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Health Services in Flemington and Kensington  
This page is an overview of some of the health services available to residents in the Flemington and nearby areas. The listings below are meant to be as extensive and inclusive as possible. Please note that an inclusion of a health institution or professional is for information purposes only and NOT to be taken as a recommendation of their services. This list was compiled in August 2004 and the information may have changed since.

The services include below include:
  • Medical Centres
  • Doctors
  • Other Health Professionals
  • Dentists
  • Hospitals
  • Maternal and Child Health Centres

  • For a wide variety of health information and advice, the State Government has some good links. See the ones listed under LINKS at the right.



    Medical Centres  
    See also Maternal and Child Health Centres (click here).

    Ascot Vale Health Group
    Address: 179 Union Road, Ascot Vale
    Tel: 9370 3322     Fax: 9370 3677
    Services: General medical services are provided for families and singles.
    Doctors: Dr Jeremy Frost, Dr John A McCorkell, Dr Michael Skehan, Dr Peter Unger
    Multi-lingual:  Yes
    HOURS: 8.30am to 7.00pm, Mon to Fri; 9.00am to 12 noon, Sat; 10.00am to 12 noon, Sun.
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: Self.


    Ascot Vale Medical Centre
    Address: 63 Union Road, Ascot Vale
    Tel: 9370 5977     Fax: 9370 9142
    Services: General medical services are provided for families and singles.
    Doctor: Dr Kenneth N Bretherton
    Multi-lingual:  No
    OFFICE HOURS: 9.00am to 5.30pm, Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri; 9.00am to 12noon, Sat.
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: Self.


    Union Road Medical Centre
    Address: 41 Union Road, Ascot Vale
    Tel: 9370 3008     Fax: 9370 5447
    Doctor: Dr Keshav K Jethani
    Multilingual: English and Hindi
    OFFICE HOURS: 9.30am to 4.30pm, Mon to Fri; 9.30am to 12.30pm, Sat
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: Self.


    Travancore Medical Centre
    Address: 252 Mt Alexander Road, Ascot Vale
    Tel: 9376 3313     Fax: 9376 3314
    Services: General medical services are provided for families and singles.
    Doctors: Dr Chris McHardy
    OFFICE HOURS: 8.30am to 6.00pm, Mon to Fri; 9.00am to 11.00am, Sat. COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements. REFERRAL: Self.


    Flemington Medical Centre
    Address: 9 Princes Street, Flemington
    Tel: 9376 6884     Fax: 9376 0411
    Services: General medical services are provided for families and singles.
    Doctor: Dr N Diner
    Multilingual: No
    HOURS: 9.00am to 12 noon & 2.00pm to 5.00pm, Mon to Fri;
    9.00am to 11.30am, Sat.
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: Self.


    Premier Care Medical Centre
    Address: 412-422 Racecourse Road, Flemington
    Tel: 9372 2255     Fax: 9372 2182
    Services: General medical services are provided for families and singles.
    Doctors: Dr Brian Cung, Dr Gurjit Dhillon, Dr Maria Chan, Dr Percival S Rogers, Dr Robert Fowler, Dr Robert Hoffman, Dr Ruben Wein, Dr Steven C Cavini, Dr William Mitchell
    Multilingual: Yes: Cantonese,Italian, Mandarin
    HOURS: 8.00am to 10.00pm, Mon to Fri;
    9.00am to 5.30pm, Sat & Sun.
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: Self.


