Given the distance, should we consider telehealth instead of driving in?

Initial assessments are best done in person so we can properly check movement and coordination. Follow-up can sometimes be discussed by phone, but most families still prefer an in-person visit given the 42-kilometre trip.

Do we need a referral, and does Medicare cover it?

No referral is needed to book. Medicare rebates apply if your GP places your child on a Chronic Disease Management plan; otherwise private health, CTP, DVA and NDIS funding may apply instead.

My baby has a flat spot and always turns one way — is that worth looking at?

Yes, and early is better. A head-turn preference and the flat spot that often comes with it respond well to positioning advice, tummy-time progressions, and gentle neck work — usually without a helmet. We assess what's driving the preference and write a home program you can do across the day.

At what age should I worry my child isn't walking?

Most children walk between twelve and fifteen months, and some take until eighteen without anything being wrong. We look more closely if a child isn't pulling to stand by twelve months or walking by eighteen, or if their movement looks stiff or asymmetrical. Often a single assessment settles the question.

39 minutes from Tarago

Paediatric physio in Tarago.

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

We treat Tarago residents from our Goulburn clinic — about 39 minutes and 42 km away.

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Local care

Paediatric physio for Tarago residents.

A toddler who's slow to crawl, or a ten-year-old who's suddenly complaining of sore knees after footy training — these are common reasons Tarago families make the trip up the Goulburn–Tarago Road. At 42 kilometres and around 39 minutes, it's a proper drive, so most parents plan one visit to cover a full assessment rather than dropping in.

Tarago is a spread-out farming and wind-farm community, and kids here are often outside from a young age, which brings its share of growing-pain complaints, coordination questions, and the odd sports injury. We also check head shape and turning in babies and track motor milestones, along with hypermobility and posture in older kids.

For families from Tarago, Quialigo, Windellama and Bungonia, the same physio sees your child every time, so the long drive counts toward an ongoing picture of how they're growing, not a one-off check.

Getting here

The drive in from Tarago.

Tarago sits south of Goulburn, about 42 km from the clinic and roughly 39 minutes away via the Goulburn–Tarago Road. 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 Tarago patients see us for.

Paediatric physiotherapy is physio with extra training for babies, children, and teenagers — how a growing body moves, when something's outside normal variation, and what helps. The family is in the room, the same physio sees your child across every appointment, and we won't medicalise normal variation.

Head shape and head turning in babiestorticollis, plagiocephaly
Motor milestonesrolling, sitting, crawling, walking
Toe walking, in-toeing, and coordination concerns
School-age sports and growing-pain injuries
Hypermobility, joint pain, and posture
Ongoing physio for neuromuscular conditions

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Funding

Ways to pay.

Tarago residents can use any of these pathways for paediatric physiotherapy, subject to eligibility and the right referral or plan.

Medicare
Private health
CTP
DVA
NDIS

Common questions

Questions we get asked a lot.

Given the distance, should we consider telehealth instead of driving in?
Initial assessments are best done in person so we can properly check movement and coordination. Follow-up can sometimes be discussed by phone, but most families still prefer an in-person visit given the 42-kilometre trip.
Do we need a referral, and does Medicare cover it?
No referral is needed to book. Medicare rebates apply if your GP places your child on a Chronic Disease Management plan; otherwise private health, CTP, DVA and NDIS funding may apply instead.
My baby has a flat spot and always turns one way — is that worth looking at?
Yes, and early is better. A head-turn preference and the flat spot that often comes with it respond well to positioning advice, tummy-time progressions, and gentle neck work — usually without a helmet. We assess what's driving the preference and write a home program you can do across the day.
At what age should I worry my child isn't walking?
Most children walk between twelve and fifteen months, and some take until eighteen without anything being wrong. We look more closely if a child isn't pulling to stand by twelve months or walking by eighteen, or if their movement looks stiff or asymmetrical. Often a single assessment settles the question.