Category: Health

Support

Can Assist
PO Box 145 Lithgow 2790
President: Maree Statham
Secretary: Lesley Townsend
Tel: 0402 862 672
Liaison Officer 0497 112 675
Meetings: 1st Wednesday of the month at 2.00pm at Fatima Hall 1102 Great Western Highway South Bowenfels.
Financial support for Cancer sufferers

Cancer Council Helpline
Tel: 13 11 20
Web: www.cancer.org.au/helpline
Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm

Cancer Council NSW- Western Office
Suite 4a, 122-124 Kite Street, Orange 2800
Tel: 6392 0800
Email: info.western@nswcc.org.au
Web: www.cancercouncil.com.au
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
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Lithgow & District Cancer Support Group
22 Young Street
Tel: 6351 4298
Contact: Mr & Mrs Keith Lawson
Meetings: By appointment in your own home

Macular Disease Foundation Australia
Tel: 1800 111 709
Email: info@mdfoundation.com.au
Web: www.mdfoundation.com.au
Support & information for those with macular disease and/or their carers
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Vision Australia
Orange clinic location 2800 (appointment only)
Tel: 6363 6900 or 1300 847 466
Email: info@visionaustralia.org.au

Rehabilitation

Allied Health Department – Lithgow Health Service
Col Drewe Drive, Bowenfels 2790
Tel: 6350 2500
Hours: 9am-4.30pm Monday to Friday for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Hydrotherapy, Dietician, Diabetes Education, Speech Pathology and Palliative Care.

Central West Brain Injury Action Group Inc.
PO Box 1988 Bathurst 2795
Tel: 6330 5114
Email: vicki.hofman@health.nsw.gov.au
Office hours: 8.30am to 5pm
Contact Vicki Hofman for services to the Lithgow area

Lithgow Mobility Aids
23 Main St
Tel: 6352 2752 or 6351 3102
Web: www.lbmobility.com.au
Contact Kevin Collins
Hours: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday; 9am-12.30pm Saturday

Mid Western Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program
Ground Floor, Heritage Building, Bathurst Hospital
Howick St Bathurst 2795
Tel: 6330 5155; 6330 5114
Email: julie.quade@health.nsw.gov.au;
vicki.hofman@health.nsw.gov.au
Contact: Julie Quade, Program Manager
Hours: 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday

Public Toilets & Facilities

Blast Furnace Park
Inch St Lithgow 2790
Male, female & disabled, automated self-cleaning toilet facilities

Cook Street Plaza
Cook St
Male, female & disabled automated self-cleaning toilet facilities

Eskbank Street
Lithgow Taxi Rank, Eskbank St, Lithgow 2790
Male, female & disabled , automated. self-cleaning toilet facilities

Lithgow Library & Learning Centre
157 Main Street
Male, female public & disabled toilet facilities; baby change facilities; outdoor courtyard for lunches
Monday –Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-12pm

Lithgow Valley Plaza
Cnr Lithgow St and Bent St
Male, female & disabled toilets; Parents’ room also available
Monday–Saturday 6.00am – 10.00pm. Sunday 6.00am –8.00pm

Pioneer Park
Main Street Lithgow 2790
Male and Female public toilet facilities. Open 24hrs

Queen Elizabeth Park
Cnr Main St and Hassans Walls Road
Male, female & disabled toilets; picnic &BBQ facilities and children’s playground

Podiatrists

Ochre
136 Main Street, Lithgow 2790
Tel: 6352 5685
Email: ohmclithgow.admin@ochrehealth.com.au
Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30am – 6:00pm; Fri 8:30am – 5:00pm
Ochre Medical Centre is a family based practice focusing on improving the health of our community.  We are a bulk billing clinic, ideally located in the Main Street and currently accepting new patients.  Practitioners include Psychiatry, Podiatry and Psychology.

Sharon Crowther
Lithgow Valley Medical Practice
7 Railway Parade, Lithgow 2790
Tel: 6353 1644
Hours: Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 8am till 5pm

Physiotherapists

Lithgow Physiotherapy
225 Mort St, Lithgow 2790
Tel: 6352 2288
Email: info@lithgowphysiotherapy.com.au
Web: www.lithgowphysiotherapy.com.au
Contact: Joseph Lee
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8am – 6pm,
Friday 8am – 1pm
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Tablelands Sports & Spinal Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Pilates
177 Mort Street
Tel: 6352 3131
Email: info@tablelandsphysio.com.au
Web: www.tablelandsphysio.com.au
Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9am – 6pm, Wednesday & Friday 9am – 3pm
Contact: Sally Webb
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Pharmacies

Blooms The Chemist
Lithgow Valley Plaza
Tel: 6352 2141
Email: lithgow@blooms.net.au
Web: www.blooms.net.au
Contact Robert Hillman
Hours : 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday ; 9am to 4pm Saturday, 10am to 2pm Sunday, Public Holidays 10am to 1pm (subject to centre opening hours)

Hopes Pharmacy
141 Main St
Tel. 6351 3021 or 6351 2364
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm; Saturday 9am to 12.30pm

Kandos Rylstone Pharmacy
36 Angus Ave
Tel: 6379 4356
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5.30pm; Saturday 9am-12 noon

Portland Guardian Pharmacy
59 Williwa Street Portland 2847
Tel: 6355 5100
Mobile: 0425 793 964
Email: portlandpharmacy@gmail.com
Hours: 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday; 9am to 12 noon Saturday; closed Sundays & pub holidays
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Wallerawang Guardian Pharmacy
60A Main St Wallerawang 2845
Tel: 6355 1888
Mobile: 0425 793 964
Email: wangpharmacy@gmail.com
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5.30pm; Saturday 9am-1pm; Closed public holidays
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Palliative Care

Blue Mountains Palliative Support Service
9 New Street Lawson 2783
Tel: 4759 3001
Email: katrina@mmnc.org.au
Web: www.mmnc.org.au
Contact the Coordinator
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4.30pm
A free service available in Lithgow & the Blue Mountains for those with a life threatening illness, their families and carers . Volunteers provide respite, social support, shopping assistance, transport to local medical appointments and light domestic assistance
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Palliative Care Nurse
Clinical Co-ordinator NUM 1 Lithgow / Lead Palliative Care:
Gail McGlinn: 6350 2501
Lithgow Health Service
Rehabilitation Department
Col Drewe Drive, Bowenfels 2790
Postal address: PO Box 10 Lithgow 2790
Tel: 6352 2524; 1800 222 608 for new referrals
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4.30pm