North Western Melbourne PHN

03/03/2026

From 2021 to 2025, NWMPHN funded the Allied Health in Residential Aged Care Program, to counter the decline in mobility that COVID restrictions had created.

It involved 123 of the 128 aged care homes in our catchment, and saw the likes of physiotherapist Ash Bhoina make a big difference in the lives of older adults. Activites based on this program continue in many aged care facilities.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4sp82mF

26/02/2026

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touring the new Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Clinic in Werribee 👇

"Just take a panadol." That's what Alana was told after years of pelvic pain.

Her story is all too common. Women suffering for years because their pain gets dismissed.

We're determined to change that with the biggest ever investment in women's health.

We're opening 33 endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics, like this one in Werribee that's already making a difference for Alana.

And we've listed new medicines for endo on the PBS, making sure they're affordable.

Women's health deserves to be taken seriously, and that's exactly what we're doing.

16/02/2026

At new Footscray Hospital, you can access the Emergency Department from both 89 Ballarat Road, Footscray and 20 Geelong Road, Footscray from 8 am on Wednesday, 18 February 2026.

To support the safe transfer of patients on 18 February, we’re asking that members of the public don’t visit either the original or new Footscray Hospital on this day, unless they need emergency care.
For more information, please visit westernhealth.org.au/location/new-footscray-hospital

If you need care and it is not an emergency, please consider these alternative pathways to care:

👉 For mild to moderate conditions, consider using the free video-based healthcare service Victorian Virtual Emergency Department at www.vved.org.au

👉 Telephone NURSE-ON-CALL on 1300 60 60 24

👉 Visit the following Priority Primary Care Centres at:

📌 Ground floor, 31 Edgewater Boulevard, Maribyrnong. Ph: (03) 9317 1717


📌 247-251 Station Rd, Melton. Ph: (03) 8746 0262.

📌 421 Ballarat Rd, Sunshine. Ph: (03) 8539 2772.

In a life-threatening medical emergency, please call Triple Zero (000).

27/01/2026

Melbourne’s latest Medicare Urgent Care Clinic has opened in Northcote!

Located at the Your Community Health centre on Separation street, the clinic is open 8am to 10pm, seven days a week. Find out more 👇

Media release Melbourne's latest Medicare Urgent Care Clinic has opened in Northcote. Located at 42 Separation Street, the clinic is now open extended hours, seven days a week. No appointment is needed. Patients can walk in and all services are bulk bil...

20/01/2026

Did you know one in five mothers and one in 10 fathers experience perinatal depression and anxiety? This equates to over 100,000 parents every year in Australia.

Gidget Foundation provides eligible parents free individual psychological therapy services for expectant, new and potential parents with a perinatal mental health clinician, delivered in-person or via telehealth.

Find out more:

Gidget Foundation Australia provides free* individual psychological therapy services for expectant, new and potential parents with a perinatal mental health clinician, delivered in-person at one of their Gidget Houses or via the telehealth program, Star...

20/01/2026

Your Community Health is excited to announce that a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is now open at our Northcote health centre (42 Separation Street). This service gives our community another option for getting urgent, but not life-threatening care.

The Clinic offers free, safe and inclusive treatment to people of all ages, backgrounds and identities. It is open from 8am to 10pm, 7 days per week including public holidays. No referral, Medicare card or appointment required, members of the public can walk in, book online, or call to make an appointment.

From minor injuries and infections to sprains, burns, fevers, UTIs and other common urgent concerns, the Clinic can provide timely care from experienced health professionals, helping people get the right help without a trip to the Emergency Department.

We are proud to strengthen access to urgent care for people across Darebin and surrounding areas.

For more information visit our website: https://www.yourch.org.au/medicare-ucc-northcote/

The Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is an initiative funded by the Australian Government.

06/01/2026

If your practice has registered for the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BPPIP) and meets program requirements, your first BBPIP payment will be made in January 2026.

To ensure smooth payment:

✔ Check your registration start date.
✔ Add bank account details for your practice and providers.
✔ Keep accreditation details up to date.
✔ Link all providers and use separate provider numbers for each site.

To learn more and make sure your practice is ready, visit health.gov.au/BBPIP.

15/12/2025

Practices and providers can now forecast their Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP) payments through Services Australia.

These assessments help you:

✔ Check if you meet eligibility requirements.
✔ Estimate your practice payment at any point in the quarter.

To learn more and access assessments, visit health.gov.au/BBPIP.

21/11/2025

Register your practice in the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP).
Benefits of BBPIP include:

✅ an additional 12.5% incentive payment on every $1 of MBS benefit paid from eligible services, split evenly between the GP and the practice.

✅ saving your patients and families hundreds of dollars a year in out-of-pocket costs and supporting them to be healthy and well.

To calculate your payments and register in BBPIP, visit health.gov.au/BBPIP

12/11/2025

October marks the start of grass pollen season in Victoria. If you’ve ever experienced asthma or if you sneeze and wheeze during spring check in with your GP. If you have seasonal hay fever, speak with your pharmacist about your risk of thunderstorm asthma and learn how to stay safe.

Here’s what you can do to prepare for thunderstorm asthma, to learn more visit: https://go.vic.gov.au/4eQN8pV

23/10/2025

North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network’s 2024-25 Annual Report is now available!

This year’s report highlights our continued progress in transforming health care across the region. It showcases the programs and projects we commissioned to meet the evolving needs of our communities, and celebrates the work of our dedicated primary care providers.

Read it here: https://bit.ly/47KvQJd

21/10/2025

STIs are a topic laden with stigma, especially for teenagers.

In order to break through these communication barriers, nurse Ashlea Randle and Dr Balvinder Khaira set up a one-day STI pop-up clinic at Footscray High School last year.

The results were very encouraging, and helped to normalise sexual health as a part of overall wellbeing. Read more about Footscray High School's Doctors in Secondary Schools program, which is funded by the Department of Education, Victoria and led by North Western Melbourne PHN 👇

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) is a topic laden with stigma, especially for teenagers. In order to break through the communication barriers that often ring-fence the subject, in June 2024 a nurse and general practitioner set up a one-day STI pop-u...