Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Brooklyn (postcode 3012), 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 Brooklyn and neighbouring Laverton, Altona North, Williamstown North and West Footscray, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Brooklyn is a western-inner suburb of Melbourne straddling the border of Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong, a neighbourhood shaped by its industrial and logistics history as a major hub in Melbourne’s western freight and manufacturing corridor. The suburb’s character combines long-established residential streets with significant industrial and commercial land use, reflecting the broader economic transformation of Melbourne’s western suburbs over recent decades. The nearby Kororoit Creek provides a natural green corridor and recreational trail linking Brooklyn and Laverton through to Altona and the bay. Brooklyn’s proximity to the Westgate Freeway and Princes Freeway makes it exceptionally well-connected to Melbourne’s port, airport and CBD, and the Laverton and Williamstown North train stations are both within close reach. The Williamstown foreshore — with its outstanding views across Hobsons Bay, historic maritime streetscapes and popular restaurants and cafés — is just minutes from Brooklyn.
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 Brooklyn
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altona Gate Medical Centre | Altona Gate Shopping Centre, Level 2, 124-134 Millers Road, Altona North, VIC 3025 | 1.4km away | Bulk billing |
| Vital Dental and Medical Centre | 133 Millers Road, Altona North, VIC 3025 | 1.6km away | Bulk billing |
| TLC Primary Care Altona North | 385 Blackshaws Road, Altona North, VIC 3025 | 1.8km away | Bulk billing |
| Altona North Medical Group | Suite 1, 230 Blackshaws Road, Altona North, VIC 3025 | 2.4km away | Mixed billing |
| Lifeline Healthcare Group West Footscray | 163 Sunshine Road, West Footscray, VIC 3012 | 2.6km away | Bulk billing |
| The Braybrook Clinic | 65A South Road, Braybrook, VIC 3019 | 2.9km away | Mixed billing |
| Elm Rd Family Clinic Altona North | Millers Junction, 290-298 Millers Road, Altona North, VIC 3025 | 3km away | Mixed billing |
| Maxwell Medical Group | Central West Shopping Centre, Shop T22, 65-67 Ashley Street, Braybrook, VIC 3019 | 3.1km away | Mixed billing |
| Sunshine Brimbank Clinic | 33 Station Place, Sunshine, VIC 3020 | 3.1km away | Mixed billing |
| Central West Medical Centre | Shop P1, 67 Ashley Street, Braybrook, VIC 3019 | 3.1km away | Mixed billing |
Nearest hospitals to Brooklyn
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Western Private Hospital | 1-9 Marion Street, Footscray, VIC 3011 | 4.7km away |
| Footscray Day Surgery | 89 Paisley Street, Footscray, VIC 3011 | 5km away |
| Footscray Hospital – Western Health | 89-99 Ballarat Road, Footscray, VIC 3011 | 5.5km away |
| Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital | 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, VIC 3021 | 6.7km away |
| Williamstown Hospital | 77B Railway Crescent, Williamstown, VIC 3016 | 6.8km away |
| Western Health Sunshine Hospital | 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, VIC 3021 | 6.8km away |
| The Royal Children’s Hospital | 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052 | 9.8km away |
| Frances Perry House | Level 6, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052 | 10.2km away |
| The Royal Women’s Hospital | 20 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052 | 10.2km away |
| The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus | 34-54 Poplar Road, Parkville, VIC 3052 | 10.2km 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 Brooklyn and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Brooklyn, postcode 3012.