Our Service
We’re a small Level 2 maternity service, offering local pregnancy, labour and birth and early parenting care for healthy women with normal pregnancies. We also work with Bendigo Health, our regional health service, to support local women and babies who need more specialist care.
We offer Midwifery Group Practice care for women in Castlemaine, Bendigo, Kyneton, Daylesford, Woodend, the Macedon Ranges and surrounding regions.
You’ll find us in Castlemaine in central Victoria’s Mount Alexander Shire, just over half an hour from the regional city of Bendigo.
La Trobe Maternity Service Evaluation June 2022
Meet our team
Clockwise from top middle: Midwifery Unit Manager- April Jardine, Midwifery Group Practice Midwives – Samantha Ward, Stacey Musgrove, Maddie Bucciol, Maegen Kendall and Jane Corbet.
Our Partners
Our midwives work closely with a team of local general practitioner obstetricians, who provide on-call care 24/7 if required, and the regional health service Bendigo Health.
If you need to access other health services at any time they’ll work together to make sure you feel supported, safe and informed.
Our Location
The Central Victorian town of Castlemaine is half an hour drive from the regional city of Bendigo and just over an hour from Melbourne by car or train.
You’ll find us in the Mount Alexander Shire, along with the smaller townships of Maldon, Newstead, Harcourt, Taradale, Fryerstown, Guildford, Campbells Creek and Vaughan. The region has a population of more than 20,000.
Djaara (Dja Dja Wurrung People) have lived here on their traditional lands and cared for Country over many thousands of years.
Gold and agriculture helped build the town of Castlemaine and the region. These days the area is better known for manufacturing, for great food and wine, bike and bushwalking trails, the arts and creative business. It’s also a wonderful, relaxed place to live.
Dhelkaya Health is the largest health service in the shire. Bendigo Health is the closest major hospital.
Dhelkaya Health
Dhelkaya Health offers a comprehensive range of hospital and healthcare services to residents of the Mount Alexander Shire.
Assessment and rehabilitation services are also provided to the neighbouring Central Goldfields and Macedon Ranges shires. Dhelkaya Health is also a registered NDIS provider.
Dhelkaya Health services:
- medical
- surgical
- maternity
- rehabilitation
- aged care
- allied health
- outreach.
The pregnancy clinic is located in the Metcalfe building next to Austin Pathology. Enter the hospital from Cornish Street and follow the signs. Car parks for Maternity Services clients are available opposite clinic.
Meet Katy, Travis & Jude
Thanks to the whole team at Dhelkaya Health for the beautiful care we received in the lead up, during the birth and whilst settling in at home. Such caring and calming professionals, we feel very grateful.
