Rutherford Medical Centre

12/11/2025

🥂 Happy 25th Anniversary Sheree 🥂

Today, we will be closed between 12pm and 1.30pm as we celebrate Sheree’s 25th anniversary at the practice.

30/10/2025

🎅🏼 Christmas is coming again!!
We are once again collecting toys and gifts at the practice on behalf of Susan Roskell Toy and Gift Drive for children of the Hunter Valley whose families have meet with challenges or fallen on hard times.
Because every child deserves a Magical Christmas! 🎄

🎄Our toy donations are coming in and our donation box is beginning to fill for 2024 Susan Roskell Toy & Gift Drive. The Toy Drive supports children escaping domestic violence or whose family has fallen upon tough times to have the magical Christmas that every child deserves.
We are able to receive donations until the end of November 2024.

28/10/2025

Massive thanks to Rutherford Telarah Rotary - Maitland who have volunteered their time to clean up the graffiti on our practice and surrounding buildings.
Thank you for all that you do!

05/10/2025

We will be closed on Monday, 6 October 2025 for the public holiday.
If you require urgent care, please call 13SICK on 137425 or Medicare Urgent Care Clinic Cessnock.

16/09/2025

Libby is heading off shortly to do a lap around Australia, so we looking for our next dynamic Receptionist that is friendly, happy, helpful and outgoing to join our work family on Tuesday's and Wednesday's. If this sounds like a position you'd be interested, please apply via the Seek link below.

Receptionist Position - Part-time

08/07/2025

Launching today, the National Lung Cancer Screening Program aims to increase early detection and improve survival for one of the deadliest cancers in NSW.

Led by the Commonwealth Government, this program provides eligible Australians aged 50-70 with no signs or symptoms of lung cancer the opportunity to screen every 2 years.

We know cancer screening saves lives, and the National Lung Cancer Screening Program is another step towards reducing the impact of cancer for people in NSW and beyond.

🫁Learn more: www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/nlcsp

10/06/2025

Dr Ghandour will be taking leave from 20 June 2025 to 7 July 2025, call 49327327 to book an appointment before his leave commences.

07/06/2025

Our practice will be closed on Monday, 9 June 2025 for the Kings Birthday Public Holiday.

We will reopen on Tuesday, 10 June 2025 at 8.30am.

If you require urgent care whilst the practice is closed, please call 13SICK on 137425. For more information please visit www.13sick.com.au

06/06/2025

Dr Srikanth Sakrepatna will be on leave from 16 June 2025 until 30 June 2025.
Please contact the surgery on 49327327 to book an appointment with Dr Srikanth before his leave commences.

25/05/2025

The New England Highway is closed requiring lengthy traffic diversions through Maitland. Telephone consultations are available, please call 49327327 to arrange

LATEST UPDATE | MONDAY 26 MAY (last updated 7.45PM)

🔴 The New England Highway is now closed in both directions from the roundabout at Cessnock Road, Maitland through to the High Street (Hungry Jacks roundabout). Diversions are in place. Please check Live Traffic and plan your journey.

🔴 Cessnock Road is closed at Maitland roundabout.

🟢 Cessnock Road at Testers Hollow is now open in both directions with a reduced speed limit of 40km/h

We encourage the community to keep monitoring updates regularly, as ongoing road closures and changed traffic conditions continue around Maitland.

Roads currently closed:

