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 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.

Interpreting services are used when required through the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National).

Our team has a strong local network including other allied health service providers and community service providers 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 set meaningful goals 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

  • 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

    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.

  • 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.

Our policies and procedures

Our office.

The Range Allied Health Clinic provides a welcoming space for our clients on Wednesdays and Thursdays. We are in the community for the rest of the week.