Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Altona North (postcode 3025), an industrial and residential suburb in the City of Hobsons Bay, about 12km south-west of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Altona North and neighbouring Altona, Newport, South Kingsville and Williamstown North, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Altona North carries some of Hobsons Bay’s most significant industrial heritage. The Toyota Australia Altona Plant was located here, as was the ExxonMobil Altona Refinery — one of Victoria’s two oil refineries — and the former Don Smallgoods factory (1970–2011). The Mason Street Housing Commission Estate was formally opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales during their 1983 royal visit, one of the suburb’s most notable historic moments. The entire western part of the suburb still comprises a major industrial precinct for construction, logistics, manufacturing and heavy industry.
About Wattletree Health Group
Receiving care at home here means staying close to family, familiar surroundings, and everyday routine. Wattletree Health Group‘s home nursing care is tailored to each client’s needs, helping reduce the need for hospital or GP visits while keeping care personal and consistent.
Local GP clinics near Altona North
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Rd Family Clinic Altona North | 290-298 Millers Road, Altona North VIC 3025 | 1.2km away | Mixed billing |
| TLC Primary Care – Altona North | 385 Blackshaws Road, Altona North VIC 3025 | 1.5km away | Bulk billing |
| Altona Gate Medical Centre | Level 2, 124-134 Millers Road, Altona North VIC 3025 | 1.8km away | Bulk billing |
| Vital Dental and Medical Centre | 133 Millers Road, Altona North VIC 3025 | 1.8km away | Bulk billing |
| Altona North Medical Group | Suite 1, 230 Blackshaws Road, Altona North VIC 3025 | 2.8km away | Mixed billing |
| Pier Street Medical Centre | 125 Pier Street, Altona VIC 3018 | 2.9km away | Fees apply |
| The Clinic Altona | 55 Blyth Street, Altona VIC 3018 | 3.3km away | Fees apply |
| Blyth Street Medical Centre Altona | 74 Blyth Street, Altona VIC 3018 | 3.4km away | Mixed billing |
| Altona Medical Centre | 110 Queen Street, Altona VIC 3018 | 3.5km away | Mixed billing |
Nearest hospitals to Altona North
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Williamstown Hospital | 77B Railway Crescent, Williamstown VIC 3016 | 5.9km away |
| Western Private Hospital | 1-9 Marion Street, Footscray VIC 3011 | 6.9km away |
| Footscray Day Surgery | 89 Paisley Street, Footscray VIC 3011 | 7km away |
| Footscray Hospital – Western Health | 89-99 Ballarat Road, Footscray VIC 3011 | 7.6km away |
| Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital | 176 Furlong Road, St Albans VIC 3021 | 8.9km away |
| The Royal Children’s Hospital | 50 Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052 | 11.4km away |
| Frances Perry House – Maternity and Surgical Hospital | Level 6, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052 | 11.7km away |
| Melbourne Private Hospital | 1F Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052 | 11.8km away |
We work with all Support At Home (SAH) providers and can invoice home care packages directly. We’re registered NDIS providers, and approved providers for TAC and WorkSafe.
Referrals are simple and welcome from self-referral, family and friends, GPs, hospitals, My Aged Care Home Care Package (HCP) and Support At Home (SAH) providers, NDIS Support Coordinators, allied health professionals, and other healthcare organisations. Getting started is easy — simply complete our referral form.
Our nurses provide flexible, compassionate, and clinically competent care for children and adults needing:
- Wound care (VAC dressings, drain tubes, staple/suture removal, acute & chronic wounds)
- Wellbeing checks and general health assessments
- Illness and injury support
- Palliative care and symptom management
- End of life care (EOLC)
- After hospital discharge care
- Night & day respite for carers of family members with high care needs (adults and children)
- My Aged Care Home Care Package (HCP) and Support At Home (SAH) clinical nurse visits
- NDIS clinical nurse visits (we are registered NDIS providers)
- TAC nursing at home (we are approved TAC providers)
- WorkSafe nursing at home (we are approved WorkSafe providers)
- Private nursing (wholly self funded nursing, independent of other provider/government funding)
- Medication administration and management (tablets, injections, syringe drivers, IV infusions)
- Post surgery care
- Pain management
- Stoma care
- Continence assessments and continence management
- Catheter care and management (including suprapubic catheters [SPC], indwelling catheters [IDC] and trial of voids [TOV])
- Diabetic care and diabetes management
- Nursing assessments
- Cognitive assessments
- Showering and personal hygiene support
- Clinical transport and chaperone to medical appointments and community access
- Pathology collection
- Respiratory care (including home ventilation, tracheostomy care)
- Health system navigation and My Aged Care referral assistance
- Service provider and carer/worker training
- Travel/holiday support (local/interstate/overseas)
- Alternative & complementary therapies support (faecal microbial transplant enemas, IV vitamin infusions etc)
- Workplace flu vaccination services
- Health & wellness coaching
Need something not on this list? Have a look at our full range of services, or get in touch — we’re happy to help.
For more on how we work, see our services, or contact us to find out more about home nursing care in Altona North and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Altona North, postcode 3025.