Medical Practice
Bendigo Community Health Services features a wonderful team of trusted, caring and experienced general practitioners and nurses operating from our Eaglehawk medical practice site.
If you are facing an emergency, call 000 immediately.
Our GPs can help you with all your general medical issues.
Your confidentiality will be respected and is covered by privacy laws.
Appointments
We have an appointment system for the medical practice but do keep some appointment times open for emergencies. Anyone who walks into our practice without an appointment will be triaged by our clinical team. However, this can result in long waits, we strongly recommend you make an appointment if possible. Everyone who has a GP appointment will be reminded the day before by SMS or phone.
Some of our GPs are available to book online, via the link below. For others, call our clinic on 5406 1200.
Eaglehawk site medical practice
Medical staff
Dr Ratnavalli Subendran
Provider number: 2496358K
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Dr Ratnavalli is a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners and has been working as a general practitioner in Bendigo for 18 years.
Prior to joining BCHS she had worked as a GP in outer Melbourne as well as in hospitals (Alice Springs, Townsville, and Horsham).
Her interest is in all areas of general practice, particularly prevention and chronic disease management.
She obtained her medical degree in Sri Lanka, where she worked before migrating to Australia.
Dr Haris Noor
Provider number: 460102GX
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MBBS DCH CertEM FRACGP-RG
Dr Haris obtained his medical degree from Monash University in 2012 and has worked in Bendigo and around the region since 2013. Prior to commencing his post-graduate specialist training in General Practice, he worked as a paediatric doctor at Bendigo Health and Monash Health for nearly two years whilst completing the Diploma in Child Health. He also practiced in emergency medicine and internal medicine at Bendigo Health and Dhelkaya Health, in addition to completing the Emergency Medicine Certificate through the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. After completing specialist training in General Practice and gaining a Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2019, he later gained Rural Generalist qualification in 2025.
His special interests include skin cancer management, musculoskeletal medicine, paediatrics, sexual health, LGBTQIA+ health including gender medicine, and HIV medicine.
Semi-regularly, Dr Noor does locum work at rural and remote hospitals around Australia. In his spare time, he embraces his adventurous side to go off-roading, camping, hiking, paragliding, and archery.
Dr Jas Singh
Provider number: 4581838H
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MBBS, FRACGP
Dr Jas is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, with over 10 years’ experience in general practice. He is a Principal GP Supervisor and the Clinical Lead at BCHS.
He has a keen interest in chronic disease management, particularly diabetes and heart disease. Dr Jas runs the community diabetes clinic in collaboration with a diabetes educator, providing comprehensive care and support to patients.
He is also a local Medical Educator with the RACGP with more than eight years of teaching experience and serves as Clinical Editor with Murray HealthPathways, contributing to clinical writing and the editing of local pathways.
Outside of work, Dr Jas enjoys photography, reading, and spending quality time with his family and friends.
Dr Gaurav Movalia
Provider number: 5538644L
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MBBS, FRAGP
Dr Movalia is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and has worked across a range of clinical settings in Victoria and Western Australia. He has over 10 years of experience as a medical practitioner, including extensive experience overseas.
Dr Movalia enjoys all aspects of general practice and cares for patients across all age groups. His special interests include, but are not limited to, chronic disease management, skin cancer, men’s health, children’s health, and sexual health. He performs regular skin checks, skin cancer diagnosis, and skin cancer excisions, and is experienced in minor surgical procedures such as skin biopsies and Implanon insertion and removal.
Dr Movalia is multilingual and fluent in Gujarati and Hindi. Outside of work, he enjoys playing chess and spending quality time with his family and friends.
Dr Hlaing Bwar
Provider number: 5704888J
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MBBS
Dr Hlaing is a GP Registrar in his fourth year of training, currently practising in Bendigo. He graduated with an MBBS from Myanmar and worked in a private hospital there before moving to Australia after successfully completing the Australian Medical Council examinations.
Dr Hlaing has also worked in Australian hospital settings and has a strong interest in chronic disease management, including diabetes, obesity and preventive health. He enjoys building long-term, patient-focused relationships and takes a thoughtful, personalised approach to care. He speaks English and Burmese.
Outside of work, he enjoys reading and spending time with his family.
Dr Mehwish Riaz
Provider number 553013BT
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Dr Mehwish Riaz has worked in hospitals in Melbourne and Perth across various disciplines before choosing General Practice as her definite specialty. She is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She enjoys working as a primary care physician in rural Victoria where she is able to deliver comprehensive community-focused, continued care to her patients. Being a multilingual – in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi enables her to have effective communication with patients from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds.
She has a special interest in child and adolescent health and has completed a post graduate diploma in Paediatrics through Sydney Child Health Program. Other areas of interest are women’s health, chronic disease management and mental health.
Outside of clinical practice, she loves travel and family time with her boys.
Dr Joshua Columbus
Provider number 5995522cY
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Dr Joshua was born in Burma and grew up in Thailand before moving to Canada, where he completed a Bachelor of Biochemistry at Trent University and a Master of Physiology at the University of Toronto. He later moved to Australia and graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery from James Cook University in 2020.
Joshua completed his internship and a year as a Resident Medical Officer at Townsville University Hospital, followed by a further year of residency training at Bendigo Health. He commenced General Practice training in early 2024 and is currently working towards Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
He enjoys all aspects of general practice, with particular interests in preventative health, chronic disease management, and refugee health. Joshua is a native speaker of Karen.
Dr Shivawn Stevens
Provider number 522364RA
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Details to come.
