Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Gowanbrae (postcode 3043), a quiet residential suburb in the City of Merri-bek, about 13km north of Melbourne’s CBD near Melbourne Airport. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Gowanbrae and neighbouring Pascoe Vale, Gladstone Park, Glenroy, Westmeadows and Broadmeadows, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Gowanbrae takes its name from a Scottish estate — “gowan” meaning daisy and “brae” meaning hillside — a naming convention that reflects the Scottish heritage of many Victorian pastoral settlers. The suburb was developed predominantly in the 1970s and 1980s as a planned residential community, and today it is a well-established, quiet family suburb with a strong community identity. Its position close to Melbourne Airport gives it excellent road access via the Tullamarine Freeway, and its proximity to the Pascoe Vale and Glenroy retail strips provides convenient shopping and services.
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 Gowanbrae
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulla Health Hub | 84-86 Mickleham Road, Tullamarine, VIC 3043 | 1.5km away | Mixed billing |
| Myhealth Airport West | Shop 1, 29-35 Louis Street, Airport West, VIC 3042 | 1.6km away | Mixed billing |
| Airport Total Health Care Clinic | 8 Cherie Street, Tullamarine, VIC 3043 | 1.7km away | Bulk billing |
| Glenroy Medical Centre | 1 Post Office Place, Glenroy, VIC 3046 | 1.7km away | Bulk billing |
| headspace Glenroy | 2A Hartington Street, Glenroy, VIC 3046 | 1.8km away | Bulk billing |
| Gladstone Park Family Medical Centre | Shop 102, 8-34 Gladstone Park Drive, Gladstone Park, VIC 3043 | 2km away | Bulk billing |
| Tullamarine Clinic | 1 Dudley Court, Gladstone Park, VIC 3043 | 2.1km away | Mixed billing |
| Gladstone Park Medical Clinic | 232 Mickleham Road, Gladstone Park, VIC 3043 | 2.4km away | Mixed billing |
| Hillcrest Health Centre | 50-52 Bamburgh Street, Jacana, VIC 3047 | 2.5km away | Bulk billing |
Nearest hospitals to Gowanbrae
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Broadmeadows Hospital | 35 Johnstone Street, Jacana, VIC 3047 | 2.4km away |
| Dorset Rehabilitation Centre | 146 Derby Street, Pascoe Vale, VIC 3044 | 4.9km away |
| John Fawkner Private Hospital | 275 Moreland Road, Coburg, VIC 3058 | 7.8km away |
| Brunswick Private Hospital | 82 Moreland Road, Brunswick, VIC 3056 | 8.8km away |
| BetterLife Surgery | 274 Gilbert Road, Preston, VIC 3072 | 9.1km away |
| Western Health – Sunshine Hospital | 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, VIC 3021 | 9.4km away |
| Joan Kirner Women’s And Children’s Hospital | 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, VIC 3021 | 9.5km away |
| The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus | 34-54 Poplar Road, Parkville, VIC 3052 | 9.5km away |
| Western Private Hospital | 1-9 Marion Street, Footscray, VIC 3011 | 10.1km 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 Gowanbrae and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Gowanbrae, postcode 3043.