The Village GP Black Rock

The Village GP Black Rock

Opening Hours

Monday

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Tuesday

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Wednesday

8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Thursday

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Friday

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Saturday

9:00 AM – 12 NOON

We are now open for face to face consultations on Saturdays. You may book online at anytime or contact one of our receptionists during the week.

Welcome to Black Rock’s Local GP Medical Centre

Our centre in Black Rock offers modern healthcare for your modern lifestyle. We are proudly COVID Safe and Telehealth consultations are now available. We are here to keep you well, so we have GP’s, specialist doctors, Allied Health and 4Cyte Pathology collection all on-site.

We believe in wellbeing and prevention, not just helping you when you get sick. We are a private billing practice serving the Bayside community including Black Rock, Sandringham, Beaumaris, Hampton, Cheltenham, Mentone & Brighton.

Meet our Care Team

Medical Team

Dr Maureen Burke GP

Dr Maureen Burke

PRINCIPAL GENERAL PRACTITIONER / OWNER

BSc, MBBS, FRACGP, DCH 

Dr Maureen is pausing her intake of new patients. If you are a family member of one of her existing regular patients, or if you need assistance with management of an Eating Disorder, please call the clinic to book in. 

Dr Joshua Jones

GENERAL PRACTITIONER

MBBS, FRACGP

Accepting new patients with minimal wait time and on the day. 

Dr Alison Richards

GENERAL PRACTITIONER

MBBS, FRACGP, Diploma of Child Health

Dr Kelly-Anne Garnier

Dr Kelly-Anne Garnier

GENERAL PRACTITIONER

BSc MBA BMBS FRACGP FASLM

Dr Garnier runs a lifestyle medicine practice primarily focusing on adult patients.

If parents are seeking care for their young children, we have Dr Alison, Dr Maureen and Dr Josh who have done additional training in paediatrics.

Dr Michael Aizen

Dr Michael Aizen

GENERAL PRACTITIONER

MBBS, FRACGP, FACRRM, FRACMA

Dr Alfaz Emadi

GENERAL PRACTITIONER

FRACGP, MRCGP, MBBS, DCH, DFFP, PGCTPC

Dr Jacqueline Rakov

Dr Jacqueline Rakov

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

MBBS GCCS MPsychiatry GCFBS MHPE FRANZCP Cert. Forensic Psychiatry

For appointments, please phone the clinic directly.

Dr Gerrard Alhami

ENDOCRINLOGIST

Wednesdays. For appointments, please phone the clinic directly.

MBBS, FRACP (Endocrinology and General Medicine)

Nursing Team

Sinead Horton

PRACTICE NURSE

Cathy Nguyen

PRACTICE NURSE

Support Team

Sandra McNamara

PSYCHOLOGIST

BA, PGradDipEdPsych, Dip Counselling and Psychotherapy, Member of theAustralian Psychological Society (MAPS), Registered psychologist with Psychology Board Australia

Wednesdays.

Jess Belobrov

LACTATION CONSULTANT

Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Registered Midwife, Child Birth Educator

Fortnightly Tuesday 

Dogtor Paddy

OUR CERTIFIED THERAPY DOG

Administrative Team

Jacob Blackmore

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Kate Cook

SENIOR RECEPTIONIST

Linda Simonis

RECEPTIONIST

Stevie Landgraf

PRACTICE MANAGER

Recorded Events

Lifestyle Medicine, have you heard of it?

Wednesday 24 May 2023 at 7.30pm

Topics include:
๏  What is Lifestyle medicine
๏  Understand the pillars of lifestyle medicine to explore all aspects of your lifestyle to help you improve your mental and physical wellbeing.

* For a FREE 30 Minute Webinar

Lifestyle Medicine, have you heard of it?

Recorded webinar now available!

Topics covered:
๏  What is Lifestyle medicine
๏  Understand the pillars of lifestyle medicine to explore all aspects of your lifestyle to help you improve your mental and physical wellbeing.

* Take the survey afterwards to vote for the future webinar topic.

