Sapphire Coast Medical Practice

19/03/2026

Unfortunately our Tathra Practice will be closed tomorrow, Friday 20th March 2026. We will be back open again as normal on Monday 23rd March!
In the event of an emergency tomorrow, please present to South East Regional Hospital in Bega or phone 6491 9999.
Please direct all other enquiries, including for on the day appointments, to our Bega Practice at 24 Church Street, Bega, or call 6492 2555.
We apologise for the inconvenience!

12/03/2026

Unfortunately our Tathra Practice will be closed tomorrow, Friday 13th March 2026. We will be back open again as normal on Monday 16th March!
In the event of an emergency tomorrow, please present to South East Regional Hospital in Bega or phone 6491 9999.
Please direct all other enquiries, including for on the day appointments, to our Bega Practice at 24 Church Street, Bega, or call 6492 2555.
We apologise for the inconvenience!

04/03/2026

We want our patients to be aware of recent scam messages circulating that are attempting to mimic HotDoc. See below for some easy ways to confirm a legitimate HotDoc message. If you have any concerns, please feel free to call our Reception staff :)

24/02/2026

12/02/2026

Unfortunately our Tathra Practice will be closed tomorrow, Friday 13th February 2026. We will be back open again as normal on Monday 16th February!
In the event of an emergency tomorrow, please present to South East Regional Hospital in Bega or phone 6491 9999.
Please direct all other enquiries, including for on the day appointments, to our Bega Practice at 24 Church Street, Bega, or call 6492 2555.
We apologise for the inconvenience!

22/12/2025

Bega and Tathra Surgery Opening Hours for Christmas/New Years 2025-26

Monday, 22nd December – OPEN from 9am to 5pm
Tuesday, 23rd December – OPEN from 9am to 5pm
Wednesday, 24th December – OPEN from 9am to 3pm
Thursday, 25th December – CLOSED
Friday, 26th December – CLOSED

Saturday 27th December - TATHRA SURGERY ONLY - OPEN from 9am to 12pm

Monday, 29th December – OPEN from 9am to 5pm
Tuesday, 30th December – OPEN from 9am to 5pm
Wednesday, 31st December – OPEN from 9am to 4pm (TATHRA), 9am to 3pm (BEGA)
Thursday, 1st January – CLOSED
Friday, 2nd January – OPEN from 9am to 5pm.

If you need urgent medical assistance outside of these opening hours, please call 000 in the event of an emergency or South East Regional Hospital on 6491 9999.
From the team at SCMP, we hope you have a healthy, happy and safe Christmas!

09/12/2025

Just a reminder that our Tathra Practice is closed today, Wednesday 10th December. We will be open as normal on Thursday and Friday this week.
In the event of an emergency, please present to South East Regional Hospital in Bega or phone 6491 9999.
Please direct all other enquiries to our Bega Practice at 24 Church Street, Bega, or call 6492 2555.
Again, we apologise for the inconvenience!

08/12/2025

Unfortunately our Tathra Practice will be closed this week on Wednesday 10th December 2025. We will be open as normal on Thursday and Friday of this week.
In the event of an emergency on Wednesday, please present to South East Regional Hospital in Bega or phone 6491 9999.
Please direct all other enquiries, including for on the day appointments, to our Bega Practice at 24 Church Street, Bega, or call 6492 2555.
We apologise for the inconvenience!

11/11/2025

Just a reminder to all our patients that both our Bega and Tathra Surgeries will be closed from 9am till 11am today, Wednesday 12th November due to an NBN outage at the premises. If you experience an emergency during this time please call 000. We appreciate your understanding!

10/11/2025

SCMP has been notified of a planned NBN outage on the morning of Wednesday 12th November 2025. This outage will affect the operability of both our Bega and Tathra Surgeries and no internet or phones will be available during this time. Both sites will therefore be temporarily closed from 9am until 11am.

If you experience an emergency during this time please call 000. Phone advice is also available from Health Direct on 1800 022 222. Alternatively, visit the emergency department at South East Regional Hospital, Bega, or call them on (02) 6491 9999.

Doors will be open again from 11am :) We appreciate your understanding and apologise for any inconvenience!

29/04/2025

Unfortunately our Tathra Practice will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday 30th April 2025. We will be open as normal on Thursday and Friday of this week.
In the event of an emergency tomorrow, please present to South East Regional Hospital in Bega or phone 6491 9999.
Please direct all other enquiries, including for on the day appointments, to our Bega Practice at 24 Church Street, Bega, or call 6492 2555.
We apologise for the inconvenience!

22/04/2025

EDIT: Power is back on! Surgery will open as normal from 9am - phew!

Unfortunately there is an unplanned power outage in Tathra this morning. The Tathra Surgery will be operating with limited capacity and some appointments will need to be cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience and will let everyone know as soon as we're back up and running!