Can my child see a podiatrist for growing pains from Run-O-Waters without a GP referral?

Yes. You can book directly for a children's foot assessment — no referral needed unless you're using a Medicare care plan. We assess walking concerns, growing pains, and sports overuse injuries in-room.

Is Run-O-Waters close enough for a weekly orthotics program?

Yes — at around 12 kilometres and an 18-minute drive, Run-O-Waters is one of our closer suburbs, making regular review appointments for a young athlete's orthotics realistic without disrupting the week.

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.

18 minutes from Run-O-Waters

Podiatry in Run-O-Waters.

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

We treat Run-O-Waters residents from our Goulburn clinic — about 18 minutes and 12 km away.

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Local care

Podiatry for Run-O-Waters residents.

Families on Run-O-Waters' acreage blocks are often juggling weekday commutes with weekend sport, and kids' feet take the brunt of both — growing pains, overuse injuries from training loads, and the odd sprained ankle from an uneven backyard.

At around 12 kilometres and an 18-minute drive from the western edge of town, Run-O-Waters is close enough to fit a podiatry appointment around school pickup rather than build a whole day around it. That makes it easier to stay on top of a standing orthotics program for a young athlete, or to get a heel or arch pain assessed before it sidelines a season.

We also see the acreage side of things — boots, fencing work, and time on hard shed floors doing the same damage to adult feet that training does to junior ones. Either way, we assess what's driving the pain and build a plan around your week.

Getting here

The drive in from Run-O-Waters.

Run-O-Waters sits on Goulburn's western fringe, about 12 km from the clinic and roughly 18 minutes away via the local roads west of Goulburn. 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 Run-O-Waters 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.

Run-O-Waters 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.

Can my child see a podiatrist for growing pains from Run-O-Waters without a GP referral?
Yes. You can book directly for a children's foot assessment — no referral needed unless you're using a Medicare care plan. We assess walking concerns, growing pains, and sports overuse injuries in-room.
Is Run-O-Waters close enough for a weekly orthotics program?
Yes — at around 12 kilometres and an 18-minute drive, Run-O-Waters is one of our closer suburbs, making regular review appointments for a young athlete's orthotics realistic without disrupting the week.
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.