Some of the Services We Provide

General Health

As health care providers, we commit to keeping the community healthy by providing personalised general health care services that meet your personal needs.

Children's Health

When children are sick they need to be seen quickly and we will do whatever we can to accommodate on the day appointments for our littlest patients. Several of our GPs have extra training in child health and a wealth of clinical experience.

Women's Health

Our goal is to provide compassionate, comprehensive women's health care. Our integrated approach to healthcare ensures that all our patients receive holistic treatment.

Mental Health

We are all affected by mental health challenges, but our experiences differ. Whether you need stories, resources, or professional assistance, we're here to help.

Lifestyle Medicine

Preventive and lifestyle medicine is at the core of the focus of our experienced team of health care professionals. Through evidence-based health science and spiritual values, we support healthful living.

  • Child Health & Development
  • Mental Health & Wellbeing
  • Women’s Health & Fertility
  • Men’s Health
  • Chronic Conditions (e.g. Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, Asthma and COPD)
  • Cardiovascular Conditions and Hypertension
  • Weight Loss
  • Minor Procedures (e.g. skin lesion biopsy and removal, and joint injections)
  • Iron Infusions
  • Cryotherapy
  • Ear Syringing
  • Health Assessments (including 45-49 and 75+ Year Old)
  • Dressing and Wound Management
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Onsite Pathology
  • Lifestyle Medicine
  • Cantharidin (Wart Treatment)
  • Telehealth Consultations
  • COVID Vaccine 
  • Skin Checks 
  • Child Health & Development
  • Mental Health & Wellbeing
  • Women’s Health & Fertility
  • Men’s Health
  • Chronic Conditions (e.g. Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, Asthma and COPD)
  • Cardiovascular Conditions and Hypertension
  • Weight Loss
  • Minor Procedures (e.g. skin lesion biopsy and removal, and joint injections)
  • Iron Infusions
  • Cryotherapy
  • Ear Syringing
  • Health Assessments (including 45-49 and 75+ Year Old)
  • Dressing and Wound Management
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Onsite Pathology
  • Lifestyle Medicine
  • Cantharidin (Wart Treatment)
  • Telehealth Consultations
  • COVID Vaccine 
  • Skin Checks 
  • Child Health & Development
  • Mental Health & Wellbeing
  • Women’s Health & Fertility
  • Men’s Health
  • Chronic Conditions (e.g. Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, Asthma and COPD)
  • Cardiovascular Conditions and Hypertension
  • Weight Loss
  • Minor Procedures (e.g. skin lesion biopsy and removal, and joint injections)
  • Iron Infusions
  • Cryotherapy
  • Ear Syringing
  • Health Assessments (including 45-49 and 75+ Year Old)
  • Dressing and Wound Management
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Onsite Pathology
  • Lifestyle Medicine
  • Cantharidin (Wart Treatment)
  • Telehealth Consultations
  • COVID Vaccine 
  • Skin Checks 

Fees

General Practice

Doctor’s preferences for appointment length vary for standard/long appointments. However, regardless of the appointment length booked, your fee will be based soley on the length of time spent with the doctor. CLICK HERE for a full table of our time based fees.
 DURATIONFEEREBATEOUT OF POCKET
StandardUp to 15mins$95$41.20$53.80
 Up to 20 mins$125$41.20/$79.70$83.80/$45.30
New Patient/LongUp to 30 mins$185$79.70$105.30
 Up to 40 mins$245$79.70/$117.40$165.30/$127.60
 Up to 50 mins$305$117.40$187.60
 Up to 60 mins$365$117.40$247.60

Consultation after 6pm & Saturday

 DURATIONFEEREBATEOUT OF POCKET
StandardUp to 15mins$105$41.20$63.80
 Up to 20 mins$135$41.20/$79.70$93.80/$55.30
New Patient/LongUp to 30 mins$195$79.70$115.30
 Up to 40 mins$255$79.70/$117.40$175.30/$137.60

