Do Gunning residents need a referral before their first OT appointment?

No referral is needed for a private visit. Medicare, WorkCover, CTP, or DVA claims each have their own referral or approval process, which we'll walk you through carefully before you book.

Is the 44-minute drive from Gunning manageable for an ongoing home modification project?

Yes — most modification projects involve an initial assessment visit, then a follow-up once rails or ramps are installed, so two well-spaced trips typically cover the full process from start to finish.

How do I access OT through the NDIS?

We see plan-managed and self-managed participants. OT can cover capacity-building therapy, assessments, equipment and assistive technology, and home-modification reports, all paced against your plan goals. Bring your plan or your plan manager's details when you book and we'll write the progress notes and reports your reviewer needs.

What do I get from a capacity assessment?

Direct contact time across one or two appointments, validated tests, collateral from other clinicians where needed, and a written report to the proper standard. The report covers what you can do across each area of daily life and what support closes the gaps — the format funders, schools, and aged-care teams expect.

44 minutes from Gunning

Occupational therapy in Gunning.

Name: Goulburn Health Therapy
Address: 37 Ross Street, Goulburn, NSW, 2580, AU
Telephone: (02) 4822 0144
Price range: $$

We treat Gunning residents from our Goulburn clinic — about 44 minutes and 52 km away.

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Local care

Occupational therapy for Gunning residents.

Gunning residents split roughly two ways: those who've worked the land for decades, and those now commuting past it — to Goulburn, sometimes further on to Canberra. The 44-minute, 52-kilometre run via the Hume Motorway is a known quantity either way, and we schedule to make it worthwhile.

For the grazing and farming side of town, hand and shoulder strain from stock work is common, and hand therapy plus return-to-work planning gets people back to the job safely. For Gunning's older residents, capacity assessments and home modifications — a ramp, a rail, a reworked bathroom — support independence in a home that's often been theirs for a long time. Commuting households ask more about equipment for ageing parents. Collector, Breadalbane, and Parkesbourne residents make a similar trip and book the same way.

Getting here

The drive in from Gunning.

Gunning sits west of Goulburn, about 52 km from the clinic and roughly 44 minutes away via the Hume Motorway. Our clinic is at 37 Ross Street in the centre of Goulburn, with parking on site — an easy trip for a first assessment or a standing block of appointments.

What we treat

What Gunning patients see us for.

Occupational therapy is for day-to-day life — what it asks of you, and how to close the gap when illness, injury, disability, or developmental difference gets in the way. Our OTs are AHPRA-registered and cover kids' sensory work, hand therapy, equipment and home modifications, cognitive rehab, and capacity assessments.

Capacity assessments and funder reports
Home modificationsrails, ramps, bathroom layout
Equipmentwheelchairs, hoists, daily-living aids
Kids' fine motor, handwriting, and sensory support
Adult cognitive rehabstroke, brain injury
Hand therapy and return-to-work planning

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Funding

Ways to pay.

Gunning residents can use any of these pathways for occupational therapy, subject to eligibility and the right referral or plan.

Medicare
Private health
WorkCover
CTP
DVA
NDIS

Common questions

Questions we get asked a lot.

Do Gunning residents need a referral before their first OT appointment?
No referral is needed for a private visit. Medicare, WorkCover, CTP, or DVA claims each have their own referral or approval process, which we'll walk you through carefully before you book.
Is the 44-minute drive from Gunning manageable for an ongoing home modification project?
Yes — most modification projects involve an initial assessment visit, then a follow-up once rails or ramps are installed, so two well-spaced trips typically cover the full process from start to finish.
How do I access OT through the NDIS?
We see plan-managed and self-managed participants. OT can cover capacity-building therapy, assessments, equipment and assistive technology, and home-modification reports, all paced against your plan goals. Bring your plan or your plan manager's details when you book and we'll write the progress notes and reports your reviewer needs.
What do I get from a capacity assessment?
Direct contact time across one or two appointments, validated tests, collateral from other clinicians where needed, and a written report to the proper standard. The report covers what you can do across each area of daily life and what support closes the gaps — the format funders, schools, and aged-care teams expect.