Rural Victorian town left without bulk-billing doctor after clinic closes doors

Thousands of patients in Mildura region in state's north-west are unable to access medical records or GP care

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About 15,000 patients in and around the rural city of Mildura in Victoria's north-west have been left without a bulk-billing doctor and are struggling to access their medical records.

The Tristar medical group, which owns the Mildura clinic, went into voluntary administration in May, and after the sale of the clinic to another medical group fell through earlier in August, the clinic has closed its doors.

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