About North Richmond Community Health
We are a not-for-profit Community Health Service enhancing lives and strengthening community.
Acknowledgement of Country
North Richmond Community Health (Wulempuri-Kertheba) acknowledges the Wurundjeri people, the owners of the land on which we work. We respect the land in honour of the Wurundjeri Ancestors, who have owned this land for many thousands of years. We pay our respects to Wurundjeri Ancestors, Elders and people past and present. We also acknowledge the impact of colonisation on all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Our Story
North Richmond Community Health began supporting the Richmond community on Wurundjeri land in 1974. Then called the North Richmond Family Care Centre, it was an organisation built to support the diverse needs of the 4,000 strong community members of the Langdon Park Ministry of Housing estate.
A group of progressive doctors approached the estate’s community-led Tenants Union in the early 1970s, and together they came up with the idea of a health centre that didn’t just provide vital medical services, but also fostered and supported the community.
We work with everybody in this community and try to deliver services that work for all people regardless of their background.
We’re experts in working effectively with migrant and refugee clients. We share this knowledge with other organisations through our program the Centre, for Culture, Equity and Health (CEH). CEH helps Victorian organisations deliver and improve their services so they are easy to access and provide fair treatment to migrant and refugee clients.
North Richmond Community Health’s current building opened in late 2012. At that time, North Richmond Community Health was given the honour of an Aboriginal name by Wurundjeri Senior Elder Doreen Garvey-Wandin: Wulempuri-Kertheba, which translates from Woi wurrung as ‘staying healthy together’ in the Woi Wurrung language.
North Richmond Community Health has a long history, with many relationships in the community going back 46 years. We look forward to many more years of learning, working and building healthier communities.
To find out more about our continuing story, take a look at the services we offer.
Our Purpose
To pursue care solutions with a strong focus on addressing health inequity.
Our Vision
Enhance lives and strengthen community.
Our Community
North Richmond Community Health is located within the North Richmond Housing Estate on Wurundjeri land, and is proud to serve the community there and beyond.
The Langdon Park Ministry of Housing Estate towers were erected in the late 1960s, after the area’s cottages, units and pubs were declared a ‘slum’ and demolished.
Many different languages, cultures, religions and backgrounds are now represented on the estate. North Richmond Community Health considers it to be a privilege to be part of the local community and their story.
In our 46 years, our community has spread beyond the local housing estate. We offer our care and expertise to people all across Melbourne – some who grew up on the estate and have moved on, others who never lived there but discovered North Richmond Community Health one way or another. Our community includes Aboriginal children in Robinvale, young families who have just moved to Richmond, older people who have received our care for decades and Timorese patients in our international oral health program.
We welcome you to join our community.
Click here to see what services we offer or find out how to get involved.
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Our Annual Reports
Our Quality Account
2018-2019 Combined Quality Account and Annual Report
2016-2017 Quality of Care Report
2015-2016 Quality of Care Report
2014-2015 Quality of Care Report
2013-2014 Combined Annual Report and Quality of Care Report
2012-2013 Combined Annual Report and Quality of Care Report
2011-2012 Combined Annual Report and Quality of Care Report