coronavirus in Karen, Dari and Dinka language click here
From Monday, March 29 anyone attending our sites for more than 15 minutes will need to scan a contact tracing QR Code at the door, enter your name and phone number and then show our Client Services staff the green tick on your screen to prove you have submitted the information. This is a State Government regulation and we ask for your support and patience. To find out how to download the State Government app to your Smartphone so you are ready on arrival click here. If you don't have a Smartphone please see Client Services staff on arrival. Thank you. BCHS.
If you feel there are challenges in your life that you are struggling to deal it’s important to know you are not alone. Many people feel this way when faced with difficult situations or life pressures.
It’s important if you, a family member, friend or work colleague are feeling fragile, alone, stressed, conflicted, sad or vulnerable to seek help.
Some of the situations where you may need counselling:
Your confidentiality will be respected and is covered by privacy laws.
Book an appointment to see our generalist or alcohol or other drugs counsellors at one of the sites listed below.
Bendigo
Address: 165-171 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo.
Phone: 03 5406 1200.
Hours: 8am to 5pm.
Eaglehawk
Address: 3 Seymoure Street, Eaglehawk.
Phone: 03 5406 1200.
Hours: 8am to 5pm.
Kangaroo Flat
Address: 19 Helm Street, Kangaroo Flat.
Phone: 03 5406 1200.
Hours: 8am to 5pm.
Headspace Bendigo
(Supporting youth aged 12 to 25 years)
Address: 78-80 Pall Mall, Bendigo.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Phone: 03 5406 1400.
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
If you are facing an emergency, call 000.
Last updated: February 2020
We are the lead agency for headspace Bendigo.
headspace Bendigo is a free youth service that caters to the mental health, physical health, alcohol/drug support and vocational needs of young people aged between 12 to 25 years.
This is a confidential service protected by privacy laws and delivered by general practitioners, mental health nurses, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and pychologists.
headspace Bendigo focuses on all youth issues with a special focus on:
headspace Bendigo offers support and information for parents and the carers of young people.
You do not need a referral to attend headspace Bendigo.
You can drop or contact us to book an appointment:
headspace Bendigo (12 to 25 years)
78-80 Pall Mall, Bendigo.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Phone: 03 5434 5345
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: https://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/bendigo/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Headspace-Bendigo-374966782573318/
headspace Bendigo has a dedicated same sex attracted, sex and gender diverse support worker.
The Health Equal Youth (HEY) Project worker engages at an individual, group and community level to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young same sex attracted, sex and gender diverse (SSASGD) people in the region.
headspace Bendigo and the HEY Project achieve these aims by providing a safe space for young people to meet, socialise and gain peer support on a weekly basis, and by delivering education and health promotion to organisations, including schools and health services, to raise awareness of the impacts of discrimination and isolation on young SSASGD people.
headspace Bendigo runs two weekly diversity groups for people aged 12 to 25.
FROGS: 18-25 years (Wednesday 4-5.30pm)
TADPOLES: 12-17 years (Thursday 4-5.30pm)
The group provides a safe space where people can be themselves, meet others, have some fun and participate in community activities that celebrate diversity.
For further information on our headspace Bendigo Diversity Groups
Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Or to register for our diversity groups, please complete the registration form:
Phone: 5406 1400
Fee: Free
Free condoms are available at our Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat and Eaglehawk sites.
Bendigo
171 Hargreaves Street
Phone: 5448 1600
Hours: 8.45am to 5pm
Eaglehawk
3 Seymoure Street
Phone: 5434 4300
Hours: 8.45am to 5pm
Kangaroo Flat
13 Helm Street.
Phone: 03 5430 0500
Hours: 8.45am to 5pm
Our Respiratory Management Program can help you with any problems or issues associated with breathing and lung health. The program is staffed by our community health nurses who have specialised training in asthma management, lung health, and Quit smoking.
Our staff will provide you with information and support to help you to manage your disease at the ideal level and support you to achieve your goals.
The service provides education around:
The Respiratory Management Program operates from our Eaglehawk and Elmore sites each Thursday between 9am and 5pm. Book an appointment at Eaglehawk on 5434 4300 or Elmore on 5432 6001. There is a cost of $5 for an appointment.
Your confidentiality will be respected and is covered by privacy laws.
Our Needle Syringe Program offers confidential access throughout the City of Greater Bendigo to clean injecting equipment, condoms and dams, health information, education, support and referrals to health and welfare services.
