Whether you have a cold or a chronic disease, we’re here to help you feel better.

We offer appointments Monday - Saturday and will always try to assist you with an appointment on-the-day if your need is urgent. Our nurses are more than happy to provide you with triage advice if you are unsure whether you need an appointment or whether your health concern requires emergency care. If your preferred doctor is not available on the day you need an appointment we will do our best to offer you an appointment with one of our other doctors. Sick children are always a priority and we do our best to make sure they are seen as soon as possible.

We keep a number of appointments free for on-the-day emergencies and for any patients who are acutely unwell and need urgent care. We do, however, ask that you always call to book into one of these appointments.

Our GP services include:

• Men’s, Women’s, Adolescent and Children’s Health
• Alcohol and Drug problems
• Aged Care
• Chronic Disease Management
• Health Assessments
• Immunisations
• Minor surgical procedures
• Mental Health Care
• HIV Management
• Pregnancy and Postnatal Care
• Preventative Health Care/Obstetrics/Antenatal Care
• Urgent Care/Emergency Medicine
• Family Medicine
• Asthma & Allergy
• Implanon Accredited GPs
• Paediatrics
• Sexual Health
• Palliative Care
• Pain Management Medicine
• Respiratory Disease Care

Special Clinics include:

• 45-49 Health Assessment Clinic
• Better Breathing Wellness Clinic
• Cervical Screening (Pap tests) Clinic
• Diabetes Education Clinic
• Ear Wellness Clinic
• Flu Immunisation Clinic
• Put A Spring In Your Step (SIS) Clinic
• Rapid Bulk Billing Clinic
• Skin Cancer Clinic
• Smoking Cessation Clinic
• Travel Health
• Womens Wellness Clinic
• Youth Wellness Centre (Adolescent Health) @ Daylesford Secondary College

Allied Healthcare Services include:

• Audiology
• Diabetes Education
• Exercise Physiology
• Physiotherapy and Clinical Sleep Education
• Podiatry
• Psychology and Counselling
• Put a Spring in your Step (SIS)
  

Visiting Specialists:

General Surgeon

• Mr Andrew Lowe, General Surgeon MBBS FRACS

  Mr Andrew Lowe is a Specialist General Surgeon.
  
  Andrew grew up in regional Victoria before his family moved to Melbourne in time for his secondary schooling that finished at Melbourne High School.

  Andrew’s university education was at the University of Melbourne Medical School and the Austin Hospital.

  Further training through the Austin Hospital resulted in a surgical fellowship completed in 1993. This was followed by time in the United Kingdom, consolidating the surgical training, and extending experience in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery.

  Following time in the UK, he spent a year in Geelong, then moved to Ballarat and has lived, worked, and raised a family here since 1998.

  Andrew is a general surgeon who has specialised in Upper Gasgtrointestinal Surgery and Biliary and Pancreatic surgery. He also helps provide the thoracic surgery in Ballarat. He is an expert endoscopist with Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, as well as ERCP and Bronchoscopy. Having been involved with the first Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies in the state, he is very comfortable with minimally invasive surgery.

Plastic Reconstructive & Hand Surgeon

• Mr Andrew V Cavallo MB.BS (Melbourne) Dip Anat FRACS (Plastics)
  is a specialist Plastic Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon working in both public and private hospitals in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
  He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, a member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and a member of the Australian Hand Surgery Society.

General and Laproscopic Surgeon

• Manny Cao
  Manny completed surgical training through Western Health from 2007-2012 and obtained Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in General Surgery in 2013. He also completed a Master of Business Administration in 2015 and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Hepatitis C Specialist Nurse

Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist & Endoscopist

• Dr Sam Hardwick MBBS FRACP
  Dr Sam Hardwick completed his Medical degree at University of Melbourne in 2007. He completed his physician training through the Austin Health network including regular rotations to Bendigo Health. He achieved fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Physicians in 2017 after advanced training in gastroenterology through Royal Hobart Hospital and Monash Health.

  Sam continues his commitment to the Loddon-Mallee Region after relocating from Melbourne. He is proud to be a local specialist and has been a consultant gastroenterologist at Bendigo Health since 2018. He manages a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions including inflammatory bowel disease, liver disorders, iron deficiency anaemia, bowel cancer screening and irritable bowel syndrome. 

Pathology / XRay / Ultrasound Services: 

• Australian Clinical Labs (previously SJOG) provide onsite pathology services at Daylesford and Trentham.
• Lake Imaging provides X-ray and Ultrasound services at Daylesford Hospital.