Dr Deleema Devasia
Provider number: 6520872J
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MBBS, MS
Dr Deleema is a GP Registrar with more than a decade of experience in medical practice and a passion for rural healthcare. Graduating from Southern India with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Dr Deleema went on to complete extensive specialist training in Ophthalmology, teaching students and serving in rural and disadvantaged communities. After moving to Australia she joined Bendigo Health, gaining close to three years’ experience working across a range of areas including medical and surgical specialties.
Dr Deleema can communicate fluently with speakers of Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil.
She enjoys the quiet and beautiful life in Bendigo with her family, with a love for martial arts, nature, gardening and reading.
Dr Sadia Ahmed
Provider number: 6295756A
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MBBS
Dr Sadia is a GP registrar working towards her fellowship with Royal Australian College of General Practitioner. Dr Sadia has experience working in general medicine, respiratory medicine, emergency medicine, psychiatry, infectious diseases, blood and bone marrow cancers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Werribee Mercy Hospital and regional hospitals Ballarat, Warragul and Latrobe. She is interested in all aspects of general practice with particular interests in aged care, palliative care, mental health and skin cancer.
Outside of work Dr Sadia enjoys travelling and maintaining an active lifestyle through regular Pilates and strength training.
Nursing staff Boska Wyatt & Deb Mayes
Services
We are an accredited general medical practice providing a wide range of services including:
- Health checks
- Minor procedures
- Wound management
- Skin checks
- ECGs
- Diabetes management
- Employment medicals
- Family planning
- Lung function testing (spirometry)
- Vaccinations
- TAC and Workcover
- DVA
- Clinicallabs pathology service
Accessing this service
Assistance After hours
If you have an emergency out of practice hours call 000 immediately.
For mental health support call Lifeline 13 11 14
For a non-emergency, or after-hours medical advice or care, our medical practice recommends you try:
- Bendigo Medicare Urgent Care Clinic 5445 5690
- Nurse-On-Call 1300 606 024
- healthdirect GP Helpline 1800 022 222
- Victorian Virtual ED www.vved.org.au
Contacting GPs
GPs in our medical practice may be contacted during normal surgery hours. The reception staff will give the GP a message of your request and then inform you of the outcome.
Accessing Test Results
Please make an appointment for your test results, unless your GP has stated they will phone you with the results.
We will send you a reminder for certain tests such as pap smears and immunisations.
Appointments
We offer in person and telehealth appointments by appointment only. We offer short (15 minute) and longer (30minute) appointments. If you require a longer appointment please advise our client services team.
We endeavour to accommodate your preference for doctor and time.
Please contact our client services team to book an appointment or alternatively you can book online.
Please ensure you have received a confirmation message before coming to the appointment.
Telehealth
Telehealth appointments are available if you cannot attend in person and you have seen one of our GPs in person in the last 12 months. We offer telephone appointments.
Walk-Ins
We are an appointment only clinic. Walk-ins will be triaged by our clinical team.
Home Visits
Home visits are at the discretion of our general practitioners. Please discuss with your regular doctor
Fees
We are a fully bulk billing clinic for all Medicare card holders for eligible services.
Fees may apply for non-eligible services.
A fee of $35 will be charged if you fail to attend your appointment or cancel less than two hours before your appointment.
Repeat Prescriptions
Please book an appointment to see your GP for a repeat prescription. Our medical practice recommends you allow yourself plenty of time to get a repeat prescription before your supply of medication runs out.
Please discuss with Client Services staff at reception if you have further questions.
Teaching clinic
As a teaching clinic, Medical Students may attend your consultation for observation and to assist the GP.
Please let client serves or your Doctor Know if you prefer the students not to attend your consultation.
Parking & Practice Features
Free parking is available in the carpark beside the building.
Our beautiful Eaglehawk Medical Practice features a comfortable waiting area with a children’s space, health information, reading material, bathrooms and large-screen TVs.
Disabled Access & Interpreter Services
Disabled Access is via the main entrance of the building. The waiting room and consulting rooms have wheelchair and scooter access.
Please note we have Rodger Hearing System within our facilities. Please speak with client services access the T-Switch receiver.
Interpreter services are free of charge. Our client services team can help you to coordinate this service. Please advise what language the interpreter needs to speak when arranging your appointment.
Patient Reminders
We send reminders of tests, reviews or immunisations which may be due. Please tell your doctor if you do not wish to receive them.
Feedback
To request information about what the medical practice provides or about staff at the practice, or to make a complaint or compliment, please fill out our online feedback form here.
Or, contact the Community Medical Practice Manager in person at the site, via phone on (03) 5406 1200 or post via PO Box 1121, Bendigo, Victoria, 3552.
We take complaints seriously and aim to resolve them quickly and fairly.
If you remain dissatisfied with our response, you may contact the Health Complaints Commissioner (HCC). The HCC responds to complaints about health services and the handling of health information in Victoria. Their service is free, confidential and impartial. To lodge a complaint with the HCC:
Fill out a complaint form online at www.hcc.vic.gov.au
Phone: 1300 582 113 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday to discuss your complaint.
Post: Level 26, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000.
Your Health Information
Informed consent is required before sending your health information to a third party or to you. Refer to our Consumer Information Booklet for further information on consent, privacy, protection of your personal information and your rights and responsibilities.
Your medical records are confidential. Our policy is to maintain security of your personal health information management at all times.
See our Privacy Policy here – it complies with the Privacy Act (1988) and Health Records Act (2001).
For information about your rights contact the Australian Information Commissioner on 1300 363 992 or www.oaic.gov.au.