updated 25th January 2025

The new Covid-19 booster vaccine targeting the currently circulating JN.1 subvariant is now available.  Adults aged 18-64 are eligible for a booster vaccination every 12 months.  Adults 65-74 are eligible for a booster every 6 months (and recommended at least every 12 months). Adults 75 years and older are recommended to have a booster every six months. Further information can be found at ATAGI.

HFGP is participating in the MyMedicare initiative and we invite all of our patients who consider us to be your usual practice, to participate.

MyMedicare is a Commonwealth Government initiative which began in October 2023. It is a voluntary registration system that allows you to formally register with your usual general practice and preferred GP. This registration aims to strengthen the relationship between you, your GP, and the team at HFGP in order to provide you continuity of care in order to improve your health and wellbeing.    Visit our MyMedicare page

We would like to welcome Andrea Popovic (B.Sc, APD), a dietitian from Bites health who will be working with us.

Dietitians can help with:

• Sports nutrition (including muscle gain and fat loss, increasing endurance)
• Sustainable weight loss planning
• Cardiovascular health
• Digestive health including IBS and IBD
• Metabolic disorders including PCOS, type 1 and 2 diabetes
• Food intolerances and allergies

For a full visit of conditions, please visit the Bites health website.

What can you expect at your appointment?

When visiting Andrea, you can expect a personalized and comprehensive approach to your dietary needs. Her initial appointments are one hour long, allowing ample time to discuss your health goals, medical history, and current eating habits. Together, you’ll develop a tailored nutrition plan designed to support your overall well-being.

For follow-up care, Andrea’s review appointments are 30 minutes. These sessions focus on monitoring […]

As part of our commitment to continuously improve our service, we have introduced an easy way for you to request repeat prescriptions for your regular medications, pathology requests, or repeat referrals with no new symptoms to report. 

Please note this service is only be available to our MyMedicare registered patients. Please see our MyMedicare webpage for more information.

Please use this for requests for repeat prescriptions, routine pathology requests, or ongoing referrals only, and not for new medications, sedatives or pain killers.

To qualify for this service and comply with Medicare requirements, you must have attended our practice in person sometime in the previous 12 months.

Once assessed you will receive notification as to whether your prescription or referral request can be completed. Your GP, or […]

In February 2023, we introduced an out of pocket fee will apply for some patients for routine consultations. In order to minimise the impact of this change, we will continue to bulk bill (i.e. not charge):

• All children under 16 years of age as they are eligible for the bulk billing incentive*
• All patients 70 years of age and over*
• Patients eligible for the bulk billing incentive with a Centrelink Concession Card, Pensioner Concession Card or Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card
• Veterans with a Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) white or gold card
• Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander patients*
• Specific services such as chronic disease care plans and mental health care plans and health assessments
• Any patient with a current Covid infection
• Annual Heart Health Checks**
• Mandatory drivers license medicals for private grade license
• Routine repeat prescriptions and ongoing referrals that do not require […]