Client Application Form

Applying to Gumbi Gumbi

Complete the referral form or contact the office to make an enquiry.
If available a Gumbi Gumbi intake team member will have a yarn or will return your call on the number you have provided within 2 business days.
You may be asked by the intake team for some additional documents to support your application such as your criminal history or medical summary.
Once your supporting documents have been receive, you will be contacted by Gumbi-Gumbis intake team to arrange a time and date for a further assessment or advised of your suitability and given a bed availability date.
The Intake team will continue to stay in touch advising of bed availability and any other programs that may be suitable until we can assist.
Final acceptance into the program will only be given to suitable clients after all supporting documentation has been approved and a bed date provided.
When you are offered a place at Gumbi Gumbi, you will need to ensure you have the required $525 fortnightly rent either prior or on the day you enter our program. Several organisations or services can assist you with this cost eg. employment provider.

ITEMS REQUIRED TO ENTER GUMBI GUMBI

Clothing including Hat, footwear and thongs (Ensure clothing is appropriate for a shared facility)
Basic toiletries and Towel
Books/ Hobbies (Prior approval required)

During your stay here at the Centre we wish that you gain as much as you can out of our Programs, and it is important that everyone understands healthy boundaries. We understand that all clients will have their own journey and will work to ensure both group and individual sessions are valuable.

Gumbi Gumbi has the right to exit any client at any time, the duty of care to all clients is paramount and any client deemed too much of a risk to other clients or to staff will be exited
Clients who cannot or will not follow clients’ healthy boundaries will be asked to leave
No violence, no wilful destruction, and no abuse in any form will not be tolerated (police may be called)
No alcohol and/or drugs allowed on the premises – Random drug and alcohol tests will be conducted
No intimate relationships on the premises between clients and/or staff
Theft will not be tolerated and lead to immediate exit
PRIVACY – at no time are clients to enter other client’s rooms
Smoking is permitted but only in allocated area
Management reserve the right to client’s showing disregard to healthy boundaries may be:
- Placed on In-stay and/or required to do additional tasks
- Exited from the premises and reported to police (if required)