This page is designed for new employees of Western Health who are also new to Melbourne and/or Australia. Below are a range of quick links to services/departments that may assist you to settle in as a new resident of Melbourne.
The websites listed below are a guide only and are not formally endorsed by Western Health. These are external sites and Western Health is not responsible for their content. Western Health does not have an association with any of these organisations.
Finding Your Way Around Melbourne:
www.whereis.com/whereis/home.do - for maps and street directions around Melbourne and Victoria
Child Care/School Holiday Programs:
Child care near Footscray Hospital: www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=child+care+footscray&btnG=Google+Search&meta=cr%3DcountryAU
Child care near Sunshine Hospital: www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=child+care+sunshine+victoria&meta=cr%3DcountryAU
Child care near Williamstown Hospital: www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=child+care+williamstown+victoria&meta=cr%3DcountryAU
School holiday programs near Footscray: Maribyrnong Council teenage program
YMCA Footscray all ages program
Footscray Community Arts Centre 6-12 year olds program
School holiday program near Sunshine: Brimbank Council 8-16 year olds program
Accommodation/Real Estate Agents:
Accommodation: www.realestate.com.au
Real Estate Agents Footscray area: http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=real+estate+agents+footscray&btnG=Google+Search&meta=cr%3DcountryAU&aq=o&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
Real Estate Agents Williamstown Area: http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=real+estate+agents+williamstown&meta=cr%3DcountryAU&aq=f&aqi=g2&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
Services and Departments:
State Government of Victoria: www.vic.gov.au
City of Melbourne: www.melbourne.vic.gov.au
Australian Tax Office: www.ato.gov.au
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs: www.immi.gov.au
The Melbourne Age (newspaper): www.theage.com.au
Finding a School in Melbourne:
Internet School Directory: http://www.isd.com.au/index.php?rid=31
Australian Schools Directory: http://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/melbourne-schools.php
What to do in Melbourne and Victoria:
Melbourne Activities: www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/info.cfm?top=259&pg=3059
Welcome to Victoria: www.visitvictoria.com
Tourism Victoria: www.tourismvictoria.com.au