Children Under 16 & Health Care Card holders attract a discount

DURATIONFEEREBATEOUT OF POCKET
StandardUp to 15mins$75$39.75$35.25
Up to 20 mins$105$39.75/76.95$65.25/$28.05
New Patient/LongUp to 30 mins$165$76.95$88.05

Lifestyle Medicine – Dr. Kelly Anne Garnier

DURATIONFEEREBATEOUT OF POCKET
Up to 20 mins$125$41.20/$79.70$83.80/$45.30
Up to 30 mins$185$79.70$105.30
Up to 40 mins$245$79.70/117.40$165.30/$127.60
Up to 50 mins$305$117.40$187.60
Up to 60 mins$365$117.40$247.60

New patients require a ‘New Patient’ appointment.

DVA Gold Card holders will be bulk-billed.

Some consumables (eg. dressings) may be added to the fee. Procedures (for example skin excision or iron infusion) attract an additional fee.

Some consultations do not attract a rebate, due to Medicare rules. Please ask your doctor if you have any questions.

Please be advised that we apply a surcharge to all of our card transactions. 0.9% for Visa and Mastercard, 1.5% for American Express. These surcharges are calculated to cover the cost of processing card transactions.

A minimum of 3 hours notice is required for a cancellation. Failure to attend an appointment (without a valid reason or notification) will incur the following fee: $75

Payment is required on the day.

Mental Health

Dr. Kelly-Anne Garnier

 DURATIONFEEREBATEOUT OF POCKET
Focused Psychological StrategiesUp to 60 mins$365$117.40$247.60

Psychiatry

Dr. Jaqueline Rakov

DURATIONFEEREBATEOUT OF POCKET
New patient appointmentUp to 45mins$450$233.75$216.25
Returning patient appointmentUp to 30 mins$200$77.65$122.35
Up to 60 mins$380$164.90$215.10
Psychiatry AssessmentUp to 45 mins$650$406.35$243.65

General Practice

Below is a list of fees for our most frequently booked appointment types. Our GP fees are time based. Click HERE for a full table of our time based fees.

Dr. Michael Aizen and Dr. Alison Richards

DurationFeeOut of pocket costRebate
Standard Up to 15 mins $90 $50.90 $39.10
Long Up to 30 mins $180 $104.25 $75.75
Mental Health Care Plan Up to 30 mins $180 $85.25 $94.75
New patient Up to 30 mins $180 $104.25 $75.75

Dr. Kelly-Anne Garnier and Dr. Maureen Burke

DurationFeeOut of pocket costRebate
Standard Up to 20 mins $120 $44.25 $75.75
Long Up to 40 mins $240 $128.50 $111.50
Mental Health Care Plan Up to 40 mins $240 $100.45 $139.55
New patient Up to 40 mins $240 $128.50 $111.50

Lifestyle Medicine – Dr. Kelly-Anne Garnier

DurationFeeOut of pocket costMedicare rebate
Up to 20 mins $140 $64.25 $75.75
Up to 30 mins $220 $144.25 $75.75
Up to 40 mins $280 $168.50 $111.50
Up to 50 mins $320 $208.50 $111.50
New patient 50 mins $280 $168.50 $111.50

New patients require a ‘New Patient’ appointment. 

Children under 16, Health Care Card & DVA White Card holders attract a discount.

DVA Gold Card holders will be bulk-billed.

Some consumables (eg. dressings) may be added to the fee. Procedures (for example skin excision or iron infusion) attract an additional fee.

Some consultations do not attract a rebate, due to Medicare rules. Please ask your doctor if you have any questions.

Please be advised that we apply a surcharge to all of our card transactions. 0.9% for Visa and Mastercard, 1.5% for American Express. These surcharges are calculated to cover the cost of processing card transactions.

A minimum of 3 hours notice is required for a cancellation. Failure to attend an appointment (without a valid reason or notification) will incur the following fee: $75 short/ $150 long

Payment is required on the day.

