COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY HEALTH CARE
My approach is to build meaningful relationships with my patients, getting to know your priorities for your health, so together we can build a tailored, evidenced-based plan for wellbeing.I enjoy working with people across the lifespan, from kids and young people, to those focussing on healthy aging.Areas of Special Interest
• Skin Cancer Medicine
• Women's Health (including Mirena IUD and Implanon)
• Chronic Disease Management
• Health Asssessments
• LGBTQI Health
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Healthcare
Dr Alyssa Vass
RURAL GENERALIST GP
MBBS, FRACGP-RG, MICD
Living and working on Dja Dja Wurrung Country in central Victoria
Consulting at Goldfields Medical Hub, BDAC and Castlemaine Hospital Urgent Care ↓
CONSULTING LOCATIONS
Goldfields Medical Hub
I am not currently taking new patients in Castlemaine.Existing patients please call reception or visit the clinic in Lyttleton St to make an appointment. Online booking is not currently available.Practice hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 9-5pm.64 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine
(03) 54723233
[email protected]
GMH Website
Bendigo and District Aboriginal Cooperative (BDAC)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and their families only.119 Prouses Rd, North Bendigo
(03) 5442 4947
BDAC website
Urgent and After Hours Care
In a medical emergency always call 000Urgent on-the-day appointments
Available for regular patients via Goldfields Medical Hub or BDAC. Please contact the relevant clinic reception. You may be seen by a different doctor if I am unavailable.Castlemaine Hospital Urgent Care
Access urgent and after hours care through Dhelkaya Health - Castlemaine Hospital, where you will be seen by our team of experienced nurses and on-call GPs. I regularly participate in the 24-hour on-call GP roster.Open: 24 hours / 7 days a week
142 Cornish St, Castlemaine VIC 3450
(03) 5471 3555Urgent and after hours care can also be accessed at Bendigo Health or the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department
Consultation Fees GMH
Non-concession card holders consulting with me at Goldfields Medical Hub are not bulk billed. Private billing allows me to offer thorough, unhurried consultations suited to complex care, chronic disease, mental health, women’s health and comprehensive skin assessments.Concession and Health Care Card holders will continue to be bulk billed for standard general practice care. Procedures may attract minimum out of pocket cost of $25-50.If the cost of care is a barrier, please speak privately with reception or myself before your appointment. I do not want fiancial hardship to prevent access to the care you need.Fees effective 1 August 2026 and subject to change.*Additional fees may apply for patients who are not registered with MyMedicare at GMH
GENERAL PRACTICE CARE
In person and telehealth availableShort Consult <6 mins
Fee $42.50
Medicare rebate $20.55
GAP (Out of Pocket) $21.95
Quick clinic may be bulk bulledStandard Consult
Fee $95.05
Medicare rebate $45.05
GAP (Out of Pocket) $50.00Long Consult >20 mins
Fee $150
Medicare rebate $87.10
GAP (Out of Pocket) $62.90*Very Long Consult >30 mins
Fee: $165
Medicare rebate: $87.10
GAP (Out of Pocket): $77.90*Prolonged Consultation >40 mins
Fee: $220
Medicare rebate: $128.35
GAP (Out of Pocket): $91.65Mental Health Care Plan
Fee: $170
Medicare rebate: $108.95
GAP (Out of Pocket): $61.05Health Assessments
Bulk BilledGP Chronic Condition Management Plans
Bulk Billed*
SKIN CANCER MEDICINE
Full Clinical Skin Examination
Fee $150.00
Medicare rebate $87.10
GAP (Out of Pocket) $62.90
Total Body Photography + $130Skin Lesion Biopsies and Excisions
Overall cost is dependent on lesion and biopsy type. Typical Out of Pocket fee $75-140 per procedure.PROCEDURES
Mirena IUD Insertion
Fee $350
Medicare rebate $183.60
GAP (Out of Pocket) $166.40Implanon Insertion
Fee $160
Medicare Rebate $85.35
GAP (Out of Pocket) $74.65Implanon Replacement - Removal & Insertion at same visit
Fee $300
Medicare rebate $174.75
GAP (Out of Pocket) $125.25If a consult is required at the same time as a skin excision or procedure, additional costs apply but the out-of-pocket fee typically doesn't increase.
WHY I CHARGE OUT-OF-POCKET FEES
The Medicare system is highly complex and the billing for your consult is not simple. Medicare is funded by the Australian Government, to provide all Australians with access to subsidised healthcare via rebates. The Medicare rebate you are eligible for is determined by the time we spend together and the things we talk about or achieve together – for example, procedures, care plans, mental health, women’s health, and general health are all billed to Medicare differently. Each consult is also billed differently depending on whether you have a concession card or are a child under 16.Unfortunately, the current Medicare rebate system incentivises shorter and simpler consults, by making these more highly rebated. Mental health, women’s health and longer consults covering complex or multiple issues, are funded at significantly lower amounts under Medicare.Those of you who know me, know the backbone of my practice is spending the time with you that you need. I want to continue to offer quality care over rushed ‘6-minute medicine’, but I can’t do that if I can’t bill that longer time appropriately and fairly to the care given.The fees I charge also directly contribute to covering the overall costs of running the clinic, which are also increasing. This includes the salaries of our amazing reception and management team and our skilled and invaluable nurses, as well as the costs of keeping the doors open on a fully stocked and functioning clinic.I am very mindful of the cost-of-living challenges facing so many in our community and I do not implement out-of-pocket gap fees lightly. Thank you for your understanding, and for the great work we do together towards your health.I encourage you to speak to me directly if costs are a significant barrier to you attending for care.
Dr Alyssa Vass ~ Rural Generalist GP
I have lived and worked in communities all across Australia, from desert and top end country in NT, WA and far north Queensland to the inner city streets of Melbourne. I've also lived and worked internationally, with long stints in India and Kenya.I now love calling Castlemaine home, and in my spare time you will find me around town singing, running, drawing, dancing and generally enjoying all this wonderful community has to offer.MY QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery
• RACGP Fellowship
• Rural Generalist Fellowship
• Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine, Skin Cancer College Australasia
• Master International and Community DevelopmentMY POLICY AND ADVOCACY WORKAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HealthPrimary Care and Rural Practice