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    • Aboriginal Health
          • Bunurong Health Services

          • Medical
          • Koori Maternity Services
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          • Healthy Lifestyle Team

          • Tobacco Program
          • Healthy Lifestyle Program
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          • Doctors (GP’s) at Bunurong Health Service

            Our GP Services provide exceptional holistic care to help prevent and manage ill health. GP selection is based on the best cultural fit.

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            Male GP’s:

            Dr Hung Nguyen
            Dr Ben Carison
            Dr Aaron Soon

            Benefits Include:

            • Holistic care
            • GPs experienced working in Aboriginal health
            • Transport to and from appointments
            • Wheelchair access
            • Access to translating and interpreting services
            More Info Make Enquiry



            Female GP’s:

            Dr Valentina Galak
            Dr Megan Barrett
            Dr Payal Singh


          • Koori Maternity Services

            Holistic, cultural maternity services to provide the very best for Mother and Boorai. This is a free and confidential service that includes individual support.

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            Benefits Include:

            • Culturally sensitive service
            • Care for Mother and Boorai
            • Holistic care
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Health Promotion and Wellbeing Programs

            The Health Promotion Program provides health promotion initiatives to the Aboriginal community in the Southern Metropolitan Region.

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            Benefits Include:

            • Evidence-based programs
            • Culturally safe environment
            • Tailored to the Aboriginal community
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Health Promotion and Chronic Care

            The program is designed to deliver local services to prevent and manage the instance of chronic disease within the Aboriginal community.

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            Benefits Include:

            • Medical care for chronic disease
            • Support services
            • Individual and group programs
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Other Services (Visiting Services)

            A range of visiting specialist and Allied Health services are available at Bunurong Health Service, making it a one-stop shop for health care.

            Visiting Services

            Benefits Include:

            • Visiting specialist
            • Allied Health services
            • Transport to appointments at Bunurong Health Service
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Tobacco Program

            The group is open to the Aboriginal community and their partners and provides a friendly and culturally safe space to help you give up smoking for good.

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            Benefits includes:

            • Support to stop smoking
            • Social connections
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • SMR Aboriginal Men’s Healthy Lifestyle Program

            The program uses recreational sport and activities to improve your fitness and includes health screening days to help monitor your health.

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            Benefits includes:

            • Physical activity
            • Social connections
            More Info Make Enquiry

            Fitness Challenge

            Physical activity is important for overall health and wellbeing. Our Fitness Challenge combines cardio and resistance training to help you reach your health or weight loss goals.

            Fitness challenge

            Benefits includes:

            • Circuit training
            • Resistance training
            • Half and full marathons
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Aboriginal Outreach Program

            An Aboriginal Outreach Worker visits the community across the South East and Southern Region to promote better health and to help close the health gap.

            Benefits includes:

            • Advocacy
            • Health education
            • Assistance for medical issues
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Social & Emotional Wellbeing

            The Co-operative offers counselling and referral services to help promote mental health. Support aims to enhance independence, choice and community inclusion.

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            Benefits includes:

            • Empowerment
            • Referrals to beneficial programs
            More Info Make Enquiry


    • Social & Community
          • Programs

          • Aboriginal Best Start
          • Boys on the Bounce
          • Planned Activity Group
          • Home & Community Care Services
          • Family Services
          • Emergency Relief
          • Youth Group
          • Aboriginal Best Start

            Empowering and strengthening Aboriginal families to nurture children. The program focuses on understanding the health, education and wellbeing needs of Aboriginal children aged 0-8 years.

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            Benefits includes:

            • Empowerment
            • Education opportunities
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Boys on the Bounce

            A program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children that helps them develop friendships and a shared experience within the community. It also helps to strengthen identity.

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            Benefits includes:

            • Strengthened cultural identity
            • Friendship development
            • Confidence and empowerment
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Planned Activity Group

            The group aims to promote the physical and mental wellbeing of Home & Community Care (HACC) clients and to help them increase their social engagement.

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            Benefits includes:

            • Social connections
            • Physical and social activities
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Home & Community Care Services

            A range of services that aim to assist Elders to live independently for longer in their homes. It includes regular home visits and access to social programs.

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            Benefits includes:

            • Home visits
            • Maintenance services
            • Personal care services
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Family Services

            A range of services that aim to promote child safety and wellbeing as well as working to increase the resilience of Aboriginal families.

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            Benefits includes:

            • Promotion of child safety
            • Reduce challenges with Department of Human Services
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Emergency Relief

            The programs aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people in Dandenong and Southern Region who are in need.

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            Benefits includes:

            • Food hampers
            • Financial counselling
            • Emergency relief assistance
            • Referrals to other agencies as required
            More Info Make Enquiry

          • Youth Group

            The program provides a culturally safe and healthy environment for young people to socialise. It also helps to strengthened cultural identity.

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            Benefits includes:

            • Strengthened cultural identity
            • Friendship development
            • Health awareness
            More Info Make Enquiry


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    DDACL’s World No Tobacco Day Fun Run 2018

    February 16, 2018
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    Join us for this years’ World No Tobacco Day Fun Run! For more information and to register please go to http://www.kickthebutt.org.au/2017/12/18/2018-wntd-fun-run/

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      About Us

      Dandenong and District Aborigines Co-operative Ltd (DDACL) provides programs and services to meet the needs of local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We provide a wide range of health care through our Bunurong Health Service as well as a variety of community programs to promote wellbeing and social engagement.

      All of our services have a strong cultural component and we strive to provide a supportive, open and culturally safe environment for Aboriginal people.

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      Bunurong Health Service
      3 Carroll Avenue
      P.O. Box 683, Dandenong, 3175
      Phone: (03) 9794 5933
      Fax: (03) 9791 1247

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      62 Stud Road Dandenong Victoria 3175
      P.O. Box 683 Dandenong Victoria 3175
      Phone: (03) 9794 5973
      Fax: (03) 9706 9983

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