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Building healthier lives together. AccessHC provide a diverse range of health and community services across 18 locations.

Access Health and Community (AccessHC) is a not-for-profit community health organisation, with over 150 years of history in supporting communities in Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country (in the east, north or north-east of Melbourne)

With caring at its centre, AccessHC’s mission is to build healthier lives within the community. Our services include GP, dental care, allied health, child and family services, mental health and alcohol and other drug services. We operate headspace Hawthorn and Malvern and community organisations including Camcare, Hawthorn Community House and Manningham Men’s Shed. AccessHC works within the community to address issues which can lead to ill health and operate a range of health education and disease prevention programs. With a commitment to help everyone in the community, AccessHC strives to proactively connect with and remove barriers for people who are hardly-reached. To find out more about what we do visit our website:
accesshc.org.au/about

25/11/2025

Get all the latest information on feeding, active play and nutrition for your baby by signing up for free INFANT sessions! 👶🍼💛

Sessions will be starting soon in Upwey - and there are still places available!

The program supports new mums, dads and carers with feeding, healthy eating and active play in the first 18 months of their baby's life.

Four face-to-face group sessions are led by a maternal and child health professional when the baby is around 3, 6, 9, and 12 months old.

👉 Register for the Upwey sessions today: https://bit.ly/3Kgvi5X

ℹ️ For more information and session times visit: https://loom.ly/f6FJV8A

23/11/2025

🌱 Respect grows through understanding 🌳

We are proud to support 16 Days of Activism (25 Nov to 10 Dec), a global movement to end gender-based violence and inequality.

Together we can create safe, supportive spaces where everyone can thrive - and nurture meaningful conversations about respect amongst friends, families and communities.

We encourage our community to visit a Unite Tree and share what respect, unity or kindness means to you by writing or drawing on a blank leaf.

Help these beautiful trees blossom into interactive displays of community storytelling and connection. 🧡💛

Crafted in partnership with Mt Evelyn Men’s Shed, the Unite Trees will be on display until 15 December 2025 at the following locations:

🌳 The Belgrave Hub - 1616/1624 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave
🌳 Lilydale Library - Jarlo Drive, Lilydale
🌳 Mt Evelyn Community House - 50 Wray Cres, Mount Evelyn

If you can’t visit in person but still want to participate, you can share your thoughts via the link below, and we’ll display it on a leaf and attach it to a Unite Tree for you.

✍️ Share your message here: https://loom.ly/tmgXSkk ✍️

Find out more: https://loom.ly/YqDKbYU

1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service.
Call 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au.

16/11/2025

Did you know that there is a new lung cancer screening program available that can help to detect lung cancer early, when treatment is most effective?

🫁This new program offers free low dose CT scans to people aged 50–70 with a history of smoking.

For more information and to check your eligibility, book an appointment with one of our GPs here: https://loom.ly/YT4L0xc

Lung cancer screening saves lives.

14/11/2025

🏳️‍⚧️This week is Trans Awareness Week!🏳️‍⚧️
Every year, from November 13-19, Trans Awareness Week is held to celebrate transgender, gender diverse, and nonbinary people—as well as raise awareness about the issues they still face in our society.
It's also a time to get involved—by learning how to be allies, we can all help to create a more fair and equal world for everyone.
Here are some of Transgender Victoria's top tips for being a Trans Awareness Week Ally:
🩵Learn - find out more about what it means to be trans, and listen/read real stories from trans people
🩷Celebrate - champion diversity by attending things like Trans Day of Visibility, or other community events
🤍Amplify - lift up the voices of trans and gender diverse people, start by sharing Trans Awareness Week posts!

For more information about the meaning of Trans Awareness Week, or events happening in your area, make sure to visit the Trans Month website: https://loom.ly/6ikLo7g

13/11/2025

Diabetes affects millions of Australians, and regular health checks are key to staying well. 💙

This World Diabetes Day, take a moment to check in on your own health, stay informed, and reach out for support.

Our diabetes team can help with advice, screenings, and ongoing care. Learn more here: https://loom.ly/P6wk8e8

07/11/2025

We had a great time celebrating Children's Week last month!

From messy play and music making, to games, playdough and bike riding - the week was full of fun and new experiences for the kids.

Thanks to those that made it possible and for everyone who came along.

Craig Family Centre Trentwood at the Hub City of Boroondara

05/11/2025

Join us for a free two-part workshop series designed to support local sporting clubs and recreation groups in creating more inclusive and welcoming environments for all.

Using the new Sport for All – Gender Inclusive Toolkit, you’ll walk away with a tailored action plan and practical strategies to implement straight away.

