NDIS support in Dandenong, in 17 languages and Auslan.
Dandenong is often called the most multicultural centre in Melbourne, and NDIS support that only works in English does not work here. Our team supports people in 17 languages and Auslan, matches workers on language first, and is about 20 minutes from our Cranbourne head office.
- Council area
- City of Greater Dandenong
- From our Cranbourne office
- About 20 minutes
- Postcodes
- 3175, 3174, 3177
NDIS support that speaks your language in Dandenong
Walk through Dandenong Market and you hear Dari, Khmer, Punjabi, Tamil, Vietnamese, Arabic and a dozen more. For many of the people we support here, English is a second or third language, and the NDIS, with its plans, budgets and line items, is hard enough in your first. Many people across Dandenong, Doveton, Noble Park and Springvale use interpreters for every appointment, and that shapes how we work here.
We match workers on language before anything else, so a shower, a shopping trip or a medication prompt is explained in words you already use. Where we lack the right language on the day, we book an interpreter rather than guess. The same goes for support coordination, community nursing and complex mental health support: the clinical work is the same, the explanation is in your language.
Dandenong also has more services within walking distance than most of the south east: the hospital, the NDIS office, a Local Area Coordination office, Chisholm TAFE and three train lines through one station. What we do not have is a home of our own in Dandenong, and we say so below.
Six supports we deliver in Dandenong
Personal care in your language
Showering, dressing, meals and medication prompts from workers who speak your language where we can match it, and who stay with you.
How it worksCommunity participation around Dandenong
The market on a Tuesday, Dandenong Square, the library, the mosque or temple, Chisholm, a job: with a worker who knows the town and the station.
How it worksSupport coordination, with an interpreter if needed
Level 2 and Level 3 coordinators who sit with you and an interpreter, read the plan line by line, and deal with the NDIA office in town when needed.
How it worksCommunity nursing at home in Greater Dandenong
Registered and enrolled nurses for wound care, medication, continence and catheter care, with training for your support workers.
How it worksComplex mental health SIL
Supported Independent Living for people whose psychosocial disability needs a steadier, more clinical team, with workers who understand culture as well as diagnosis.
How it worksHospital discharge from Dandenong Hospital
Getting home safely from Dandenong or Casey Hospital, with supports in place before the ward says go and a coordinator talking to the discharge team.
How it worksThe Dandenong places in our rosters every week
Dandenong's services are unusually close together.
- Dandenong Hospital, 135 David Street Monash Health's teaching hospital, with an emergency department, intensive care and mental health services. We work with its discharge planners.
- Dandenong Station Cranbourne and Pakenham line trains plus V/Line Gippsland services. Access is by a steep ramp rather than fully step-free, which matters when we plan travel training.
- NDIA office, Ground Floor, 19 George Street Listed by the NDIS as its Dandenong office, open weekdays 8.30am to 4.30pm. Check ndis.gov.au before you go, as listings have shown more than one address.
- Latrobe Community Health Service, Level 5, 76 Thomas Street The NDIS Local Area Coordination partner for this area. Phone 1800 242 696 to book before visiting.
- Dandenong Market, Clow and Cleeland Streets Open Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Fresh food in every language, and the most common shopping trip we support.
- Dandenong Square, corner of McCrae and Walker Streets Formerly Dandenong Plaza, renamed in 2024, with more than 160 stores, supermarkets and services under one roof.
- Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street In the Civic Centre, about 600 metres from the station. A large community-language collection, hearing loops, lifts and a Changing Places toilet.
- Chisholm Institute, 121 Stud Road The main Dandenong TAFE campus. We support people through enrolment, classes and the trip there.
No Newdawn home in Dandenong, and why we say so
Plenty of providers list Dandenong vacancies they do not have. We run Supported Independent Living homes in Pakenham (occupied, with a waitlist) and Traralgon (a room available), and a Robust SDA home in Morayfield, Queensland. None is in Dandenong. If you need SIL or SDA here, our coordinators know the homes other providers run across Greater Dandenong and Casey, will help you visit them with an interpreter if needed, and will be straight about which have a room. Our own vacancy status is on the accommodation page.
See homes and vacancy statusHow support in Dandenong starts
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Call or refer online
Intake replies within minutes in business hours. If you would rather speak in your language, say so and we arrange it.
- 02
Meet, with an interpreter if you want
At home, at the library, on a ward at Dandenong Hospital, or at our Cranbourne office.
- 03
Match on language first
Then gender preference, personality and location. You meet workers before the first shift.
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Review as life changes
Regular check-ins, budget tracking you can read, and help preparing for your next plan reassessment.
Straight answers.
If yours is not here, call and ask. It is what we are for.
Which suburbs around Dandenong do you cover?
Dandenong, Dandenong North, Dandenong South, Doveton, Eumemmerring, Noble Park, Noble Park North, Keysborough, Springvale, Springvale South and Lyndhurst. We also roster regularly into Hallam, Endeavour Hills, Hampton Park and Narre Warren. Greater Dandenong is compact, so most of it is a short drive from the station and our rosters stay reliable.
Which languages do your workers speak?
Our team supports people in 17 languages and Auslan, and language is the first thing we match on in Dandenong. Tell intake what you speak and we will say honestly whether we have a worker for you, and if not, arrange an interpreter for appointments at no cost to you while we keep looking. Auslan users can reach us through the National Relay Service.
Do you offer support coordination in Dandenong?
Yes. Our coordinators cover Level 2 and Level 3 (specialist) support coordination across Greater Dandenong, and meet you at home with an interpreter. Support coordination is different from the Local Area Coordinator at Latrobe Community Health Service: they help you get a plan, we help you use it. Read how it works on our support coordination page.
How quickly can support start?
For in-home and community support, usually within one to two weeks of the first conversation. Hospital discharge and urgent situations are faster: supports have started within days when a plan and a service agreement are ready. Nursing and complex mental health SIL depend on a clinical assessment first, which we book straight away.
Do you have SIL or SDA vacancies in Dandenong?
Not of our own. Our homes are in Pakenham (occupied, with a waitlist), Traralgon (a room available) and Morayfield, Queensland (Robust SDA, available), and their status is kept current on the accommodation page. In Dandenong itself, our coordinators know the homes other providers run and will help you visit and compare them.
Can you help me get home from Dandenong Hospital?
Yes. Hospital discharge support is one of the services we deliver most in Dandenong. A coordinator talks to the ward's discharge planner, we arrange workers, equipment and any nursing before you leave, and the first shifts are heavier so you are not alone on the first night home. Ward social workers can refer directly.
Do you work with people with complex mental health or a forensic history?
Yes. Newdawn provides complex mental health and forensic disability support, including Supported Independent Living with a more clinical, consistent team. In Dandenong that often means working alongside interpreters, community mental health services and justice contacts. We are honest about what each home and team can safely support, and say so before you commit.
What if I am not happy with a worker?
Tell us, in whatever language is easiest, and we change the match. You do not have to explain in detail or wait for a review. Consistency only helps when it is the right person, so a worker who is not a fit is replaced and what you tell us shapes how we match next time.
Talk to us in Dandenong, in your language.
Refer yourself, a family member or a participant you work with. Intake replies within minutes in business hours, and you can ask for an interpreter or a worker who speaks your language.
Tell us what you need. We'll take it from there.
Whether you're exploring NDIS for the first time, looking for a support worker, or asking about one of our homes, we'll reply within a few minutes.
- Response within a few minutes
- No call centre. Real people.
- Confidential. Always.