Wattletree Health Group provides exceptional home nursing services in Macaulay (postcode 3032), a small inner-city locality near Kensington in the City of Melbourne, about 5km north-west of Melbourne’s CBD. Our experienced, AHPRA-registered nurses support clients in Macaulay and neighbouring Kensington, Flemington, North Melbourne and Footscray, whether the need is short-term after a hospital stay or ongoing, long-term clinical care.
Macaulay is a small inner locality centred on Macaulay railway station on the Sunbury line, sitting at the boundary of Kensington and North Melbourne. The area is part of the Arden-Macaulay urban renewal precinct, one of Melbourne’s major redevelopment zones where former industrial land is being transformed into a new mixed-use inner-city district. 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 Macaulay
| Practice | Address | Distance | Billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| cohealth – Kensington | 6-12 Gower Street, Kensington VIC 3031 | 0.2km away | Bulk billing |
| Kensington Healthcare | 475 MacAulay Road, Kensington VIC 3031 | 0.3km away | Mixed billing |
| Flemington Medical Centre | 9 Princes Street, Flemington VIC 3031 | 0.9km away | Mixed billing |
| Wellington Street Medical Centre | 41 Wellington Street, Flemington VIC 3031 | 0.9km away | Mixed billing |
| Dr Dawoud Rowais | 22A Princes Street, Flemington VIC 3031 | 0.9km away | Bulk billing |
| Guardian Medical Showgrounds | Shop 1, 320-380 Epsom Road, Flemington VIC 3031 | 1.7km away | Mixed billing |
| Royal Park Medical | 243-251 Flemington Road, North Melbourne VIC 3051 | 1.7km away | Fees apply |
| Dr Christos Pavlidis – General Practitioner | 340A Abbotsford Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051 | 1.8km away | Mixed billing |
| Melbourne Paediatric Specialists | Level 3, 48 Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052 | 2km away | Fees apply |
Nearest hospitals to Macaulay
| Hospital | Address | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal Children’s Hospital | 50 Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052 | 1.9km away |
| The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus | 34-54 Poplar Road, Parkville VIC 3052 | 2.5km away |
| Frances Perry House – Maternity and Surgical Hospital | Level 6, 20 Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052 | 2.5km away |
| The Royal Women’s Hospital | 20 Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052 | 2.5km away |
| Footscray Hospital – Western Health | 89-99 Ballarat Road, Footscray VIC 3011 | 2.5km away |
| Melbourne Private Hospital | 1F Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052 | 2.6km away |
| The Royal Melbourne Hospital | 300 Grattan Street, Parkville VIC 3052 | 2.6km away |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | 305 Grattan Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 | 2.7km away |
| Footscray Day Surgery | 89 Paisley Street, Footscray VIC 3011 | 2.9km away |
We work with all Support At Home (SAH) providers and can invoice home care packages directly. We’re registered NDIS providers, can work with Disability Support for Older Australians (DSOA) providers, and are 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 Macaulay and the wider area, and discover the Wattletree Way.
Wattletree Health Group — exceptional home nursing services in Macaulay, postcode 3032.