Diabetes Service Directory

ILLAWARRA DIABETES SERVICE

  • Diabetes Centre
    Level 2, 304 Crown St, Wollongong, 4229 4700

  • Diabetes Centre Clinical Trial and Research Centre
    Level 1, 304 Crown St Wollongong, 4225 1188

WALKING & GENTLE EXERCISE PROGRAMS

  • GPEP is a 12 week diabetes exercise program managed by exercise physiologists, based at Beaton Park Leisure Centre.  Available to patients on the IDGP TAADIS diabetes program. GP referral required. For information phone the Beaton Park 42296004 or IDGP 4226 7052.

  • MOVE FOR HEALTH is a 6 week program managed by exercise physiologists, based at Beaton Park Leisure Centre.  A GP referral is required.  For information phone Beaton Park 42296004 or  IDGP 42267052.

  •  ‘Just Walk It’, Illawarra Diabetes Service. Contact Megan, Ph 1300 308 969.

  • Heart Moves, National Heart Foundation Program, Co-ordinated by Illawarra Area Health Service.

  • Specially trained leaders Helensburgh to Kiama 4221 6732 Or 1300 362 787 Contact: Colleen O’Rourke

  •  General practice walking groups.  Walking groups are run from a number of local GPs’ surgeries.  For information phone IDGP 42267052.

  •  Walking For Pleasure, Bulli Walkie Talkies c/- Community Health Centre, 4283 2120

  •  Fairy Meadow c/- Community Health Centre, 4283 3499

  •  Kiama/Gerringong Senior Adventurers, 4234 1068

  •  Northern Illawarra Walking For Pleasure, 4296 1766

  •  Wollongong Strollers, 4283 3721

  •  Contact NSW Department of Sport and Recreation ‘Active Search’ line for information

       on other walking and gentle-moderate exercise groups, 131302

  •  Try Wollongong Library Community Information Service for information, 4225 8710

 

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGISTS

  • Kim Allsop Step Bite Step, Flinders/Shellharbour 4297 0606

  • Gerald Duck , 72 Phillip Street, Thirroul 0425 840 869

  • Richelle Mayne, Angela Douglas Rehability, 200 Cordeaux Rd Mount Kembla, 0409 776 458 and IOH Suite 6/32 Swan Street Wollongong 42253240

  • Daryl Sadgrove, Movement Medicine, 1/132 Keira Street, Wollongong 4227 5622

  • Katerina Zirogiannis, Hayden Tawse, Exercise Science and Rehabilitation Centre, Uni. of Wollongong 4221 3057

  • Jennifer Wilkie, Heidi Turner, Body Dynamics, 249 Princes Hwy (PO Box 108), Bulli 4268 5420

  • Nathan Clark, Peak Conditioning 0409 360438

  • Sean Murray-Smith, URAC University of Wollongong  4221 4214

  • Claire Fraser Wollongong Uni  0421507131

  • Joel Pensom, Wollongong 0408208614

  • Gavin Drury, Port Kembla Hospital 4223 8148

  • Jo Braham, Physical Therapy 58-60 Rosemont St, Wollongong 4225 9916

  • Kaleena Webb, Physical Therapy 60 Rosemont St, Wollongong 4225 9916

  • Paul Netherclift, Body Care Specialists Warrawong  42751955  0404 400 828 

  • Tegan Cummins and Nick Rosser, HeartWise Health, Dapto 4260 8701

  • Robert Battocchio, Wollongong 4226 4754

  • John Booth, RehWork Rehabilitation & Consultancy, Wollongong 4229 2012

  • Mark Cudmore  0414 543 272

  • Mark Burns, Shop 6/11 Blackwood St Gerringong 4234 4666

  • Shelly Harper  9/83 Railway Street, Corrimal 4285 2518 Or 0401 084 022

  • Peter Maher, 88 Gahans Avenue Woonona

 

A list of accredited Exercise Physiologists can be found at www.aaess.com.au

the website of the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science

  

DIETITIANS - PUBLIC

  • Illawarra Diabetes Service, Wollongong 1300 308 969

  • Shellharbour Hospital   4296 6666

  • Port Kembla Hospital  4223 8166

  • Kiama Hospital - Clinic once a month  1300 308 969

 