    Doutta Galla Community Health Services, Kensington Centre     [Website]
    Address: 12 Gower Street, Kensington
    Tel: 9376 0523     Fax: 9372 1558
    Services: A community health centre providing a wide range of health and welfare services , especially to disadvantaged people
    Multilingual: Yes
    • African Community Support Program: Provides health information, referral and liaison to people from the African ethnic community. Interpreters are available by prior arrangement.
    • Well Women's Clinic: A women's health clinic, with referrals as necessary, offering family planning and fertility advice, pregnancy testing & advice, pap smears, breast examination and rubella immunisation. Interpreters are available by prior arrangement.
    • Youth Unlimited: Information, health support and referral to appropriate support services are available for young people. Social and recreational activities for young people may include health access workshops, self-esteem programs, dance parties, music programs, after-school programs, holiday programs and secondary homework support groups.
    • Immunisation Program: A free immunisation program for families and individuals, including maintenance of records. Programs are conducted at schools or at local centres for infants, children and young people. Interpreters are available by prior arrangement.
    • Voyage Drug & Alcohol Service: Information, advice, harm minimisation and individual counselling, consultancy and continuing care for drug and alcohol abuse are available for youth and adults and their families, including members of the Koori community. Extended care and post-withdrawal linkage are provided. The service is provided by Isis Primary Care.
    • Allied Health Service: Dentistry: Emergency and general dental treatment for preschoolers, adolescents and adults. The service is available for Health Care Card holders and aged & other pensioners. The Denture Service offers same-day denture repairs or referral to the Victorian Denture Service. Interpreters are available by prior arrangement.
    • Allied Health Service: Podiatry
    • Allied Health Service: Physiotherapy
    • Community Health Nurse
    HOURS: 9.00am to 5.30pm, Mon to Fri
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements
    REFERRAL: Self.


    Kensington Medical Clinic
    Address: 483 Macaulay Road, Kensington
    Tel: 9376 7979
    Multilingual: Yes: Cantonese
    Doctor: Dr Merrin S-L Pang
    Services: General medical services are provided for families and singles.
    HOURS: 9.00am to 12noon & 2.00pm to 5.30pm, Mon to Fri; 9.00am to 12noon, Sat
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: Self.


    Macaulay Road Family Medical Centre
    Address: 475 Macaulay Road, Kensington
    Tel: 9376 4108    Fax: 9376 9622
    Services: General medical services are provided for families and singles.
    Doctors: Dr Beverley L Anderson, Dr I Y Chau
    HOURS: 9.00am to 1.00pm & 2.00pm to 5.30pm, Mon to Fri; 9.00am to 12noon, Sat
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: Self.


    North Melbourne Medical Centre
    Address: 452 Victoria Street, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 1151     Fax: 9328 1103
    Multilingual: No
    Services: General medical services are provided for families and singles.
    Doctors: Dr R C Suss.
    HOURS: 8.30am to 6.00pm, Mon to Fri; 8.45am to 12noon, Sat
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: Self.


    Victoria Street Medical Centre
    Address: 436 Victoria Street, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 3582    Fax: 9326 8165
    Services: General medical services are provided for families and singles.
    HOURS: 8.30am to 7.30pm, Mon & Thur; 8.30am to 1.30pm, Tue & Fri; 8.30am to 1.00pm, Wed; 8.30am to 12noon, Sat
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements
    REFERRAL: Self.


    VOHS Medical Clinic
    Address: Chelsea House, 55 Flemington Road, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9329 7472     Fax: 9329 7472
    Multilingual: No
    Services: Provides general medical services as well as services in occupational health and work care.
    Doctors: Dr B S Balfour, Dr J Wilson.
    HOURS: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Mon to Fri
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: Self.



    Doctors  
    Dr Peter J McCleave
    Services: General Medical Practitioner (GP) Services Address: 59 The Crescent, Ascot Vale
    Tel: 9370 6691    Fax: 9372 0323


    Dr Barbara Burton
    Services: General Medical Practitioner (GP) Services
    Address: PO Box 85, Flemington
    Tel: 9376 8844


    Dr N J G Hewa
    Services: General Medical Practitioner (GP) Services
    Address: 41 Wellington Street, Flemington
    Tel: 9376 5188     Fax: 9376 5396


    Dr Theong H Low
    Services: General Medical Practitioner (GP) Services
    Address: 26 Pin Oak Crescent, Flemington
    Tel: 9376 5858     Fax: 9376 5862


    Dr D F Rowais
    Services: General Medical Practitioner (GP) Services
    Address: 22A Princes Street, Flemington
    Tel: 9376 7034     Fax: 9376 6149


    Dr P Saykao
    Services: General Medical Practitioner (GP) Services
    Address: 25 Princess Street, Flemington
    Tel: 9376 4111     Fax: 9376 4636


    Dr Peter Greenberg
    Services: General Medical Practitioner (GP) Services
    Address: 3rd Floor, 55 Flemington Road, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 1484


