What funding is available for diabetic foot care in Crookwell?

Medicare rebates diabetic foot checks under a GP Chronic Disease Management plan, and DVA and NDIS participants are covered under their own plans. Private health extras can also apply — we'll confirm before you book.

Given the 46-kilometre drive, can Crookwell appointments be spaced out?

Yes. For patients on a standing program — diabetic checks or orthotics review — we set a schedule that reflects the distance, often combining checks into one longer visit rather than frequent short ones.

Do I need a referral to see a podiatrist?

No — you can book podiatry directly as a private patient. A referral or plan is only needed for funded care: a GP Chronic Disease Management plan for a Medicare rebate, or the paperwork for WorkCover, DVA, or NDIS. Diabetic foot checks are often set up through your GP as part of ongoing diabetes care.

When do I actually need orthotics?

Only when the walking assessment shows one will make a real difference — a posted heel for inside-arch overload, a met dome for ball-of-foot pain. Where footwear changes, taping, or a strengthening program will resolve the problem, we start with those rather than prescribing orthotics by default.

40 minutes from Crookwell

Podiatry in Crookwell.

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

We treat Crookwell residents from our Goulburn clinic — about 40 minutes and 46 km away.

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Local care

Podiatry for Crookwell residents.

Forty minutes along Crookwell Road brings you in from one of the bigger towns on our books — Crookwell's population of around 2,600 means a steady mix of farming injuries, ageing joints, and cold-climate aches through the tableland winters.

Grazing work is hard on feet and lower legs: heavy boots, wet paddocks, and years of lifting and standing add up to heel and arch pain, thickened or damaged nails, and slow-healing skin problems that need proper attention rather than a wait-and-see approach. Older Crookwell residents weighing up a 46-kilometre drive tend to want more than one thing handled per visit, so we build diabetic foot checks, nail care, and orthotic reviews into the same appointment where we can.

For an ingrown toenail that's gone past home care, or a wound that isn't closing the way it should, we treat in-room and plan ahead so the drive is worth it.

Getting here

The drive in from Crookwell.

Crookwell sits north-west of Goulburn, about 46 km from the clinic and roughly 40 minutes away via Crookwell 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 Crookwell patients see us for.

A podiatrist is who you see for feet, ankles, and lower legs — skin and nails through to how you walk. Our podiatrists are AHPRA-registered and do in-room treatment, nail surgery under local anaesthetic, orthotics, and wound and offloading care for at-risk feet.

Heel and arch painplantar fasciitis, tendon pain
Diabetic foot carechecks, review, wound monitoring
Ingrown toenailsconservative care and nail surgery
Sports and overuse injuries
Orthoticsassessment, prescription, and review
Kids' feetwalking concerns, growing pain

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Who you'll see

Your podiatry team.

Cassandra Wright

Podiatrist

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Funding

Ways to pay.

Crookwell residents can use any of these pathways for podiatry, subject to eligibility and the right referral or plan.

Medicare
Private health
WorkCover
DVA
NDIS

Common questions

Questions we get asked a lot.

What funding is available for diabetic foot care in Crookwell?
Medicare rebates diabetic foot checks under a GP Chronic Disease Management plan, and DVA and NDIS participants are covered under their own plans. Private health extras can also apply — we'll confirm before you book.
Given the 46-kilometre drive, can Crookwell appointments be spaced out?
Yes. For patients on a standing program — diabetic checks or orthotics review — we set a schedule that reflects the distance, often combining checks into one longer visit rather than frequent short ones.
Do I need a referral to see a podiatrist?
No — you can book podiatry directly as a private patient. A referral or plan is only needed for funded care: a GP Chronic Disease Management plan for a Medicare rebate, or the paperwork for WorkCover, DVA, or NDIS. Diabetic foot checks are often set up through your GP as part of ongoing diabetes care.
When do I actually need orthotics?
Only when the walking assessment shows one will make a real difference — a posted heel for inside-arch overload, a met dome for ball-of-foot pain. Where footwear changes, taping, or a strengthening program will resolve the problem, we start with those rather than prescribing orthotics by default.