DIETITIANS - PRIVATE

  • Sharon Allsopp, Step Bite Step

  • Flinders/Shellharbour 4297 0606

  • Rhonda Grassby, Complete Care Consultancy, 326 Crown St Wollongong 4228 7769

  • Anita Needham, The Illawarra Sports Medicine Clinic, Beaton Park Gwynneville 4229 4964

  • Renee Lintescue, 237 - 241 Crown Street, Wollongong  0413 582 530 

  • Angela Langton, Movement Medicine, 42276122

  • Malcolm Gibbs. Edge,  0402 213488

  • Woonona 42833433, Bulli 42844622,  Berkeley 42711899, Dapto;

  • Chloe Madigan  42974179; The Northern Polyclinic Ph:  4283 4225; The Dapto Medical & Family Practice  Ph: 4261 6888; Keiraville Surgery Ph: 4229 8320.

  • Rebecca McPhee, 0432 969903 Nowra 4423 2368, Kiama 4232 1244 , Albion Park Rail 0432 969903.

  • Judy Wellins, Mobile Service, 4225 1442 or 0412 124 955

  • Bite Nutrition and Lifestyle Consulting, Exercise Science and Rehab Centre, University of Wollongong 4221 3057

  • Emily Rocavert, Physical Therapy, 60 Rosemont St, Wollongong 4225 9916

  • Josephine Kirkwood, Thirroul 4268 0193

  • Boris Gazibarich, Kiama 4237 7456

 

WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES

  • ‘Weight No Longer’ group.  Every Thursday at 11am at the Illawarra Diabetes Service Level 2, 304 Crown St Wollongong, phone 1300 308 969.  Provides information and support for anyone wishing to control their weight.  A GP referral is not required. 

  •  Illawarra Obesity Unit. Weight Management programs Corrimal Library/Community Centre and Ribbonwood Centre, Dapto.  0431 457 955

  •  Movement Medicine, Daryl Sadgrove, 1/132 Keira Street, Wollongong, Ph 4227 5622.  Individual support and group support programs.

  •  Rehability. Richelle Mayne, Angela Douglas. Wests Gym, Hargreaves Street, Unanderra 0409 776 458 and IOH Suite 6/32 Swan Street Wollongong 42253240

DIABETES EDUCATORS

Cheryl Nankivell clinic at Nowra 0419810643, Kiama 42321244

A list of accredited educators can be found at: www.adea.com.au

 

DIABETES GROUP PROGRAMS

Diabetes self-management programs are being run by some exercise physiologists, dietitians and diabetes educators in the Ilawarra.   A Medicare rebate can be claimed and a GP referral is required.  For further information contact your GP.

 

PODIATRISTS - PUBLIC

  •  Port Kembla Hospital, Cowper St,  Warrawong 4223 8033

  • Kiama Hospital and Community Health Service,  Boniara St, Kiama 4233 1033

  • Wollongong Diabetes Service,  Level 2 304 Crown St, Wollongong1300 308 969

 

PODIATRISTS - PRIVATE

  • Gill Rutty, Rutty Podiatry,  122 Princes Hwy Unanderra, 4272 7110

  • Melanie Freeman, Naomi Williams,  Freeman Podiatry and Biomechanics

  • 2/56 A Church St, Wollongong 42293622

  • Michael Coffee, 2 Raymond Rd, Thirroul 4267 1177

  • Anna Szainocha,  Corrimal Podiatry Centre,  Guest Building Russell St, Corrimal 4285 9006

  • Michael Cambareri, David Allan, Jeremiah Stavro-George, Illawarra Podiatry, 206 Shellharbour Rd, Warilla 4296 8646

  • Paul Thompson, Haana Van Rossum,  Leisure Coast Podiatry, 62A Terralong St, Kiama 4232 3513

  • Rebecca Wiener & Leone Perry, Podiatry Clinic.  Unit 3/53 Baan Baan St, Dapto 4261 6909

  • Carissa McMahon Colin Mylonas & Peter MacFarlane,  Wollongong Podiatry Shop 35/341 Crown St Wollongong 4228 3802

  • Jason Giobbi  Fairy Meadow Podiatry,  Shop 1/78-80 Princes Hwy, Fairy Meadow 4284 8999

