Australian Government
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Next week: changes to the healthcare system
Medicare services are set to change from next Saturday, November 1, and provide patients with improved access to bulk-billed GP services. The launch of the new Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program provides an additional quarterly 12.5 per cent incentive for practices that bulk bill all eligible services, with the payment split 50/50 between the GP…
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Airfield upgrades ahead
A Kyneton Airfield upgrade will introduce a new helipad for emergency services and runway extension to accommodate aircraft used for fire-fighting. Last week, Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters announced Kyneton Aero Club was successful in securing $413,500 under the federal government’s Regional Airports Program. “It is so important that Kyneton residents have access to medical and…