Local refugee health networks provide a forum for local area coordination. They set priorities according to the needs and views of their regional membership working on a range of projects to improve referral pathways, health care delivery, and engagement with local communities from refugee backgrounds, including those seeking asylum.
Network Name Meeting location Meeting frequency Contact
Western Refugee Health Partnership Parkville Quarterly Agnieszka Kleparska, North Western Melbourne PHN
Ph: (03) 9347 1188
Outer Northern Refugee Health Network Epping Bi-monthly Mohammad Daud Karimi, Hume Whittlesea Primary Care Partnership
Ph: 0429 104 157
Eastern Region Refugee Health Network Ringwood Quarterly Merilyn Spratling
Refugee Health Nurse Coordinator EACH
Ph: (03) 9837 3980
South Eastern Melbourne Refugee and Asylum Seeker Health Coordination Group Dandenong Monthly Enliven (South East Primary Care Partnership)
Ph: (03) 9791 1768
Geelong Refugee Health Sub Committee Meeting Geelong Six weekly Suzanne Cooper
Team Leader Community Development
Multicultural Mental Health & Wellbeing Officer
Diversitat
Ph: (03) 5260 6000
Bendigo Refugee Health & Wellbeing Working Group Bendigo Bimonthly Kaye Graves
Bendigo Community Health Services
Ph: (03) 5434 4300
Shepparton Refugee Health Network Shepparton Currently not meeting For refugee health esquires contact Tim Andrews, Primary Care Connect
Ph: (03) 5823 3200
Ballarat Regional Settlement Advocacy Committee's Health and Wellbeing Action Group Ballarat Katherine Cape, Ballarat Community Health
Ph: (03) 5338 4500
Contact us if you would like more information about a local network in your area.
