Colac
Colac is situated 150km southwest of Melbourne on the Princes Highway and has a population of approximately 11,000. At the eastern edge of the world’s third largest volcanic plain, surrounded by a landscape of lakes and volcanic craters, this Western District city is a major service area for one of Australia’s richest farming areas.
The city is on the shore of Lake Colac, one of more than 50 freshwater and saltwater lakes in the area. Motorists can drive around the Botanic Gardens located on the banks of the lake (the largest natural freshwater lake in the State and popular for water sports and also only a short drive to the Great Ocean Road and the popular resort of Lorne.
Corangamite Clinic…
| GP Supervisor: | Dr Ian Mackay, Dr Anne McGuane, Dr Michael Theophilos |
| Practice Address: | 12-14 Miller Street
COLAC VIC 3250 |
| Practice Manager: | Mrs Miffy Shelton |
| Telephone: | (03) 5231 5866 |
| Fax: | (03) 5231 5606 |
| Email: | mail@corangamiteclinic.com.au
mshelton@corangamiteclinic.com.au
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:
Procedural and general practice including obstetric, anaesthetics and surgery.
DOCTORS IN THE PRACTICE:
The Clinic consists of 14 GPs
Dr Ian Mackay
Dr Anne McGuane
Dr Michael Theophilos
Dr Zoe Barren
Dr Songmei Wu
Dr Ian Scoble
Dr Mick Brownstein
Dr Akram Alkurd
Dr Peter Wang
Dr Fiona Ahlberg
Dr Roshini Gunawardane
REGISTRARS:
Dr Gabby Jones
Dr Adlina Hanafiah
Dr Tahmina Sultana
IN OUR CLINIC ROOMS:
The Clinic is situated in close proximity to Colac Area Health in a contemporary purpose built building comprising eleven consulting rooms, two waiting rooms treatment room and procedure room. The Clinic utilises a fully computerized system for accounting, patient accounts and medical histories including script writing, and electronic downloading of pathology and radiology results. The Registrars are an important and integral part of the Practice. They provide stimulus to remain at the forefront of GP as well as learning from us in our active teaching program. The Clinic also employs a Health Nurses, Diabetes and Asthma Educators.
HOURS OF OPERATION (ROSTERS):
The practice provides its own after hours cover on a roster basis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
THE COLAC HOSPITAL:
All doctors at the clinic have visiting medical officer status at Colac Community Health Services which has a fully staffed Urgent Care Department. All Corangamite Clinic doctors provide supervision for the HMOs working on a 24/7 roster at Colac Area Health.