    Dr K L Tan
    Services: General Medical Practitioner (GP) Services
    Address: Cardiolab, 91 Flemington Road, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 4367     Fax: 9329 3200



    Dentists  
    Dr Michael T L Ho
    Address: 244 Union Road, Ascot Vale
    Tel: 9375 1058


    Dr Kelly Chau
    Address: 26 Pin Oak Crescent, Flemington
    Tel: 9376 8043     Fax: 9376 5862


    Dr Elizabeth Boal
    Address: PO Box 85, Flemington
    Tel: 9561 9937


    Dr Andrew Navakas
    Address: 481 Macaulay Road, Kensington
    Tel: 9376 3573     Fax: 9852 8335


    Doutta Galla Community Health Services, Kensington Centre
    Address: 12 Gower Street, Kensington
    Tel: 9376 0523     Fax: 9372 1558


    Dr Edgar H Bione
    Address: 59 Errol St, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 3144     Fax: 9328 3144


    Dr Rita Bruozis
    Address: 59 Errol St, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 3144     Fax: 9328 3144


    Dr Julian Moore
    Address: 85 Chetwynd St, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 1477     Fax: 9329 5077


    Dr Silvia Freiverts
    Address: 59 Errol St, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 3144     Fax: 9328 3144


    Ozanam Community Centre
    Services: Dental services are restricted to homeless people
    Address: 268 Abbotsford St, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9329 6733     Fax: 9328 4613



    Other Health Professionals  
    P S Y C H I A T R I C     S E R V I C E S

    Dr William R McLeod
    Address: Consulting Suites, 18 Waratah St, Ascot Vale
    Tel: 9370 2594     Fax: 9370 1863
    Services: Provides specialist medical services in psychiatry.
    HOURS: 9.00am to 6.00pm, Tue to Thur
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: From medical practitioner.


    Maribyrnong Road Clinic
    Address: 91 Doncaster St, Ascot Vale
    Tel: 9370 0260     Fax: 9370 0260
    Services: Individual and family counselling and therapy, by appointment, for mental health clients and their families.
    Psychiatrist: Dr John C Lloyd
    HOURS: 8.00am to 1.00pm, Mon to Fri, with a telephone answering machine available when the office is unattended.
    COST TO CLIENTS: Bulk billing for those with Health Care Cards; eighty-five per cent Medicare rebate for others.
    REFERRAL: From medical practitioner.


    Dr Alexandra Rodda
    Address: Consulting Rooms, 2 Wellington St, Flemington
    Tel: 9372 6786     Fax: 9372 6786
    Services: Provides specialist medical services in psychiatry.
    HOURS: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Mon to Fri. Evenings, by appointment.
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: From medical practitioner.


    Royal Children's Hospital, Mental Health Service (Travancore Campus)     [Website]
    Address: 50 Flemington St, Flemington
    Tel: 9345 6011    Fax: 9345 6010
    Services: A variety of services to do with young people's mental health. Incliding: hospital telephone duty and intake workers are available to provide information about child psychiatry services in Victoria; mental health programs available at RCH and through community-based teams in the western metropolitan area of Melbourne; consultation and advice about potential referrals; consultation about children and their psychological and social development; and psychiatric emergencies in children and adolescents.
    HOURS: 8.30am to 6.00pm, Mon to Fri
    COST TO CLIENTS: Nil.


    Bouverie Centre     [Website]
    Address: 50 Flemington Street, Flemington
    Phone: 9376 9844     Fax: 9376 9890
    Services: General family therapy and counselling are provided and specialist teams dealing with schizophrenia, sexual abuse, serious psychiatric disabilities and acquired brain injury are available.
    HOURS: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Mon to Fri.
    COST TO CLIENTS: Nil.
    REFERRAL: Self.


    WISE Employment
    Address: 285 Racecourse Rd, Flemington
    Tel: 9372 1055     Fax: 9372 1077
    Service: Provides employment support for young people and adults with problems related to homelessness, drug & alcohol dependency, domestic violence, psychiatric illness, sexual abuse or long-term unemployment.
    HOURS: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Mon to Fri
    COST TO CLIENTS: Nil.
    REFERRAL: Self or through Centrelink.


