February 12th, 2025New medical centre opens in growing Ballarat suburb

A new medical centre has opened in the growing Ballarat suburb of Lucas.

UFS Medical has opened its newest medical centre in Lucas as Ballarat’s population expands to the west of the regional city.

The new clinic is taking new patients, with all initial GP appointments this month to be bulk-billed.

From March, bulk-billing will be available for pensioners, healthcare card holders, DVA card holders and children under 16.

UFS chief executive Matt Vagg says the new centre will help provide high-quality, integrated healthcare across the region.

The new centre is UFS’ fourth location in Ballarat and follows clinics already operating in Doveton Street, Windermere Street and Sebastopol.

Situated in Merz Street, the new Lucas centre features consulting and procedure rooms for GPs, nurses and remedial therapies.

Occupational therapy will be offered along with radiology and pathology services which are scheduled to begin being offered at the new centre in the coming weeks.