Lakes Entrance Aboriginal Health Association

Address:
Jemmeson Street
Lakes Entrance VIC 3909

Phone: (03) 5155 8465
Fax: (03) 5155 8332

Dr Liz Wearne
Dr Andy Linton

Lakes Entrance Aboriginal Health Association (LEAHA) provides a range of services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Lakes Entrance.  This includes Nursing and Aboriginal Health Worker services, Medical Drivers and health promotion programs.  Aboriginal Health Workers engage Aboriginal families in health through clinical skills, health promotion, cultural brokerage and advocacy.

LEAHA works in partnership with Gippsland Lakes Community Health to provide referrals for

• Allied Health – Podiatry, dietitian, physiotherapy
• Diabetes Educator
• Respiratory Nurse
• Wound Nurse

GP Clinic: Wed 9 – 4pm
Practice Nurse and Aboriginal Health Worker services are available: Mon – Fri 9 – 5pm

There is no hospital in the town of Lakes Entrance, the nearest being situated in Bairnsdale 35 kms away.