Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Coburg North (postcode 3058), a residential suburb in the City of Merri-bek, about 8km north of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Coburg North and neighbouring Coburg, Pascoe Vale, Fawkner and Moreland, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Coburg North is the northern residential extension of Coburg, sitting between the Merri Creek corridor to the east and the Moonee Ponds Creek valley to the west. The suburb shares Coburg’s heritage — including the naming of the area after the Duchy of Coburg in Bavaria — and developed as a quiet residential area from the postwar period. The Upfield railway line passes through the suburb, and Merri Creek and its linear parkland provide recreational space on the suburb’s eastern edge.
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 Coburg North
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Coburg Medical Centre | Level 1, 11 Orvieto Street, COBURG NORTH, VIC 3058 | 1km away | Bulk billing |
| Coburg Junction Medical Centre | Level 1, 501 Sydney Road, COBURG, VIC 3058 | 1.6km away | Mixed billing |
| Coburg Family Medical Centre | 497 Sydney Road, COBURG, VIC 3058 | 1.6km away | Mixed billing |
| Doctors of Coburg North | 120 Sussex Street, COBURG NORTH, VIC 3058 | 1.7km away | Bulk billing |
| Resolve Medical Centre – Coburg | 1B Louisa Street, COBURG, VIC 3058 | 2km away | Bulk billing |
| Cedars Medical Clinic | 248 Bell Street, COBURG, VIC 3058 | 1.8km away | Bulk billing |
| My Doctor, Coburg | 403-405 Sydney Road, COBURG, VIC 3058 | 1.9km away | Bulk billing |
| Derby Street Medical Centre | 155 Derby Street, PASCOE VALE, VIC 3044 | 1.9km away | Bulk billing |
| Moreland Health Centre | 177 Moreland Road, COBURG, VIC 3058 | 2km away | Bulk billing |
Nearest hospitals to Coburg North
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dorset Rehabilitation Centre | 146 Derby Street, PASCOE VALE, VIC 3044 | 1.8km away |
| BetterLife Surgery | 274 Gilbert Road, PRESTON, VIC 3072 | 2.4km away |
| John Fawkner Private Hospital | 275 Moreland Road, COBURG, VIC 3058 | 3.1km away |
| Brunswick Private Hospital | 82 Moreland Road, BRUNSWICK, VIC 3056 | 3.3km away |
| Panch Day Surgery Centre | Level 4, 84-90 Hotham Street, PRESTON, VIC 3072 | 4.2km away |
| The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus | 34-54 Poplar Road, PARKVILLE, VIC 3052 | 6.1km away |
| La Trobe Private Hospital | Corner Kingsbury Drive & Plenty Road, BUNDOORA, VIC 3083 | 6.7km away |
| Broadmeadows Hospital | 35 Johnstone Street, JACANA, VIC 3047 | 6.8km away |
| North Eastern Rehabilitation Centre – Ivanhoe | 134 Ford Street, IVANHOE, VIC 3079 | 6.9km 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 Coburg North and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Coburg North, postcode 3058.