Improving lives by providing health, education and disability services to people from all backgrounds.

Range Allied Health was founded to improve the lives of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those living in rural and remote areas. We do this by supporting our community to access timely, culturally appropriate and co-ordinated healthcare and education which leads to ongoing learning and meaningful participation in the community.

Our team includes Occupational Therapists and Allied Health Assistants from many different backgrounds who work with you to build a support plan that meets your goals. We can:

  • Use assessments to help measure your level of function and measure your progress

  • Work with you to break down your goals into achievable steps

  • Develop a therapeutic plan that supports you to achieve your goals, step by step.

Where possible, we will match you with an Allied Health Assistant that speaks your language. Interpreting services are used when required through Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) or ONCALL Interpreters & Translators Australia.

Our team has a strong network including community service providers such as Multicultural Australia and Carers Queensland to ensure that we provide holistic support to our clients and build on existing services that are available. 

 We believe in

Supporting our clients to follow their dreams and fulfill their potential

Collaborating with other service providers to get the best outcome for our clients

Supporting those who have limited access to services

Ensuring our services are sustainable and support our clients over the long term in a cost effective and environmentally friendly way.

The Range Allied Health team includes:

  • Occupational Therapists

  • Allied Health Assistants

  • Qualified trainers and assessors

All team members have the following:

  • NDIS worker screening check or current blue card and police check

  • Completed their Provide First Aid HLTAID011 or Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation HLTAID001 certificate

  • Completed the NDIS Worker Orientation Module Safety Quality and You

  • The Refugee Ready Healthcare training (Darling Downs and West Moreton Primary Health Network)

    Range Allied Health has a strong commitment to ongoing professional development. The team is provided with ongoing training and access to learning activities to ensure that their knowledge is up to date.

Meet the Team

  • Melody Shepherd

    OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST & FOUNDER

    Melody is an experienced Occupational Therapist who graduated in 2000. After working for 20 years in state and federally funded health services, Melody followed her passion for assisting vulnerable people in the community to access health, disability and education services and opened Range Allied Health in 2020.

    Melody also has a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary and Adult Education and experience in developing and delivering training in Registered Training Organisations and Universities.

  • Jolya Jamo

    ALLIED HEALTH ASSISTANT AND CULTURAL SUPPORT

    Jolya arrived in Australia from Syria in 2017. Jolya has a Certificate III in Individual Support and is currently studying a Bachelor of Psychology at the University of Southern Queensland.

    Jolya has a special interest in supporting clients to feel their best and achieve their goals.

    Jolya speaks English, Kurdish Kurmanji and Arabic.

  • Dilveen Khider

    ALLIED HEALTH ASSISTANT & CULTURAL SUPPORT

    Dilveen arrived in Australia from Iraq in 2018. Dilveen has a Certificate I in Business and completed a Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance in 2023.

    Dilveen enjoys working with clients from her own and other communities to help them to achieve their goals. She was a recipient of a Highly Commended award in the 2022 Multicultural Queensland Awards for her dedication to the health and wellbeing of others in her community.

    Dilveen speaks English, Kurdish Kurmanji, Arabic and some Turkish.

  • Saoirse Jibson

    OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

    Saoirse has worked at Range Allied Health for the past 3 years as a Therapy Assistant while studying Occupational Therapy.

    As a new graduate therapist, she is passionate about empowering individuals and their families to live meaningful lives. Saoirse values and encourages independence, choice and autonomy, and works with individuals to understand the daily activities and interests that are most important to them. 

    She has a special interest in working with clients that live with physical and intellectual disabilities, and has experience working with individuals and families from a culturally diverse background. 

Our office.

The Range Allied Health Clinic provides a welcoming space for our clients. We have 4 clinic rooms including a large therapy space and kitchen.

Our resources include:

  • a large touch screen for interactive learning

  • free internet and computer use for clients learning computer skills and/or developing CVs and other Ready for Work documents

  • Adjustable height cooking surfaces for accessible cooking

  • Assistive Technology for trial including modified clothing, seating aids, one handed utensils and mobility aids.