Tweddle is an early parenting centre located in Footscray, right near the Western Oval. At Tweddle, we assist parents with young children who need support and strategies to confidently manage the challenges of early parenting. Families with babies and young children up to the age of 4 are welcome. The Tweddle team is an experienced team of maternal and child health nurses, registered and mothercraft nurses, psychologists, lactation consultants and educators.
Please refer to our list of services located in the menu bar.
Events
A time for reflecting on our proud heritage and honouring the people that have influenced Tweddle during its evolution as a health and parenting centre thats provided 90 years of service to the community.
Pregnancy, Babies & Children's Expo
What's New
Tweddle @ Home
Tweddle@Home was 2 years old in October. Its been an action packed 2 years with lots of heart-warming situations. We now have a team of nurses working across Melbourne including, Eltham, Kew, Bayside suburbs, Oakleigh covering Waverly/Monash, Williamstown and western suburbs, Geelong and Mornington.
Over 2 years we have done 591 visits with 94% of families recording they have fully to substantially reached their goals for the visit. Though families are often concerned about the effectiveness of a 3hrs package, they have continued to be surprised and very appreciative of the changes we are able to make with the Tw@H package. So much so that a large percentage of our referrals are now by word of mouth which is very gratifying. We'll continue to work hard to spread the word. the fee based home visiting service has expanded its coverage. We are now able to provide a quick convenient response across Melbourne with increased availability now in the Bayside, Caulfield and Eltham areas. Interested but have some questions? Have a look at our new ‘Frequently asked questions' link and also Janelle's story (one of our families).
We are very proud to announce that the Hon Lisa Neville, Minister for Community Services and Member for Bellarine did officially open a new Tweddle regional service in Geelong on Friday 15th May 2009.
Together, Tweddle, Government and St John of God opened the doors of the new permanent facility in February this year. So we are now, a permanent fixture in Geelong providing a local early parenting day stay.
The service operates one day per week and provides support with much more than sleep, offering assistance with a range of early parenting challenges. It is free of charge and available to all families who reside in Geelong and districts. Families can refer themselves or be referred by a health professional by contacting the Raphael Centre Monday-Thursday on 5221 7333.