Mental Health

Psychology

Dr. Kelly-Anne Garnier

DurationFeeOut of pocket costMedicare rebate
Focussed Psychological Strategies 60 mins $360 $222 $138

Psychiatry

Dr. Jacqueline Rakov

DURATION (MINS)FULL PRICEAFTER REBATE
New patient appointment 45 $450 $216.25
Returning patient appointment (Long) 30 $200 $122.35
Psychiatry returning patient appointment (up to 60) 60 $380 $215.10
Psychiatric Assessment (item 291) 45 $650 $243.65

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Frequently Asked Questions

You don’t need a referral letter to attend The Village GP Black Rock. Appointments can be easily booked online at thevillagegpblackrock.com.au, or by contacting our friendly receptionists by phone on (03) 8202 3000.

Just email us at info@thevillagegpblackrock.com, but please inform us if it’s something urgent. Always call 000 in an emergency.

Your current doctor may refer you to another practitioner or specialist in order to help support and manage your condition, and referrals can be discussed during your consultation with us.

Please call 000 or go to your nearest hospital.

We accept payment by Credit and Debit cards. We don’t accept cash or keep it on the premises.

Some of the services available at The Village GP Black Rock may be covered by your private health fund. To find out if you are eligible for a rebate, please contact your private health fund provider.

If you need to reschedule or cancel your appointment, please notify the centre at least one business day prior to the appointment. Thank you.

You’ll be sent a confirmation when you book, and a reminder both five days and 24 hours before your appointment.

For patients of Dr Michael, Dr Kelly-Anne, and Dr Alison, most standard repeat or replacement scripts can be requested online. 

Click here to order your script.

For patients of Dr Maureen, please book an appointment. 

You will be given any test results by your regular doctor, unless agreed otherwise.

There are two main ways to contact The Village GP Black Rock, via phone or email. If you are experiencing an emergency please contact ‘000’ immediately.

For general enquiries, email is the most efficient way to communicate with us. Our email address is info@thevillagegpblackrock.com and we will respond to all emails within 2 business days.

Our phone lines operate during our opening hours. Our phone number is (03)8202 3000.

If you are contacting us about creating, changing or cancelling an appointment, please note that you cannot book or alter appointments via email. For your convenience you can make appointments via the website or on the AMS app at any time, or by phoning the clinic. If you need to alter an appointment please call our receptionists on (03)8202 3000.

Opening hours for the clinic can be found on our home page side bar.

Driving to the clinic

We are located at 29 Bluff Road. There is a 2 hour council car park adjacent to the practice, just 3 doors up the street.

Public Transport

The closest bus stop is at Karakatta St/Bluff Road and is serviced by the 600-922-923 Southland to St. Kilda via Sandringham line, or the 825 Moorabbin to Southland via Black Rock and Mentone Line.

We always want to know how you feel, so just email us at info@thevillagegpblackrock.com.

If you, or a family member, need an interpreter for your appointment, please let our receptionists know.

The Village GP Black Rock has an afterhours agreement with DoctorDoctor. This service provides bulk-billed, medical consultations in the home weekdays from 6:00pm, Saturdays from 12 noon, as well as Sundays and Public Holidays.

Taking care of you, includes protecting your privacy. You can find a link to our Privacy Policy at the bottom of this web page.

Join The Team

Are you looking for a role in general practice? Or are you a GP who is looking for the perfect balance – rewarding, evidence based practice and beach lifestyle within a supportive team of like-minded professionals? We would love to hear from you. Please email us at info@thevillagegpblackrock.com and the team will put you in touch with Dr. Maureen Burke, our clinic owner.  

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    Clinic Update

    Health Assessments for 45-49 and 75+

    Thorough health assessments offered by The Village GP for at-risk patients aged 45-49 and 75+. Facilitating vital lifestyle changes, these assessments can delay or prevent chronic diseases. Contact us for more information or to schedule your 45-49 or 75+ health assessment.

    Cold & Flu Consult

    A Cold and Flu consult assesses individuals with mild-to-moderate respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, sore throat, runny nose) in a separate area of the clinic, to reduce transmission of infection to vulnerable patients and staff. Select “Cold and Flu Consult” appointment type. 

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