Name Border GP Division Division Number 329 Classification Rural Number of Member GPs 80 State Victoria Year Established 1993 Number of Member Practices 27 Postcodes Covered 2640, 2641, 2642, 2643, 2644, 2645, 2646, 2659, 2660, 3689, 3690, 3691 Population 98,049 (2001 Census) Area Covered 12 168 square kilometres in the rural south of New South Wales and the Local Government Area of the Rural City of Wodonga, Victoria. The Border Division includes the towns of Albury, Corowa, Mulwala, Culcairn, Holbrook, Hume, Wodonga and Urana. CEO Mr Trevor CowellGreater South Eastern Division of General Practice Chair Dr William Walton About ADGP Physical Address: Suite 8/175 Lawrence Street WODONGA VIC 3690 AustraliaHome Postal Address: PO Box 168 WODONGA VIC 3689 Australia Email: staff@bordergp.org.au Phone: 02 6049 1900Consumers & Divisions Fax: 02 6049 1999 Website: http://www.bordergp.org.au Annual Forum

Discussion Forums

The Border Division is situated across the border of Victoria and NSW, has 16 full and part time staff who provide a number of general practice support services to the members. The Division also provides a number of clinical services through MAHS and BOMHS programs.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

• Increased GP participation in Division
• Improved networking of GPs and othersImage Library
• Enhanced focus on local primary healthcare issues
• Ranked in top 5 for Immunisation cover nationally

CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE

• GP WorkforceDivisions Directory
• Information Technology
• Maintaining local input into health policy
• Obtain recognition of the significant workforce shortage in RRMA 3 areas for Albury/Wodonga, the GP to patient ratio is currently 1 to 2000 and growing