Our Region

Welcome to Gippsland

Find out more about what Gippsland has to offer

Regional Directories

Click here to view Gippsland specific directories

Gippsland Health Online

The Department of Health Victoria maintain the Gippsland Health Online website. This site includes information on demography, health status, burden of disease, behavioural determinants of health, socio-economic determinants of health and health system performance.

Community Profiles

The Central West Gippsland Primary Care Partnership Catchment Health and Wellbeing Profile for Baw Baw and Latrobe contains a range of information including:

  • Demographic Characteristics including population projections
  • Income
  • Indigenous statistics
  • Cultural Diversity
  • Health (burden of disease, ambulatory care sensitive conditions, chronic disease risk factors)
  • Food security
  • Gambling
  • Mental Health
  • Education and employment
  • Housing
  • Crime and Safety
  • Community Wellbeing

The data may be useful for general research, funding submissions and grant applications. You can access the profile here.

Local Government Partners

Bass Coast Shire Council
www.basscoast.vic.gov.au

Baw Baw Shire Council
www.bawbawshire.vic.gov.au

East Gippsland Shire Council
www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au

Latrobe City Council
www.latrobe.vic.gov.au

South Gippsland Shire Council
www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au

Wellington Shire Council
www.wellington.vic.gov.au

Support for Working in Rural Areas

Rural Family Medical Network

RFMN Supports the families of rural doctors to improve recruitment and retention of doctors in rural areas.

Rural Workforce Agency Victoria

RWAV offers a comprehensive recruitment and placement service for Australian trained doctors and suitably qualified and experienced overseas trained doctors and nurses to work in rural and regional Victoria.

Medicare Locals Victorian Boundary Map