We can safely get rid of your used injecting equipment with yellow 24-hour disposal bins located at our Central site at 165-171 Hargreaves Street, Eaglehawk site at 3 Seymoure Street and Kangaroo Flat site at 13 Helm Street.
Injecting drug users (IDUs) also have access to safe use and harm reduction information and education, support and referrals to other health and well-being services.
To access the Needle Syringe Program outreach vehicle call 1800 636 514 between 7.30pm and 10.45pm from Tuesday to Saturday.
The NSP program is available between 9am and 5pm at our Bendigo Central site at 165-171 Hargreaves Street, Eaglehawk site at 3 Seymoure Street and Kangaroo Flat site at 13 Helm Street.
You do not need a referral to access the Needle Syringe Program.
There is no cost for the Needle Syringe Program unless you need to buy items not covered by a government subsidy, such as wheel filters, tourniquets and water. You can buy these during business hours at our Eaglehawk, Kangaroo Flat and Bendigo sites ONLY. These items are not available from our outreach car after-hours.
Our Credentialled Diabetes Educators can help you to adapt to a life with diabetes, support you to set goals for self-managing your diabetes, and educate you on the diabetes process.
INFORMATION: Print out a PDF version of our Diabetes Education Service brochure to share
Diabetes Educators are health care professionals with training/experience in diabetes education and management.
A Diabetes Educator supports a person with diabetes to develop knowledge and skills to manage their own condition.
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Our Eaglehawk site - 3 Seymoure Street.
The team provides outreach services to our Central site at 165-171 Hargreaves Street.
Telehealth consultations are available for eligible consumers.
Our contact number is 5406 1200.
An appointment with a Diabetes Educator costs $15.
Some fees may be waived at the discretion of a Diabetes Educator in cases of financial hardship.
Some services may be bullk-billed through Medicare with the appropriate referral from your GP.
A referral from GP or health professional is needed for our diabetes education services.
Self-referral is accepted in some circumstances.
Your referral should include:
We offer many other services for people with diabetes including:
Let our exercise physiologist show you how to exercise safely and right to help manage your Type 2 diabetes.
To learn more about our Diabetes Group Exercise Session click here
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If you have any concerns please call our Diabetes Educators on 5406 1200.
Last updated: July 28, 2021
If you need help giving up drugs you can be assessed for our residential or home-based withdrawal support programs.
Nova House is a five-bed adult residential support facility for people undertaking alcohol and or drug withdrawal. The program is open to individuals 21 years and over who live in Victoria. An assessment process is required to ensure people are suited for Nova House.
Our non-residential withdrawal program is the most comfortable option.
Our staff must first assess you to see if you are suitable for the non-residential withdrawal program.
This program is provided by an experienced alcohol and drug nurse who works with your own doctor (if you do not have your own doctor, we will arrange a suitable qualified person for you).
The program will help you undertake withdrawal from alcohol and or other drugs within an outreach setting such as your home as long as it’s safe and there is someone to support you, a hospital (by arrangement) or as an outpatient visiting our AOD nurse at our Bendigo, Eaglehawk or Kangaroo Flat sites.
Appointments to see the alcohol and drug nurse can be made for our Central, Eaglehawk and Kangaroo Flat sites.
Book a confidential appointment at the site nearest you listed below:
Address: 171 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo
Phone: 03 5448 1600.
Hours: 9am to 5pm.
If you are facing an emergency, call 000.
Adddress: 3 Seymoure Street, Eaglehawk
Phone: 03 5434 4300
Hours: 9am to 5pm.
If you are facing an emergency, call 000.
Address: 13 Helm Street, Kangaroo Flat
Phone: 03 5430 0500
Hours: 9am to 5pm.
If you are facing an emergency, call 000.
Note: Other times may be set up if these don’t work for you.
165-171 Hargreaves Street
Now open for our women's, men's and sexual health clinics on a strictly 'appointment only' basis. Call 5406 1200 if you have a question.
Our Eaglehawk medical practice is currently located at
75 Mitchell Street, Bendigo
Phone: 03 5406 1200
Fax: 03 5441 4200
Acknowledgement of Country
Bendigo Community Health Services acknowledge we live, work and enjoy Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung country. We extend our appreciation to the Jaara and Taungurung peoples. We pay respect to Elders past and present for their continued holding of memories, traditions, culture and community aspirations.
We recognise sovereignty has never been ceded and express our sorrow for the personal, spiritual and cultural costs of colonisation and their lasting impact. May we walk forward together in harmony and the spirit of healing. It was and always will be Aboriginal land.
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