Living in Melbourne - Western Health

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

Banks:

National Australia Bank: http://www.nab.com.au/ or 13 2265
Local Branch = 132-134 Hopkins Street, Footscray or Highpoint City, Shop 3135, 200 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong

Commonwealth Bank: http://www.commbank.com.au/ or 13 2221
Local Branch = 80 Nicholson Street, Footscray or 310 Main Rd East, St Albans

ANZ Bank: http://www.anz.com/personal/ or 13 1314
Local Branch: 116-120 Nicholson Street, Footscray Mall or Shop 2010 Highpoint Shopping Centre, 120 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong

Westpac Bank: http://www.westpac.com.au/ or 13 2032
Local Branch = 2 Paisley St Footscray Shop 3139, Highpoint Shopping Centre, 200 Rosamond Rd Maribyrnong

Bendigo Bank: http://www.bendigobank.com.au/public/ or 1300 361 911
Local Branch = 160 Barkly Street, Footscray

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

Real Estate Agents St Albans/Sunshine Area: http://www.google.com.au/search?q=real+estate+agents+st+albans&btnG=Search&hl=en&source=hp&cr=countryAU&gs_rfai=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=9766l11937l0l12844l8l8l0l0l0l0l750l1797l5-2.1l3l0&oq=real+estate+agents+st+albans&aq=f&aqi=g2g-v8&aql

General Rental Information:

Tenants Union of Victoria: http://www.tuv.org.au/homepage.aspx

Renting, Leasing, Tenancy Info - Victoria Online: http://www.vic.gov.au/health-community/housing/renting-leasing-tenancy.html

Important 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

Medicare: http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/ or 13 2011
Local Branch = Highpoint Shopping Centre, Maribyrnong

Taxis: Yellow Cabs - 13 2227

Registration Information:

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency: http://www.ahpra.gov.au/

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia: http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/

Medical Board of Australia: http://www.medicalboard.gov.au/

Physiotherapy Board of Australia: http://www.physiotherapyboard.gov.au/

Pharmacy Board of Australia: http://www.pharmacyboard.gov.au/

Utilities:

AGL - Gas/electricity connection: http://www.agl.com.au/ or 13 3000

Origin Energy - Gas/electricity connection: http://www.originenergy.com.au/ or 13 2461

Telstra - home telephone connection: http://www.telstra.com.au/ or 13 2200

Optus - home telephone connection: http://www.optus.com.au/ or 13 3937

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