A Medical Centre Near Altona, in Point Cook

If you were searching for an Altona medical centre, it helps to know where we are. Juniper Avenue Medical Centre has one clinic, at 2 Juniper Ave in Point Cook, about 10 km from Altona by road. There is no Juniper practice in Altona itself, so this page sets out what the trip involves and which parts of our GP care Altona residents are most likely to use.

You can book online through HealthEngine at any hour, or phone (03) 9395 5566 while reception is open.

Is a Point Cook clinic the right medical centre for Altona?

That depends on what you need. For a sudden illness, the nearest open GP is usually the sensible choice. Where we suit Altona patients is planned, ongoing care: a regular GP who knows your history, vaccines that come due with age, and reviews of long-term conditions where it helps to return to the same practice each time.

Getting here from Altona

The clinic sits to the south-west of Altona. Most drivers head west along Queen Street, which carries on through Altona Meadows as Central Avenue, join the Princes Freeway briefly, leave at the Palmers Road exit and follow Palmers Road south to Dunnings Road. It comes to about 10 km on the road. Turn into the car park behind the building from Dunnings Road.

Coming by public transport? Check the PTV journey planner first.

An older, established bayside suburb

Altona is one of the longer-settled parts of the west. Hobsons Bay City Council’s local history records the Homestead, Altona’s oldest building, going up in 1842, and the railway reaching Altona Beach in 1888. The 2021 Census counted about 11,500 residents with a median age of 42, against 38 for Victoria, and close to one in five people aged 65 or over (ABS QuickStats).

Maltese, Italian and Greek are among the languages most often spoken at home after English. If you or a parent would be more comfortable with an interpreter, mention it when you make the booking.

Vaccines that fall due after 65

With so many residents in their sixties and older, a few free vaccines are worth checking. The Australian Government lists a 2-dose course of the Shingrix shingles vaccine as free under the National Immunisation Program for people aged 65 and over, and a single free pneumococcal dose for adults 65 and over. Our shingles vaccine and pneumonia vaccine pages explain who else qualifies.

Childhood and adult immunisations are bulk billed with all our doctors. Juniper Avenue Medical Centre also offers a free flu vaccine for every patient while stock lasts, so ask about it at your next visit.

Longer-term care worth the drive

Services that suit a regular trip from Altona:

For more than one long-term condition, a GP care plan pulls this together, and care plans are bulk billed too.

What Altona patients pay

We are a mixed billing practice. Pensioners over 65 and Veterans’ Affairs card holders are bulk billed with every doctor. Other appointments may carry an out-of-pocket cost, because practitioners set their own fees and billing differs slightly between doctors. The fees page lists the standard consultation charges, and the Tyro card system returns your Medicare rebate to your card on the spot.

Common questions

Is there a Juniper clinic in Altona?

No. Our only clinic is in Point Cook, roughly 10 km from Altona by road. Face-to-face appointments all happen there, and phone consultations can be arranged through reception.

Can I keep seeing the same GP?

You can choose a particular doctor when you book, subject to their availability. Each GP has a profile on our doctors page. MyMedicare registration links you to us as your usual practice.

Who do I call when the clinic is closed?

Phone 13 SICK (13 7425) for after-hours home visits and phone consultations. For chest pain, trouble breathing or any other emergency, call 000.

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