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Welcome to DWECH
Your Home for Health and Community Care in Portland Victoria.
Our Bulk Billing Medical Clinic is accessible to all members of the public.
Some services are offered only to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
What we do
Dhauwurd-Wurrung Elderly and Community Health
Service Inc. leads health and wellbeing for the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
within the Portland area. Our organisation will
support community members with access to
culturally appropriate and effective health, spiritual,
social and emotional wellbeing services.
Our Vision: Nurturing Health and Well-being
Our service strives to provide our community members with access to a range of culturally appropriate and effective services, Which improve their physical, spiritual, psychological, social and emotional health & wellbeing. Our philosophy is: To ensure the utmost privacy and confidentiality. To give the quality and quantity of time needed to each patient. To provide the best possible advice and treatment to ensure a good healthy lifestyle.
Our Mission
Our purpose is to offer top-quality care using a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. We aim to achieve this by providing culturally safe and appropriate services, ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live longer and have a better quality of
life. Promoting employment, training, self-determination, and community control, while enhancing knowledge, access, participation, and capacity building at the community, organisational, and individual levels.
Aboriginal Health Definition
As an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation we accept and respect the concept, perception and definition of health from the National Aboriginal Health Strategy as being a key concept in Aboriginal health. Health to Aboriginal peoples is a matter of determining all aspects of their life, including control over their physical environment, of their dignity, of community self-esteem, and of justice.
It is not merely of the provision of doctors, hospitals, medicine or the absence of disease and incapacity. Health is not just the physical wellbeing of an individual but the social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of the whole community. This is a whole of life view and includes the cyclical concept of life-death-life.
Explore Our SEWB Services
Discover a safe space in our Social and Emotional Well Being (SEWB) services, designed for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community. With a team that cares, we focus on helping you through tough times. Our intake process makes sure you get the support you need, in a way that feels right for you. The Nootyoong Mara Cultural Healing Centre on Julia Street, Portland, is where it all happens – a place to connect, heal, and grow.
Home & Community Care
Our Home and Community Care (HACC) programs are dedicated to assisting seniors, individuals with disabilities, and those experiencing isolation. Our main goal? Helping you maintain your independence in the comfort of your own home. We provide excellent home support and care services to ensure you’re comfortable and well-supported where it matters most.
CATERING FOR THE COMMUNITY
Offering fresh snap frozen meals prepared in our class 1 kitchen. Enjoy weekly delivery or easy pickup right here in Portland. For events we also have our professional catering service ready for your next gathering.
VENUE HIRE
DWECH offer the hire and use of numerous conference and training facilities to catering for both large and small groups. The facilities are culturally appropriate, private, and come equipped with, or access to, all necessary facilities including the option of catering.
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