Family and Child Health and Immunisation Services
- Pyrenees Shire Council provides a free Family and Child Health and Immunisation Service for families with children aged from birth to 4 years
- Immunisations are completed by appointment at 6 weeks, 4 months, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, and 4 years of age. Seasonal influenza vaccine is also offered to children from 6 months-5 years of age for free.
- The service is staffed by Child and Family Health nurses with general, midwifery and post graduate maternal and child health training. Your hospital midwife will notify us of your baby’s birth. One of the Child and Family Health nurses will then contact you to arrange a home visit.
- The Family and Child Health Service helps coordinate and support New Parent Group and Supported Playgroups across the Shire.
Key age and stage visits
- At each visit the nurse will check your child’s growth and development including fine and gross motor skills, hearing, vision, and speech. At each appointment you can talk about your concerns or ask questions about your child and parenting experience.
- Our service can provide you with information about parenting and children including infant feeding and nutrition, sleep and settling strategies, child behaviour and development, family health and well-being and support for the emotional well-being of new parents.
More information on each of these visits is available at www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/:
First home visit
Two-week visit
Four-week visit
Eight-week visit
Four-month visit
Eight-month visit
Twelve-month visit
Eighteen-month visit
Two-year visit
Three-and-a-half-year visit
Family and Child Health appointments
To make a Family and Child Health appointment please call:
- Team Leader Early Years and Child and Family Health Nurse Sally: 0417 920 480
- Child and Family Health Nurse Sophia: 0492 083 490
- Pyrenees Shire Council: 1300 797 363
Day Locations and Times
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Location |
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Mondays 8.30-5.00pm
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Beaufort Early Childhood Centre- 13 Park Road, Beaufort 3373
Enhanced Home Visits by appointment
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1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month
9.00am-5.00pm
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Snake Valley Hall - Linton Carngham Rd, Snake Valley 3351
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4th Tuesday of each month
9.00am-5.00pm
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Lexton Community Centre - 1 Goldsmith Street, Lexton 3352
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| Wednesdays 9.00am - 5.00pm |
Avoca Children's Centre - 22 Liebig Street, Avoca 3467
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| Thursdays 8.30am - 3.00pm |
Enhanced Home Visits - by appointment
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| Friday 8.30am-3pm |
By appointment only |
Safety First - Attending your appointment
- Family and Child Health and Immunisation Services operate under a COVID Safe plan and protective measures remain in place to keep our community and staff healthy and safe.
- Please do not attend your appointment if you or someone in your household is unwell. Please delay and reschedule your appointment.
Your Child Health Record
- Always take it with you when you visit your nurse, doctor or other health services, and get health professionals to complete entries after each visit. It should also be used to record immunisations.
- Each time you see your maternal and child health nurse jot down any issues or concerns and fill out the sections on your child's growth and development. If you keep it up to date, it will become an important family record from birth to adolescence.
- If you don't have a 'green book', let your nurse know.
After Hours Support and Important Links