    Salvation Army Community Outreach Service
    Address: 133 Rankins Rd, Kensington
    Tel: 9372 2488     Fax: 9372 3199
    Services: An intensive housing support program for homeless young people and adults 18 to 65 years old who have behavioural and psychiatric disabilities. Referrals may be made through the Magistrates' Courts, County Court or Human Services.
    HOURS: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Mon to Fri.
    COST TO CLIENTS: Nil.


    Moonee Valley Psychiatric Disability Services (Boomerang Club)     [Website]
    Address: 34 Wilson St, Moonee Ponds
    Tel: 8325 1860     Fax: 9326 0476
    Services: The Boomerang Club provides psychosocial rehabilitation and support for adults with psychiatric disabilities including a drop-in centre for regular users and structured self-development, recreational & leisure activities. Activities include social support, individual support & counselling, recreation, relaxation, exercise, consumer participation, skills development, a program for people aged over fifty (The Getting Together Project which includes a group for members of the Italian ethnic community), a drug & alcohol recovery group, an arts group, drama group, parenting group and carers' support group.
    HOURS: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Mon to Fri. Also some evening activities.
    COST TO CLIENTS: Nil.
    REFERRAL: Self or agency.


    Inner West Area Mental Health Service (IWAMHS)
    Address: 2nd Floor, 641 Mount Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds
    Tel: 9377 3400     Fax: 9375 7211
    Services: Provides continuing assessment and treatment through a case-management system for people with psychiatric disabilities. A twenty-four-hour crisis service is available.
    HOURS: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Mon to Fri
    COST TO CLIENTS: Nil.
    REFERRAL: self, agency or medical.


    Macaulay Programs
    Address: 15-19 Gracie St, North Melbourne
    Tel: 8327 1700     Fax: 9328 5744
    Services: The centre provides programs and opportunities for recreation and social interaction for people with psychiatric disabilities. Languages spoken include Balinese, Cantonese, Greek, Spanish, Vietnamese.
    HOURS: 9.00am to 12noon & 1.00pm to 5.00pm, Mon to Fri, with a telephone answering machine available when the office is unattended.
    COST TO CLIENTS: May be some minimal costs for activities.
    REFERRAL: Self, family, agency or medical.


    Dr Yvonne M Greenberg
    Address: 3rd Floor, 55 Flemington Rd, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 1484
    Services: Provides psyhiatric services.
    HOURS: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Mon to Fri
    COST TO CLIENTS: Normal Medicare arrangements.
    REFERRAL: Medical practitioner.


    P H Y S I O T H E R A P I S T S

    Robert Dalton
    Address: PO Box 85, Flemington
    Tel: 9376 8844


    Doutta Galla Community Health Services, Kensington Centre
    Address: 12 Gower Street, Kensington
    Tel: 9376 0523     Fax: 9372 1558


    Errol Street Spinal & Sports Physiotherapy
    Address: 1st Floor, 19-23 Errol Street, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9329 4477     Fax: 9326 8477
    Physiotherapists: John Davis, Mark Sampieri, Ben Smith


    North Melbourne Physiotherapy Clinic
    Address: 44 Villiers Street, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 2371     Fax: 9328 4967
    Physiotherapist: Mark Backway


    C H I R O P R A C T O R S

    Jennifer A Hallam
    Address: 16 Station Avenue, Ascot Vale
    Tel: 9326 0073


    Flemington Chiropractic Centre
    Address: 474 Racecourse Road, Flemington
    Tel: 9376 4666     Fax: 9329 5490
    Chiropractors: Nicole Doust, Lisa Smycz


    Macaulay Road Chiropractic
    Address: 510 Macaulay Road, Kensington
    Tel: 9372 5588     Fax: 9372 5588
    Chiropractor: S Gason


    North Melbourne Chiropractic Centre
    Address: 1/508 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 8200     Fax: 9328 8711
    Chiropractors: Matthew Warren, Cameron Staggard


    S P E E C H     P A T H O L O G I S T S

    Joyce Alley
    Address: 501 Dryburgh St, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 2043     Fax: 9328 5818


