Best Start is a Victorian government early years initiative which aims to improve the health, development, learning and wellbeing of all Victorian children (0-8 years).

http://www.education.vic.gov.au...

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/ecsmanagement/beststart/

The Child Health Record is produced to help you understand your child's health and development in each age range and assist you in the future when it is time to enrol for a preschool program and when starting school.

http://www.education.vic.gov.au...

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/ecsmanagement/mch/childhealthrecord/

Provides links to articles about children that include babies, child behaviour, birth defects, child development, dental, immunisation, infections, respiratory and other conditions, and child safety.

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au...

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/ls_children?OpenDocument

The Children, Youth & Families Division plays a key role in the planning and provision of services to Victorian children and their families. Services broadly include Juvenile Justice and Youth (juvenile justice and youth services) and Child Safety & Family (adoption, child protection, out-of-home care, family violence, sexual assault).

http://www.cyf.vic.gov.au...

http://www.cyf.vic.gov.au/

Provides information that will help you treat and control head lice. Includes helpful hints and treatment guide as well as answers to common questions about head lice.

http://www.health.vic.gov.au...

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/headlice/index.htm

Search for your local Maternal and Child Health Service.

http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au...

http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/mch/t_centrelist.asp

The Murdoch Children's Research Institute conducts medical research and community health research with a focus on conditions that affect babies, children and adolescents.

http://www.mcri.edu.au...

http://www.mcri.edu.au/default.asp

The Victorian Perinatal Data Collection Unit is a population based surveillance system for babies, established to improve the health of mothers and babies in Victoria. Contains information on The Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM), The Victorian Perinatal Data Collection Unit (VPDCU), and The Victorian Birth Defects Register (VBDR).

http://www.health.vic.gov.au...

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/perinatal/

The Royal Children's Hospital is a specialist paediatric hospital and provides a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and adolescents. The website provides information about the various RCH departments, career options, research programs, publications and Royal Children's Hospital annual Good Friday Appeal.

http://www.rch.org.au...

http://www.rch.org.au/

The service directory enables you to find a health practitioner or service anywhere in Melbourne or Victoria. You can search by name, category, keyword or language spoken. There is also an option to add a service.

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au...

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcsite.nsf/pages/service_directory?OpenDocument