Anglesea Medical

08/01/2026

🔥 Extreme Fire Danger Rating Tomorrow 🔥

Tomorrow, the Fire Danger Rating for the Surf Coast Shire Council is EXTREME.

❓ What does an Extreme Fire Danger Rating mean?
When the Fire Danger Rating is Extreme, fires can spread rapidly and become life-threatening. Protect yourself and the people you care about by taking action early.

👉 What does this mean?
• Fires will spread quickly and be extremely dangerous
• Hot, dry and windy conditions are expected
• These are dangerous fire conditions

👉 What should you do?
• Review your bushfire plan and make sure your property is fire-ready
• If a fire starts, act immediately
• If you’re not fully prepared, leave for a safer location well before fire impacts
• Reconsider travel through bushfire-risk areas
• Leaving early in the day is always the safest option

🔗 Find out more
www.cfa.vic.gov.au/firedangerratings
www.cfa.vic.gov.au/leaveearly

Stay safe. Stay informed. Stay prepared.

Aireys Inlet CFA

08/01/2026

Barwon Health, Australian Clinical Labs and Anglesea Medical will all be closed tomorrow, Friday 9 January. The Fire Behaviour Index has been upgraded and is bordering on Catastrophic.

Please enact your fire plan and stay safe.

All going well we will be open Saturday morning as usual.

For emergencies please call 000.
For urgent care non emergency care there is the Urgent Care Centre in Torquay on the Surfcoast Highway.

Please do not travel down the Great Ocean Road - there are closures after Lorne.

24/12/2025

We’re having a little break but rest assured will be back to action on Saturday morning and next week.
Stay safe. Support services are still available if you need them.

Locally this includes the new Urgent Care Centre in Torquay.

If you are experiencing family violence, 1800 Respect is a national hotline operated by trained counsellors. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to support people, call 1800 737 732.

28/11/2025

HotDoc may not be showing up our Saturday morning clinic. But rest assured we are open from 9am to midday tomorrow and every Saturday!

29/10/2025

BULK BILLED TELEHEALTH STI SCREENING NOW AVAILABLE

Dr Deborah Heng is providing bulk billed telehealth STI screening. This service is available to everyone, no need to be a current patient of our clinic.

This can be booked online here - https://www.hotdoc.com.au/medical-centres/anglesea-VIC-3230/anglesea-medical/doctors/bulk-billed-telehealth-sti-screening-ship-consultation

Or by contacting our friendly reception on 03 4215 6700 during business hours.

29/08/2025

Well hello Dr Stuart Jones! Casually popping up on the front of the Surf Coast Times today with his brilliant wife Kate, and getting ready to smash out a run in the Surf Coast Century. Legends!

Shout out to Sam Maffett for making the event happen.

17/08/2025

A big warm welcome to Dr Louise Brinkmann who has just started with us in Anglesea. Please make her welcome as we’re sure you all will!

Dr Louise completed her medical degree at Flinders University in Adelaide in 2022, spending her clinical years in Mt Gambier followed by her Internship in Warrnambool. She then made the move to the Surf Coast, working as a resident doctor at University Hospital Geelong, and is now continuing her journey as a GP registrar in beautiful Anglesea.

Louise enjoys the variety that General Practice brings and loves working alongside patients of all ages to support their health goals in a welcoming and inclusive environment.

Before becoming a doctor, Louise spent over 20 years as a graphic designer, sparking a deep passion for the Arts. Outside of work you will find Louise scratching her creative itch on a variety of artistic pursuits, running the Surfcoast trails and practicing her pop-up in the big deep blue.

18/07/2025

Great to see Anglesea Community House Inc and Anglesea Men's Shed putting on a Prostate Cancer Awareness event next week.

📍 Anglesea Lawn Bowls Club
🗓 Thursday 24th July
🕛 11.00am – 1.00pm

🎤 Hear from experts at the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia with a presentation and Q&A session
🍽 Enjoy a FREE BBQ lunch generously catered by the Men’s Shed legends

This is a free event, but spots are limited—please register to secure your place:
👉 https://nhs.clevero.co/anglesea-community-house/view/course/302670178

11/06/2025

For some men seeing a GP, potentially for the first time, can be confronting or embarrassing. There are lots of things you can do to prepare yourself, but rest assured that GPs have seen and heard it all before, and everything remains confidential. If you're worried about your health, physical or mental, make an appointment with a GP.

Check out these tips from the Healthy Male website:

https://healthymale.org.au/see-your-gp/the-gp-visit-checklist

09/06/2025

Celebrating Men's Health Week on the King's Birthday!

📅 Today marks the start of Men's Health Week 2025 and coincides with the King's Birthday holiday!

👨‍⚕️ Men's Health Week (9–15 June) is dedicated to raising awareness about the unique health challenges men face and promoting strategies for better physical and mental health.

💪 We're currently taking The Push Up Challenge to raise awareness around mental health and su***de - with men making up 75% of su***des.

🎙️ Join the Australian Men's Health Forum's free online lunchtime chats this week at 1pm AEST, covering topics like Prostate Cancer, Stroke Awareness, and Helping Mates.

We'd encourage anyone thinking about their health to make time to see their GP and start making steps towards a healthier future. Get those numbers checked and start the conversation around your health.

👉 Discover more events and resources here:
🔗 https://www.menshealthweekevents.com/events

09/06/2025

🏋️‍♀️ Push-up update: Not only are we off and running, we've already finished week one! The team is powering through the reps and feeling the burn 🔥
And... we're already past halfway towards our fund raising target. 🎯

We're currently sitting 27th on the Australia wide leaderboard - let's see if we can get to top 10. There’s still time to jump on board, and there's definitely time to support through donating:
https://www.thepushupchallenge.com.au/fundraisers/AngleseaMedicalCommunity

***deawareness The Push-Up Challenge

02/06/2025

🧡 We’re taking on The Push-Up Challenge!
The Anglesea Medical Community team is raising awareness for su***de prevention and supporting Lifeline and Headspace Geelong.
It's not too late to join our team, get fit, and help save lives — every push-up counts. 💪
📅 It all kicks off on Wednesday June 4, so get involved now!
👉 Sign up or donate: https://www.thepushupchallenge.com.au/fundraisers/AngleseaMedicalCommunity

Help raise funds for much-needed mental health services and initiatives by donating to my page. We’re completing The Push-Up Challenge to support this great cause and would love your help to reach our fundraising target.