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Long-serving WRAD leaders to retire
Two of WRAD’s longest serving staff members are retiring, including one who has been with the organisation since its inception. Office manager Dawn Bermingham and …
WRAD WELCOMES COUNCIL LOOKOUT DECISION
WRAD has welcomed Warrnambool City Council’s decision to support its VCAT application to amend prescribed staffing levels for the Lookout Residential Rehabilitation Centre. WRAD Director …
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Record 90 entries in WRAD Art in Schools competition
90 ENTRIES COMPETING FOR WRAD ART IN SCHOOLS PRIZE A record 90 entrants are competing in the 2017 WRAD Art in Schools competition. Students from …
WRAD CONTINUES RESIDENTIAL REHAB CAMPAIGN
The Western Regional Alcohol and Drug Centre (WRAD) is stepping up its campaign to get a residential rehabilitation centre in south-west Victoria for people with …
Education sessions for families of people who use ice
Turning Point is running a free education session called “BreakThrough” for families of people who use ice in the south west region next month. Camperdown …
WRAD Core Services
WRAD Offers a number of options designed to reduce the harm of drug use to the user and society. The following programs are among the …
Dual Diagnosis
Many people with alcohol or drug problems have a range of mental health problems at higher rates than the general community. These can include depression …
Handbury Medical Suites
Handbury Medical Suites offers a full range of general bulk billing medical services that are available to everyone. Handbury Medical Suites is one of the …
WRAD Youth Services
Counselling, Consultancy and Continuing Care This key service is free and confidential for anyone with an alcohol and/or drug-related problem. WRAD endeavours to provide information, …
Community Campaign LaunchedThe Lookout Residential Rehab Centre
We do need your support!
The Western Region Alcohol and other Drug Centre (WRAD) will better meet clients’ needs by establishing a local residential rehabilitation centre. This residential alcohol and other drug centre will be called ‘The lookout’ and will provide a range of services for clients and their families in Warrnambool and the Great South Coast. The problem is evident and quite simply something needs to happen in our community right now.
Specialist alcohol and other drug treatment is effective and brings substantial savings to society. While Warrnambool and the Great South Coast have a range of outpatient services, in addition to hospital-based detoxification, there is little or no access to the most intensive treatment type, namely residential rehabilitation. As noted by key stakeholders from the Great South Coast in recent consultations ‘residential rehabilitation doesn’t exist’, ‘it is the major gap in the system’.