Holder Family Practice

06/02/2026

Welcoming Dr Farzana Islam to Holder Family Practice!

Dr Farzana is a GP registrar (GP in training) under the supervision of Dr Martin Liedvogel. She is excited to be consolidating her knowledge in all aspects of general practice as she works full time across Fisher Family Practice and Holder Family Practice.

Welcome Dr Farzana!

27/01/2026

Scam alert!

If you receive a message like this from HotDoc, please don't open or follow the link. We never process refunds this way and it's a scam to get your details. More information can be read here: https://www.acma.gov.au/articles/2025-11/scam-alert-fake-hotdoc-refund-messages

09/01/2026

It's getting hot out there! Stay well and hydrated, all.

The ACT is currently experiencing heatwave conditions, which are expected to continue across the week. ☀️

If you are attending one of the many events in the Canberra region this weekend, please take extra care.

Here are some simple things you can do to stay healthy in the heat:

💧Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.

☕️ Slow down on the caffeine, alcohol, and energy drinks - they can dehydrate you.

😎 Be sun smart - wear a hat and sunglasses, use SPF 30 (or higher) sunscreen, and seek out shade where you can.

🫶 Check on others, especially those at increased risk of heat-related illness like babies and young children, people over 65, anyone pregnant or breastfeeding, people with medical conditions, and people with disability or additional needs.

Be on the lookout for early symptoms of heat-related illness, including headaches, dizziness, fainting, nausea, and vomiting.

If you or someone in your care becomes very unwell from heat-related illness:

* Call Healthdirect on 1800 022 222 for 24/7 health advice

* Contact your GP

* In an emergency call triple zero (000) or go to your nearest hospital emergency department.

For more information and advice, visit: www.act.gov.au/health and search ‘summer safety’.

09/01/2026

Great advice for this upcoming weather and smoke conditions from ACT Government Health and Community Services

Heads up Canberra, smoke from a major bushfire burning near the VIC/NSW border is approaching the ACT. 🔥💨

There are currently no active fires impacting the Canberra region. Bushfires in the Namadgi National Park earlier in the week are at patrol status and not producing any smoke.

Individuals with respiratory conditions, or those affected by smoke, are advised to remain indoors and close windows until the situation clears.

Call Triple-Zero (000) if you see an unattended fire, or in a life-threatening emergency.

18/12/2025

We are closing early today for our Christmas party! Please contact us prior to 1pm if you need anything, otherwise CALMS accepts bookings from 6pm.

We are looking forward to having a relaxing social catch up with our hard-working team 🥰

10/11/2025

We are very pleased that our conversion to our new practice software was successful. It's the first swap in over 20 years! The only thing that is not yet hooked up properly is HotDoc - this should be online soon.

Please be patient with our team as they learn the ropes and thanks to everyone for coming in today for training.

A big thanks to Dr Martin Liedvogel and our IT guru Lloyd for pulling huge hours over the weekend, too.

Business will resume as normal tomorrow, Tuesday 11th November. Thank you for your understanding!

Kylie and team

07/11/2025

Important note: Holder Family Practice and Fisher Family Practice will be closed on Monday 10th November due to a software changeover.

Please call 000 in the event of an emergency. For all other medical needs call CALMS on 1300 4 CALMS or attend your local walk-in clinic.

No calls or emails will be taken until Tuesday 11th November.

Thank you for your understanding.

06/06/2025

Why do we support day every year? Very simply, because doctors are humans too, with all the normal human emotions that we all have. They grieve, they have family issues, they get sick, they have stressors; everything that we (as patients or members of a community) experience... they do too.

Crazysocks4docs is one small way of acknowledging that there's an oddity in our system that somehow forgets this inate humanness of doctors. To be honest, doctors themselves often also forget that they are human, too. They don't eat lunch, they work when sick or in distress, and often put their own needs last.

Doctors also often feel stigmatised when they seek mental health support, as they don't feel like there's a safe place to go. This is a contributing factor in the much larger suidice rate amongst doctors when compared to the general public.

We need to normalise doctors having normal human emotions and challenges. We wear our crazy socks with pride, and with sincere gratefulness for our wonderful, caring doctors.

To learn more about the day visit: https://www.crazysocks4docs.com.au/

Other resources:

General support - Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636

Crisis support and su***de prevention - Lifeline Canberra: 13 11 14

Domestic or family violence, sexual assualt - 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

Depression and bipolar disorder: Black Dog Institute: 02 9382 4530

For carers and their families Carers Australia: 1800 242 636

Alcohol and drug use: Counselling Online: 1800 250 015

For doctors and medical students: Drs4drs: 1300 374 377

Embrace Multicultural Mental Health: 02 6285 3100

Gambler’s Help hotline: 1800 858 858

For 12-25yos - Headspace: 1800 650 890

For 5-25yos - Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

For relationship problems for men: MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78

For adults with anxiety and depression: MindSpot Clinic: 1800 61 44 34

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO): 02 6248 9300

National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline: 1800 250 015

National Debt Helpline: 1800 007 007

For LGBTQI+ QLife: 1800 184 527

Relationships Australia: 1300 364 277

For mental illness - SANE Australia: 1800 18 7263

Support after Su***de: 03 9421 7640

For eating disorders - The Butterfly Foundation: 1800 33 4673

09/04/2025

Flu clinic this Saturday at Fisher Family Practice! Patients of Holder Family Practice are welcome to book also.

16/01/2025

We have a power outage this morning. If you need to call Holder Family Practice please phone 0401 125 324 (which is our emergency phone, only answered in times such as these), or phone Fisher Family Practice on 6288 5324 and they can assist. Power scheduled to be back up again at 11am.

29/12/2024

Some appts at Fisher Family Practice available tomorrow should you need to be seen 😊

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26/12/2024

Urgent care appts available tomorrow at Fisher Family Practice.

Merry Christmas, all 🥰

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