Neighbourhood Houses: A local pathway to wellbeing

Neighbourhood houses offer social connection and health promoting community based activities to support wellbeing and resilience.

Access local referral templates and resources

Health practitioners can download and customise Referral Letter Templates for neighbourhood houses in the Central Highlands region via the links below:

• Hepburn Region Neighbourhood Houses
• Ballarat Region Neighbourhood Houses
• Moorabool Region Neighbourhood Houses
• Golden Plains Region Neighbourhood Houses

Download our Introductory Brochure for health practitioners:

Download our poster for clinics:

Taking it further – working local for a healthier future

What happens when local doctors and neighbourhood houses work together? Watch how a GP, and Endocrinologist and a Neighbourhood House Manager create real health benefit in Clunes, in regional Victoria:

Find out more:

Want to see how neighbourhood houses benefit community members? Watch our stories, told by real people, from across the Central Highlands region.

Want to more about Social Prescribing? Read our 2020 paper:

Want to know more about Wellbeing Scripts? Read our blog on our Co-design Process:

Wellbeing Scripts is a systems co-design approach developed in partnership with Health Futures Australia, with the support of Neighbourhood Houses and General Practitioners across the Central Highlands region. Our thanks to the Australian Government and Western Victoria Primary Health Network in the development of this initiative.