  • Donald Scott, South Coast Podiatry,  21 Victoria Street,  Wollongong  0427 213 469

 

ABORIGINAL MEDICAL SERVICE

Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service 150 Church St Wollongong  4229 9495

 

ENDOCRINOLOGISTS

Dr Robert Moses 4/393 Crown St, Wollongong  4229 6130

Dr Raymond Slobodniuk 75 Market St Wollongong 4227 3322

 

OPHTHALMOLOGISTS

  • Dr Ian Fergusson, Dr Alen Flax, Dr Evan Soicher, Dr Robert Chong, 441 Crown St, Wollongong, 4229 7795

  • Dr Ian Grice, 90 Smith St, Wollongong  4229 3655

  • Dr Rajiv Shah, Dr Leon Wicks and Dr Allan Vernan, Level 1, Crown Towers, Crown Central, Wollongong 4229 7433

  • Dr John Lee, & Dr Michelle Gajus, Princes Hwy, Figtree 4226 1553

  • Dr Mark McDonald, Nowra and 132 Terralong Street Kiama 4421 0155

 

OPTOMETRISTS Principal Optometrist *

  • Dirk Den Dulk, 155 Tongarra Rd, Albion Park 4257 9118

  • Dirk Den Dulk & Nuong Turner, 125 Balgownie Rd, Balgownie 4283 4411

  • Dom Proust, 12B Stocklands,  Corrimal 4283 5722

  • Rod Swindle, 104 Railways St,  Corrimal  4284 0604

  • Malinda Halley, Suite 7, 47-51 Baan Baan St, Dapto 4261 8855

  • Darren Liver, 13 Bong Bong Rd, Dapto 4260 8244

  • James Gan,  70 Princes Highway, Fairy Meadow  4285 5563

  • Steve Anastovski & Andrew Kyriacov,  80 Westfield Centre,  Figtree  4225 2505

  • Ray Proust, 49 Westfield Centre, Figtree  4229 6966

  • Joan Comber, 2 Centrepoint Arcade, Kiama  4232 1919

  • Ian McMartin, 13A Kiama Fair Centre, Kiama 4223 2577

  • Pratil Lal, 53B Stocklands Shellharbour  4297 3200

  • Tony Roccon & Elena Fantasia, 231 Stocklands, Shellharbour 4296 5700

  • Neil Craddock, 10 McCauley St, Thirroul  4268 1044

  • Ray Bayani, 90 Westfield Centre, Warrawong 4275 1119

  • Malinda Halley, 7/47-51 Baan Baan Street, Dapto  4274 0010

  • Bruce and Robyn Porter, Shop 3/74 Kembla St, Wollongong 4228 5228

  • Tom Cleary, Melissa Lee & Nuong Turner, 40 Crown Central, Wollongong 4229 1116

  • Alison Swan, Shop 213/200 Crown St, Wollongong 4229 9261

  • Phung Trung, Shop 2/232 Crown St, Wollongong  4227 2557

 * Optometrists at these practices have completed the Prince of Wales Optometrists Diabetes Course.

HEALTH SERVICES

  • South East Sydney and  Illawarra Health Servic - Community Health Centres

  • Your local community health centre can be found under “hospitals and health services –public” in the white pages.

  •  Multicultural Health Service, 4221 6700, 4221 6770

  • Amputee Service, Port Kembla Hospital, 4223 8131

  •  Health Care Interpreter Service, Port Kembla Hospital Cowper St Warrawong 4274 4211

  •  Program of Appliances for Disabled People, Port Kembla Hospital Cowper St Warrawong  4223 8240

  •  Illawarra Diabetes Service, see first entry in directory.

 

COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS

  • Diabetes Australia Wollongong Branch

Meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month (except December and January) at Uniting Church Hall, Fisher St, West      St, Wollongong commencing at 10.00am. Guest speaker, morning tea.  Contact : Angela Murray  Phone: 4271 2712

Registration forms to become a member of Diabetes Australia are available by calling 1300 136 588.

  • Amputee Support Group, Port Kembla Hospital 4223 8131

  • Illawarra Dialysis and Transplant Association, Contact: Val Brunker, Secretary, 6 Rangoon Rd Minnamurra