🔴 Adams Street, East Maitland, near Melbourne Street
🔴 Allan Walsh Drive, Maitland
🔴 Alnwick Road, Millers Forest
🔴 The Avenue, Lorn car park
🔴 Brisbane Fields Road, Morpeth
🔴 Brush Farm Road, Raworth between Morpeth Road and Pitnacree Road
🔴 Bungaree Street, Telarah
🔴 Dickenson Road, Melville
🔴 Duckenfield Road between McFarlanes Road and Scotch Creek Road
🔴 Eales Road, Berry Park between Duckenfield Road and Raymond Terrace Road
🔴 Elgin Street, Maitland Park between Park Street and Walker Street
🔴 Flat Road, Lorn between Paterson Road and Glenarvon Road
🔴 Gullivers Lane, Louth Park
🔴 Hinton Road from Phoenix Park Road to Hinton Bridge
🔴 Hungerford Lane, Gillieston Heights
🔴 Junction Street, Telarah near Mount Dee Road
🔴 Lang Drive, Bolwarra Heights between Paterson and Tocal Roads
🔴 Lawlers Road, Phoenix Park
🔴 Louth Park Road, Louth Park between Reflection Drive and Trappaud Road
🔴 Manerys Road, Millers Forest
🔴 Martins Wharf Road, Millers Forest
🔴 McFarlanes Road at Raymond Terrace Road to Duckenfield Road
🔴 McKimms Road, Largs
🔴 Melbourne Street, East Maitland near Adams Street (diversions in place via Brisbane Street)
🔴 Metford Road between Raymond Terrace Road and Maize Street
🔴 Monkleys Road, Millers Forest
🔴 Mount Dee Road, Maitland
🔴 Nalleys Creek Road, Millers Forest
🔴 Paterson Road, Bolwarra between Flat Road and Bolwarra Road (a diversion is in place but please only travel if it is essential and allow plenty of time)
🔴 Paterson Road, Woodville at Dunmore Bridge
🔴 Pender Road, South Maitland
🔴 Phoenix Park Road between Hunter Street and Morpeth Bridge (Morpeth Bridge closed)
🔴 Prices Road, Millers Forest
🔴 Queens Wharf Road, Morpeth (boat ramp closed)
🔴 Raymond Terrace Road, Metford between Metford Road and Harvest Boulevard
🔴 Raymond Terrace Road, Millers Forest between McFarlanes Road and Seaham Road (Fitzgerald Bridge remains closed)
🔴 Redbill Drive, Woodberry between Curlew Crescent and Woodberry Road
🔴 Scotch Creek Road, Millers Forest
🔴 Turners Road, Millers Forest
🔴 Valley View Lane, Louth Park
🔴 Vintage Drive, Gillieston Heights (road pavement damage)
🔴 Walka Water Works remains closed (entry and exit to and from Scobies Lane is via the emergency access track, under the guidance of traffic controllers at either end)
🔴 Woodberry Road, Woodberry between Lawson Avenue and Raymond Terrace Road
🔴 Woodberry Road, Woodberry from Redbill Drive to Anderson Drive

The following roads have reopened:

🟢 Campbells Road, Maitland Vale near Maitland Vale Road
🟢 Dalveen Road, Largs between High Street and Maple Avenue
🟢 Maitland Vale Road between the Rural Fire Station building in Rosebrook and Luskintyre Road
🟢 Metford Road, Metford near Fieldsend Street
🟢 Pitnacree Road, Pitnacree near Flat Road
🟢 Windermere Road, Windermere at Lochinvar Creek

Please continue to drive with caution as water remains over the following roads:

🟠 Anambah Road, Anambah from Niven Parade
🟠 Cultivation Road, South Maitland
🟠 Melbourne Street, East Maitland at the railway underpass
🟠 Oakfield Road, Woodberry
🟠 Old North Road, Lochinvar
🟠 Park Street, South Maitland at Louth Park Road
🟠 Reeds Road, Millers Forest
🟠 Ryans Road, Gillieston Heights
🟠 Settlers Boulevard, Chisholm near McFarlanes Road
🟠 Trappaud Road, Louth Park near Cultivation Road
🟠 Trappaud Road, Louth Park at Louth Park Road and Creekbank Road
🟠 Winders Lane, Farley at Old North Road intersection

There is also road damage to the following:

⚠️ Haussman Drive, Thornton
⚠️ Luskintyre Road, Luskintyre
⚠️ McFarlanes Road, Berry Park
⚠️ McKimms Road, Largs
⚠️ Phoenix Park Road, Phoenix Park
⚠️ Wollombi Road, Bishops Bridge near Ravensfield Lane

Please stay safe by:

Following Hunter NSW SES, NSW SES, NSW SES Maitland Unit and Port Stephens Hunter Police District.

✅ Keeping an eye on Live Traffic updates ➡️ www.livetraffic.com

🚗 Checking the Maitland Disaster Dashboard ➡️ mait.city/3QsYc1E

📞 Calling SES on 132 500 for emergency help in floods and storms. In life-threatening situations, call triple zero (000) immediately.

24/04/2025

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. We will remember them.

Our practice is closed today, we will reopen at 8.30am on Monday, 28 April 2025.

For urgent care after hours, please call 13SICK on 137425 or Medicare Urgent Care Clinic Cessnock on 40135757.