How can speech pathology help you?
Speech pathologists can help manage communication and swallowing issues related to early childhood development, disability, stroke or other brain injury and ageing.
Our speech pathologists work with pre-schoolers and adults living at home who:
Helping our early learners…
Our speech pathologists also coordinate ‘Building Blocks for Literacy Success’ in our local kindergartens. This valuable program which is aimed at exposing pre-schoolers to basic pre-literacy skills through interactive story-times and activities is built into regular kinder programming for all children by their individual educators.
What is the cost?
This service will be charged at the applicable rate, outlined in the fees schedule.
What area do we cover:
The Gannawarra and Northern Loddon Shire Councils. Please contact the team for specific areas that we cover.
How do I access the services?
You can contact our customer engagement team on 03 - 5451 0200.
Health Professionals and other agencies can use our referral template available in the resources section of this website.
Speech pathologists can help manage communication and swallowing issues related to early childhood development, disability, stroke or other brain injury and ageing.
Our speech pathologists work with pre-schoolers and adults living at home who:
- Are late talkers or have a developmental language delay
- Have difficulty speaking due to a disability or following a stroke or other brain injury
- Have difficulty understanding others and/or following instructions
- Have difficulty pronouncing words clearly
- Stutter
- Have difficulty swallowing
- Have a voice disorder (e.g. vocal nodules, frequent loss of voice etc.)
Helping our early learners…
Our speech pathologists also coordinate ‘Building Blocks for Literacy Success’ in our local kindergartens. This valuable program which is aimed at exposing pre-schoolers to basic pre-literacy skills through interactive story-times and activities is built into regular kinder programming for all children by their individual educators.
What is the cost?
This service will be charged at the applicable rate, outlined in the fees schedule.
What area do we cover:
The Gannawarra and Northern Loddon Shire Councils. Please contact the team for specific areas that we cover.
How do I access the services?
You can contact our customer engagement team on 03 - 5451 0200.
Health Professionals and other agencies can use our referral template available in the resources section of this website.
