Category: Latest News
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GP Access restoration
Hunter Primary Care is pleased to announce that further increases to services will take place at the Belmont and Calvary Mater GP Access clinics effective from the week commencing 31st July 2023. The Belmont clinic operating hours each Saturday will increase by five hours, now open from 1pm to 10pm, and the Calvary Mater operating…
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NAIDOC Week 2023
This year we celebrate NAIDOC Week from 2nd to the 9th July. NAIDOC Week recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on Earth.…
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National Reconciliation Week
This year we celebrate National Reconciliation Week from 27th May to 3rd June 2023. This year’s theme is ‘Be a Voice for Generations’, which encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives – where we live, work and socialise. For the work of generations past, and the…
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GP Access re-opening at Calvary Mater
Hunter Primary Care and the Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECCPHN) are now in a position to provide the Hunter community with a re-opening date for the Calvary Mater GP Access clinic. We have commenced a phased approach in line with our shared objective with the HNECCPHN to restore the GP Access…
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Happy Easter 2023
Hunter Primary Care offices will close from 4.30pm Thursday 6th April, and will reopen from 8:30am Tuesday 11th April 2023 for the Easter long weekend. GP Access Clinics and Call Centre will remain operational and can be contacted on 1300 130 147. If you or someone you know needs urgent assistance, please call 000, attend…
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Close the Gap Day
On Thursday 16 March our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Working Group hosted a National Close the Gap Day celebration for 2023. This year’s theme is ‘Strong Culture, Strong Youth: Our Legacy, Our Future’ which highlights the vital role of culture in achieving positive long-term health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. The…
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Celebrating 30 years
This year Hunter Primary Care (HPC) celebrates its 30th birthday, and what a ride it has been. From humble beginnings in late 1992 as the Hunter Urban Division of General Practice (HUDGP), fast forward to 2023 where we are now the region’s largest provider of health and wellbeing services ranging from Aboriginal & Torres Strait…
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Survival Day
Hunter Primary Care recognises January 26th as Survival Day. As an organisation, we acknowledge that some Australians who identify as Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, as well as those who do not, have mixed feelings about celebrating this day. Some consider it as a day of mourning, whilst others mark the day as the survival…
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Merry Christmas from the team at Hunter Primary Care
It’s been another busy year for Hunter Primary Care, so our valued team are having a well-deserved break over the Christmas period. Hunter Primary Care’s Warabrook office will close from 12:00pm Friday 23rd December 2022, and will reopen from 8:30am Tuesday 3rd January 2023. Hunter Primary Care’s Maitland office will close from 4:30pm Thursday 22nd…
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Shadowed in Secrecy – Art by Maree Bisby
Indigenous artist, Maree Bisby, is a Wiradjuri woman from the Mow Gee clan in Mudgee. Born and raised on Awabakal land, Maree uses her connection to country as a tool to keep the art of Aboriginal storytelling alive. Hunter Primary Care commissioned Maree to create a piece of art to demonstrate the range of health…