To help make recovery a reality.

Wandi Nerida is Australia’s first residential eating disorder treatment centre, providing evidence-based care in a warm, homelike environment on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Our 13-bed private hospital offers a unique bridge between hospital admission and outpatient care, delivering concentrated, person-centred treatment that helps participants reconnect with their healthy self.

Enquire between 10am – 5pm (AEST), Monday to Friday.

(07) 2103 4680

Our mission

To provide a therapeutic space to change the experience of those affected by eating disorders by engaging participants and making recovery a reality.

Wandi Nerida operates as an accredited private hospital while maintaining the nurturing atmosphere of a residential facility. Our evidence-based approach combines psychotherapy, nutritional rehabilitation and holistic therapies in a supportive, homelike setting where participants can step away from daily triggers and focus on healing.

The path to recovery

For Participants

Your recovery journey at our residential eating disorder facility Queensland is individually tailored to address your unique medical, emotional, physical and nutritional needs. Over 60-90 days, you’ll work with our multidisciplinary team—many with lived experience—to strengthen your healthy self and develop practical skills for lasting recovery.

For Referrers

Healthcare professionals can refer patients to Australia’s leading eating disorder recovery centre. Access our comprehensive referral resources, eligibility criteria, and learn how our evidence-based residential program supports long-term recovery outcomes.

The meaning behind Wandi Nerida

We’re honoured to be located on Kabi Kabi Country in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Local Elders gifted us the name Wandi Nerida, which means “gather together to blossom”. A local Elder shared this meaningful story about transformation:

“The meaning behind this name comes from a small insect that was very unhappy within itself.

All it wanted to do was break free and live a life worth living.

It knew that if it stayed the way it was, then one day someone would come along and squash it into the ground and it would be nothing but a worthless downtrodden squashed bug. So in all its wisdom, it isolated itself in a cone, drawing strength from itself to become a new creation so it could fly off and explore the many different levels in life.

This reasoning explains why there are so many beautiful butterflies in the world today, flying around exploring the many new heights in life.

Could this be you?”

Acknowledgement to country

We acknowledge the Kabi Kabi people who are the traditional custodians of the land upon which our facility is built and pay respects to Elders past, present and future. Wandi Nerida hopes to continue the connection with land and people.

Talk to an advisor

Our team is here to answer your questions about eating disorder residential treatment and guide you through the admissions process.

Address:

228 Old Gympie Road Mooloolah Valley QLD 4553

(07) 2103 4680

enquiries@wandinerida.org.au