My Medicare Local

Medicare Locals will make it easier for patients to use and move through the primary health care system.

There are already 19 Medicare Locals operating around the country. They are making a real on-the-ground difference to the delivery of primary health care in their local regions. The Australian Government has now announced a further 38 new Medicare Locals. Of these, 18 will commence establishment and operational activities from 1 January 2012 and the remaining Medicare Locals will commence from 1 July 2012.

In total, there will be a network of 62 Medicare Locals nationwide ensuring people receive locally responsive primary health care.

While your GP will remain the centre of primary health care and continue to work with individual patients, Medicare Locals will be the “glue” that links all areas of the primary health care sector. They will identify local health needs and address gaps in local health services.

Local needs and local solutions.

Medicare Locals Profiles

Commenced from 1 July 2011

Western Sydney Medicare Local
Hunter Urban Medicare Local
New England Medicare Local
Murrumbidgee Medicare Local
Inner East Melbourne Medicare Local
Barwon Medicare Local
Inner North West Melbourne Medicare Local
Northern Melbourne Medicare Local
Metro North Brisbane Medicare Local
Gold Coast Medicare Local
Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local
Townsville-Mackay Medicare Local
West Moreton-Oxley Medicare Local
Central Adelaide and Hills Medicare Local
Country North SA Medicare Local
Perth North Metro Medicare Local
South West WA Medicare Local
Tasmania Medicare Local
Australian Capital Territory Medicare Local

Commence from 1 January 2012

Illawarra-Shoalhaven Medicare Local
Nepean-Blue Mountains Medicare Local
North Coast NSW Medicare Local
Northern Sydney Medicare Local
Western NSW Medicare Local
Bayside Medicare Local
Frankston-Mornington Peninsula Medicare Local
Loddon-Mallee-Murray Medicare Local
Lower Murray Medicare Local
Macedon Ranges and North Western Melbourne Medicare Local
South Eastern Melbourne Medicare Local
Central and North West Queensland Medicare Local
Darling Downs – South West Queensland Medicare Local
Northern Adelaide Medicare Local
Southern Adelaide – Fleurieu Medicare Local
Fremantle Medicare Local
Goldfields-Midwest Medicare Local
Rockingham-Kwinana-Peel Medicare Local

Commence from 1 July 2012

Central Coast NSW Medicare Local
Eastern Sydney Medicare Local
Far West NSW Medicare Local
Inner West Sydney Medicare Local
South Eastern Sydney Medicare Local
Southern NSW Medicare Local
South Western Sydney Medicare Local
Eastern Melbourne Medicare Local
Gippsland Medicare Local
Goulburn Valley Medicare Local
Grampians Medicare Local
Hume Medicare Local
Central Queensland Medicare Local
Far North Queensland Medicare Local
Sunshine Coast Medicare Local
Wide Bay Medicare Local
Country South SA Medicare Local
Bentley-Armadale Medicare Local
Perth Central and East Metro Medicare Local
Northern Territory Medicare Local

Further Information

Please direct any enquiries to: medicarelocal@health.gov.au