The Centre Clinic is a community health service for positive people and the GLBTI community, but open to all.

Visit the Centre Clinic for:

• A health care centre where the doctors are unhurried, friendly and take your health concerns seriously;
  

• Health and medical care for PLWHA;
  

• HIV monitoring by experienced doctors including viral load and t-cell counts;
  

• Antiretroviral treatment & advice on antiretroviral treatment without pressure;
  

• Medical consultations on sexual health, general health, emotional and psychological health
  

• STD testing with on-the-spot treatment and diagnosis (where appropriate);
  

• HIV testing and counselling with results in one week;
  

• Hepatitis testing and vaccination; and,
  

• Condoms and lube for sale.

For more information about the discount safe-sex supplies that the Centre Clinic sells, please click on the link below.

Safe-Sex Products

• Because HIV health care is a part of life for positive people and should be a part of routine health care;
  

• Because gay and lesbian people sometimes feel more comfortable in a gay and lesbian friendly health setting;
  

• Because sexual health is no different from the rest of health and should be a part of routine health care.
  

• A medical clinic run by the Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men's Health Centre as a service to the community;
  

• Relies on Medicare income with all medical services and blood tests bulk billed, although vaccines and complimentary therapies are not covered by Medicare; and,
  

• HIV test results only ever given in person.

For information about appointments at the Centre Clinic, please click on the link below.

Information About Appointments

You:

• Any HIV+ gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender person who feels more at home with a gay-oriented health service;
  

• Anyone else who feels comfortable with our service and likes the way we operate;
  

• HIV positive people who want an expert standard of care with the convenience, friendliness, and the personal approach of a local community medical centre; and,
  

• HIV+ and HIV- men and women who think everyone should get the same high quality service.

Us:

• Doctor and Clinical Director: Dr Louise Owen (St Kilda);
  

• Doctor: B.K. Tee (St Kilda & Northcote);
  

• Doctor: Stephen Rowles (St Kilda & Northcote);
  

• Doctor: Mathew Penn (St Kilda);
  

• Doctor: David Spencer (St Kilda)(Currently on leave);
  

• Practice Nurse: Simon Powell
  

• Practice Administrator: Ken Mackie;
  

• Receptionists: Sean O'Connor, Andrew Timmins, Be Jay Hope;
  

• Acupuncturist: Mattie Sempert;
  

• Clinical Trials: Nurse Helen Lau;
  

• Dietician: Jenny MacDonald.