North Richmond Community Health began supporting the Richmond community on Wurundjeri land in 1974. Then called the North Richmond Family Care Centre, it was an organisation built to support the diverse needs of the 4,000 strong community members of the Langdon Park Ministry of Housing estate.
A group of progressive doctors approached the estate's community-led Tenants Union in the early 1970s, and together they came up with the idea of a health centre that didn't just provide vital medical services, but also fostered and supported the community.

We work with everybody in this community and try to deliver services that work for all people regardless of their background.

We're experts in working effectively with migrant and refugee clients. We share this knowledge with other organisations through our program The Centre, for Culture Ethnicity and Health (CEH). CEH helps Victorian organisations deliver and improve their services so they are easy to access and provide fair treatment to migrant and refugee clients.

North Richmond Community Health's current building opened in late 2012. At that time, North Richmond Community Health was given the honour of an Aboriginal name by Wurundjeri Senior Elder Doreen Garvey-Wandin: Wulempuri-Kertheba, which translates from Woi wurrung as ‘staying healthy together' in the Woi Wurrung language.

North Richmond Community Health has a long history, with many relationships in the community going back 46 years. We look forward to many more years of learning, working and building healthier communities.

To find out more about our continuing story, take a look at the services we offer.