📍Boroondara Youth Hub - Level 1 (Meeting Room 3)
📆Workshop 1: Wednesday 12 November 2025
📆Workshop 2: Wednesday 19 November 2025
🕠Sign in from 5:30pm | Sessions run 6:00pm–8:00pm

Register: https://loom.ly/ViXwFlM

These sessions are part of our commitment to the Fair Access Policy, helping clubs across the region continue their journey toward inclusion and equality.

Places are limited – secure your spot today!

Inspiro Yarra Ranges Council Maroondah City Council Manningham Council City of Monash Knox City Council Whitehorse City Council

02/11/2025

📣We will be closed on Tuesday 4 November for the public holiday.
Our sites will reopen on Wednesday 5 November.

To access care during this time:
🚑 If you have a medical emergency, call Triple Zero (000) or visit the closest Emergency Department.
🏥 Our Richmond Urgent Care Clinic is open every day, including public holidays! Call 8850 4190.

31/10/2025

Australia’s first Treaty legislation has passed in Victoria's parliament!

AccessHC celebrates this historic milestone, which will give First Nations communities the power to shape policies and decisions that impact on their lives.

AccessHC is proud to see Victoria lead the way, making history as the first state or territory to negotiate a treaty, together with First Nations people. Victoria has been on this path for nearly a decade, working with communities to establish the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, learn from the Yoorrook Justice Commission, pass legislation and make commitments to better the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Treaty creates a pathway for new relationships with First Nations People, and for creating real, practical change to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Treaty has the potential to improve our partnerships, as a community health organisation, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and community-controlled organisations. Partnerships that we will continue to build and nurture on our organisational reconciliation journey, to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and build healthier lives together.

Learn more about Treaty: https://loom.ly/FuajnPI

30/10/2025

Occupational Therapists (OTs) help people participate in activities that are meaningful to them. This could be taking care of yourself or others, working, participating in school, hobbies, or attending social events.

An Occupational Therapist’s purpose is to help you live the life you want to live. 💛✨

This week we celebrate our amazing team of OTs and the extraordinary impact they have in our community every day. We highlight the creativity, problem-solving, and compassion at the heart of OT practice.

One of our clients kindly shared how OT makes a difference in their life:

“Working with my Occupational Therapist has made a huge difference in my everyday life. Through the support I’ve received, I’ve been able to build confidence and independence with daily routines, travel, and community activities. It’s been a life-changing experience that’s allowed me to focus on what I can do, not what I can’t.”

To find out more about Occupational Therapy, visit https://loom.ly/9PWGuGU or get in touch with our team on (03) 9810 3000.

26/10/2025

🎉Last week, AccessHC was proud to join our colleagues in the community health sector at the launch of the Community Health: People, Place and Partnerships Impact Report 2024-25.

The report was launched at Parliament House by our CEO Anna Robinson—followed by a powerful address from The Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas MP, Minister for Health, and an insightful panel discussion. The room was filled with celebration, connection, and collaborative spirit.

We were privileged to come together with community members, sector leaders, and members of parliament—as we celebrated the difference our community health teams make in people's lives, and a joint commitment to a healthier future for all✨

To read the report, and learn more about the Community Health First initiative, click the link below!
https://loom.ly/jHkQeyY

24/10/2025

This week, we welcomed Aaron Violi MP, Federal Member for Casey, and Federal Shadow Minister for Health Senator Anne Ruston to our Inspiro site in Lilydale.

They joined our CEO Anna Robinson and Board Deputy Chair Annette Mercuri for a tour and a chat about growth in local services since the merger, as well as funding support still needed in the Yarra Ranges region.

It was a great opportunity to demonstrate the wide range of health services Access Health and Community offer the Yarra Ranges community and for the guests to meet some of our wonderful staff.

Thank you for your support of community health and to the Star Mail News for covering the visit.

Read all about it: https://loom.ly/ilxXwKA

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283 Church Street
Melbourne, VIC
3121

Website

http://accesshc.org.au/

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Access Health and Community is a not-for-profit community health service caring for the inner east of Melbourne, particularly the cities of Boroondara, Manningham and Yarra.

We provide a diverse range of health and well-being services including GP and dental care, mental health, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech pathology and other allied health services. We also offer child and family services as well as NDIS Early Childhood Intervention and specialist drug and other alcohol services. We also work within the community to address issues which can lead to ill health and offer a range of health and community programs at the Hawthorn Community House and the Manningham Men’s Shed.

Our purpose is to build healthier lives together with our communities and deliver excellent health services for all. Many of our services operate with Government support and are designed to support access for all income levels