39 minutes from Tarago
Speech pathology in Tarago.
We treat Tarago residents from our Goulburn clinic — about 39 minutes and 42 km away.
Local care
Speech pathology for Tarago residents.
Tarago is spread thin — around 500 people across farming country and the Woodlawn and wind-farm sites to the north — so a trip to any appointment is planned, not casual. Farming families here bring in preschoolers with speech sound problems and pronunciation difficulties often enough that we know to ask about it early, before school starts.
Shift workers from Woodlawn and the wind farms occasionally come in after a workplace knock to the head, needing their communication and understanding checked properly rather than assumed fine. We assess swallowing where it's affected too.
The Goulburn–Tarago Road run is close to 39 minutes and 42 kilometres, so we try to fit assessments and reviews into a single visit where the case allows, rather than asking a Tarago household to make the trip twice in a fortnight.
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.
Speech pathologists handle communication and swallowing — making yourself understood, understanding others, reading and writing, and eating and drinking safely. Ours are Certified Practising Speech Pathologists, the recognised national standard, and they see everyone from late-talking toddlers to adults recovering after a stroke.
- Early language delay in toddlers and preschoolers
- Speech sound problems and pronunciation
- StutteringLidcombe and Camperdown programs
- Reading and writing tied to language
- Adult communication after stroke or brain injury
- Swallowing assessment and management
Funding
Ways to pay.
Tarago residents can use any of these pathways for speech pathology, subject to eligibility and the right referral or plan.
- Medicare
- Private health
- DVA
- NDIS
Common questions
Questions we get asked a lot.
Can a Tarago family combine an assessment and a review in one trip?
Where the case allows, yes. Given the 39-minute, 42-kilometre run down the Goulburn–Tarago Road, we try to schedule longer or combined appointments for Tarago patients rather than two separate visits in a short period.
What funding is available for a preschooler's speech sound therapy?
Medicare rebates apply with a GP Chronic Disease Management plan, and private billing is available without one. NDIS funding applies if your child has an existing plan, and DVA covers eligible veteran family members.
My child is two and not yet talking — is it too early to come in?
No. The evidence for early intervention with late talkers under three is among the strongest in the field. We work out where your child sits against typical milestones, look for any warning signs underneath, and set up a parent-coaching program. Many under-threes respond to a short course of coaching alone.
How do we access speech pathology on the NDIS?
We see plan-managed and self-managed participants for both kids and adults. Sessions cover assessment, therapy, communication-device work, and the reports your plan reviewer needs. Bring your plan or plan manager's details when you book, and we coordinate with OT, the school, and the rest of the team so it reads as one piece of work.
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