Frequently Asked Questions
We provide urgent care for injuries and illnesses including:
- mild to moderate infections
- fever
- pain when urinating
- suspected fractures and sprains
- back and muscle pain
- minor cuts, burns, and insect or animal bites
- heartburn, vomiting, nausea
- headaches, migraines and brief fainting or fitting
- constipation, diarrhoea, abdominal pain
- allergies and rashes
- mild to moderate asthma attacks, coughs and other respiratory symptoms.*
*If you have tested positive to COVID-19, call the National Coronavirus Helpline on 1800 020 080 or visit the Victorian Government website.
If your need is not urgent (such as updating an asthma plan or getting a repeat prescription for regular medication), see your regular doctor.
If you want advice about a minor issue, you can contact Nurse on Call (1300 60 60 24) or talk to a pharmacist.
If you have a serious issue, call 000 or contact the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department.
We are no longer a respiratory clinic. If you have tested positive to COVID-19, call the National Coronavirus Helpline on 1800 020 080 or visit the Victorian Government website.
This centre provides urgent care services at no cost to you, with or without a Medicare card.
We are primarily a walk-in urgent care clinic. Patients are triaged on arrival to determine their suitability for the service.
Call Triple Zero (000) or visit your nearest emergency department if you or someone you know is experiencing an immediate life-threatening emergency such as:
- difficulty breathing
- severe bleeding
- unconsciousness
- lips and face turning blue
- becoming agitated, confused or very drowsy
- chest pain or chest tightness
- sudden numbness or paralysis of the face, arm or leg
- large burns
- serious accidents or trauma
- extreme pain.
Our general practitioners are able to prescribe medication necessary to manage your urgent medical issue. However, you should continue to see your regular GP for routine prescriptions or chronic medications.