    Amanda Clancy
    Address: 7 Brown Ave, Ascot Vale
    Tel: 9375 4638



    Hospitals  

    P U B L I C     H O S P I T A L S

    Broadmeadows Health Service
    35 Johnstone St, Broadmeadows, 3047
    Tel:8345 5000     Fax: 83455655


    Dental Health Services Victoria     [Website]
    1st Floor / 407 Royal Parade, Parkville, 3052
    Tel: 93898888     Fax: 9389 8866


    Melbourne Extended Care and Rehabilitation Service
    Poplar Road, Parkville, 3052
    Tel: 9387 2211     Fax: 9387 5048


    Mercy Hospital for Women     [Website]
    126 Clarendon St, East Melbourne, 3002
    Tel: 9270 2222     Fax 9270 2777


    Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute     [Website]
    7 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne,3002
    Tel: 9656 1111    Fax: 96561459


    Royal Children's Hospital     [Website]
    Flemington Road, Parkville, 3052
    Tel: 93455522     Fax: 9345 5789


    Royal Melbourne Hospital     [Website]
    Grattan St, Parkville, 3050
    Tel: 9342 7000     Fax: 9342 7802


    Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital     [Website]
    32 Gisborne St, East Melbourne, 3002
    Tel: 9929 8666     Fax: 9663 7203


    Royal Women's Hospital     [Website]
    132 Grattan St, Carlton, 3053
    Tel: 9344 2000    Fax: 9349 2392


    St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Ltd  [Website]
    41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, 3065
    Tel: 9288 2211     Fax: 9288 3918


    Sunshine Hospital
    176-190 Furlong Road, St Albans, 3021
    Tel: 8345 1333     Fax: 8345 0184


    Western Hospital
    Gordon St, Footscray, 3011
    Tel: 8345 6666     Fax: 9317 7815


    P R I V A T E     H O S P I T A L S

    Baronor Private Hospital
    35 Rosehill Road, Essendon,3040
    Tel: 9337 9577


    Cliveden Hill Private Hospital     [Website]
    29 Simpson St, Melbourne East, 3002
    Tel: 9419 7122


    Epworth Hospital     [Website]
    89 Bridge Road, Richmond, 3121
    Tel: 9426 6666


    Frances Perry Private Hospital (Royal Womens Hospital)
    285 Cardigan St, Carlton, 3053
    Tel: 9221 5000


    Freemasons Hospital
    166 Clarendon St / 320Victoria Parade, Melbourne East, 3002
    Tel: 9483 3833


    John Fawkner Hospital
    275 Moreland Road, Coburg
    Tel: 9385 2500


    Melbourne Private Hospital
    Private Medical Centre Building Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, 3050
    Tel: 9342 4800


    Moreland Private Hospital
    275 Moreland Road, Coburg, 3058
    Tel: 9385 2500


    St Vincents and Mercy Private Hospital, Mercy Campus     [Website]
    159 Grey St, Melbourne East, 3002
    Tel: 9928 6555


    St Vincent's Private Hospital
    59 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, 3065
    Tel: 9411 7111


    Vaucluse Private Hospital
    82 Moreland Road, BrunswicK, 3056
    Tel: 9383 1155


    Victorian Rehabilitation Centre (Northern Melbourne)
    146 Derby St, Pascoe Vale, 3044
    Tel: 9350 6477


    Western Private Hospital
    Cnr Eleanor and Marion Sts, Footscray, 3011
    Tel: 93183177



    Maternal and Child Health Centres  
    Maternal and Child Health Centre
    13a Wingate Ave, Ascot Vale
    Tel: 9376 5244


    Maternal and Child Health Centre
    Hopetoun Children's Centre, 220 Racecourse Rd, Flemington
    Tel: 9372 1713   or 9376 6478
    Hours: Monday, Tuesday, alternate Wednesdays, Thursday


    Maternal and Child Health Centre
    Cnr Racecourse Rd & Victoria St, Flemington
    Tel: 9372 1713


    Maternal and Child Health Centre
    22 Bellair St, Kensington
    Tel: 9376 6478


    Maternal & Child Health Centre
    28 Howard St, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9328 1603


    North Melbourne Maternal & Child Health Centre, Hotham Hill Centre
    Address: 49 Buncle Street, North Melbourne
    Tel: 9322 4803     Fax: 9328 4779
     
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