19/12/06 
The staff of Dr Lynne Davies recently threw a surprise party to celebrate Lynne’s 10 years of practice in the Tintenbar more... |
19/12/06 
Dear Dr Dan is a column contributed by the division and appearing in the newly launched Northern Rivers Family Magazine more... |
19/12/06 
Former board member, Ian Kingston, has temporarily upped stakes for Darwin where he hopes to be able to make a differenc more... |
29/10/06 
Dr Sue Page and Chris Clark, NRDGP CEO.
Dr Sue Page was recently presented with a plaque recognising her 10 years' more... |
29/10/06 
The Keen Street Medical Clinic has donated more than $500 to the Lismore & District Diabetes Centre, which it raised thr more... |
29/10/06 
Sanctuary Northern Rivers is earnestly trying to sponsor this orphaned family, but the children’s application was recent more... |
29/10/06 Dr Andrew Binns
We GPs take doctors’ surgeries for granted as simply being places where people visit for their medical services. But for more... |
29/10/06 
The operating theatre in action
One century ago, a Dr Oscar Muller settled in Lismore and called for tenders to desig more... |
20/06/06 
Paediatrician Chris Ingall has been recognised for his tireless work on behalf of the area’s children in the Queen’s Bir more... |
20/06/06 Katherine Breen Kurucsev
GP Sarah Cooper with Cabbage Tree Island’s biggest loser, Rany Ferguson. Rany lost 18.8 kilos over three months.
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20/06/06 Katherine Breen Kurucsev
Gold Coast based plastic surgeon Dr Dilip Gahankari (r) and Darwin plastic surgeon Dr Ravi Mahajami (l) operate on an Ea more... |
20/06/06 Dr Andrew Binns
Taking a break: Andrew Binns, Doug Gray, Ian Traise, John Burrell and Myrene Kilminster.
How did it happen that fiv more... |
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20/02/06
Ballina Citizen of the Year - Sue Page
Congratulations to Sue Page, who was awarded joint Ballina citizen of the year o more... |
20/02/06 
Dr Peter Stewart, who has been practising in Lismore for the last 43 years, retired in January.
Dr Stewart's contr more... |
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19/02/06
Gordon Calnan
1916-2006
The region lost another of its old time GPs with the death of Gordon Calnan in January.
D more... |
19/02/06 
Although Tintenbar GP Lynne Davies was a city kid, brought up in Manchester in England, she knew she always wanted to pr more... |
21/12/05 
Dr Edward Ambrose Allcock
MB, BS, MSc, BDS, FDSRCS, FRCS, FRACS
1919 – 2005
The board and staff of the division w more... |
20/10/05 
Dr Peta Bentley is pictured with Dr Bruce King (left) and two ambulance officers at her welcome drinks party, hosted by more... |
23/08/05 Katherine Breen Kurucsev
An article I read recently in Focus, the magazine of Australian Doctor, instantly captured my imagination. It described more... |
16/06/05 
Pictured outside Byron’s newest general practice are: (back row) practice nurse Lloyd Thompson, practice manager Martin more... |
20/04/05 Katherine Breen Kurucsev
Dr Sue Page
Local GP Sue Page has been appointed chair of the new NCAHS health advisory council, which will compris more... |
19/02/05 Katherine Breen Kurucsev
David Scott, anaesthetist
For both David Scott and Brian Pezzutti, the experience of being pa more... |
19/02/05 
Philip Patchett has just relocated to Casino to work at Dhara Gibinj, the Casino Aboriginal Medical Service.
A part- more... |
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19/02/05
Maclean GP, Ted Allcock, has been voted Maclean’s Citizen of the Year. The annual award, announced on Australia Day, rec more... |
14/12/04 Katherine Breen Kurucsev
One of GMC’s practice principals Andrew Binns, practice manager Paul Campbell, pract more... |
14/12/04 
Yvonne and Malcolm Tester at the opening of the Bundjalung art exhibition in Lismore.
The openi more... |
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20/10/04 
Dr Hilton Koppe resigned as director of training at North Coast GP Training in September.
“The job had got too big a more... |
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20/10/04
Dr David Helliwell has just been admitted as a Fellow of the Chapter of Addiction Medicine at the Royal Australasian Col more... |
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14/05/04 Dr David Miller
Melanie and Damien Miller, with newborn Obi.
There was a time when every country hospital had an obstetrics room an more... |
14/05/04 
Just add patient... Richard Harvey (centre) with (l-r) GPs Martin Ding, Lyn Crehan, Bevan Gilchrist, Charles McDonald, a more... |
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20/02/04 Dr Tony Lembke
A vote of many thanks to the retiring members of the NRDGP board, Brian Perry, Angela Bettess, Nicola Foster and Robin M more... |
18/12/03 
Lennox GP Sue Page was unanimously elected president of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia in late October. She more... |
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18/12/03 Katherine Breen Kurucsev
With just three orthopaedic surgeons serving the public sector in the area, Drs John Mison and Mark Pearce have called f more... |
20/08/03 Samantha Tuckwell
Samantha Tuckwell examining a patient at the Washaung TB Clinic in Burma.
I have recently returned fr more... |
28/07/03 
Fernleigh resident Win Weaver has been visiting the same practice for more than 20 years. She is pictured here during he more... |
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20/06/03 Katherine Breen Kurucsev
The resignation of Lismore’s four orthopaedic surgeons, due to take effect on July 1, still stands.
As GPSpeak went more... |
17/12/02 
What can we say? Those coastal GPs will do anything for a bit of attention. Mullum GP Philip Aitken was the bright spark more... |
14/10/02 
The Northern Rivers Division of General Practice has recruited a new doctor to the region with the appointment of Dr Dan more... |
07/08/02 
Dr Andrew Binns has been awarded a Member in the General Division (AM ) in the Queen’s Birthday honours list. Dr Binns’ more... |
20/06/02 
Byron Bay GP, Rob Trigger, is the latest GP to become a practice supporter of the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter se more... |
19/04/02 
Howard Atkinson, marketing manager of the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter service, gets a cheque for $500 in exchan more... |
19/04/02 
Gillian Ette and her practice manager, husband Robin, know exactly what they want out of their new general practice in D more... |
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20/02/02
The next few weeks will be a leap into the unknown for former Byron Bay GP, Hilton Koppe, who is about to set up a pract more... |
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20/01/02
The GP executive manager of the division, Sue Page, has been elected as the first woman president of the NSW Rural Docto more... |
01/12/01 
Dr Tony Lembke
Your doctor is with you for life is the theme of this year’s Family Doctor Week (15-21 July), wh more... |
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01/12/00
Natural and complementary medicines will play an increasingly significant role in the future practice of western medicin more... |
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01/12/00
The Northern Region Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter costs $2.6 million a year to run with only 63 per cent coming f more... |
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01/12/99
Dr David Thomas, who died on 1st September, was brilliant at most things but a fairly ordinary golfer.
When I joined more... |
