ARARAT'S newest medical clinic will be up and running by late October with the project on track for completion.
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The Tristar Medical Group building at 64 High Street is under construction at the moment, with the team at Eastick Homes in charge of the build.
Tristar project manager Catherine McNabb said the group is aiming for an opening date of Monday, October 20.
"We have completely gutted the building and the guys are in there at the moment fitting it out to be a medical clinic," she said.
"It is will be all brand new and Andrew Eastick has been great to deal with, everything is coming along nicely."
Tristar has more than 40 clinics across Australia, including around the Wimmera region in Horsham and Warracknabeal.
Ms McNabb said with a growing population in Ararat, the Tristar Medical Group identified this area as a stable investment.
"I was opening one in Avoca recently and I heard there was a need around Ararat," she said.
"We go where the public need us. We are there for the community and we fully bulk bill - that's what makes Tristar different to other medical groups, that there is no out of pocket expenses for anyone.
"We are not there to make a lot of money, we are there to bring doctors back into rural areas."
Ms McNabb said four general practitioners had already been earmarked ahead of the clinic's opening, with the capacity to eventually have eight GPs operate on site.
The new Ararat base will also include pathology and other allied services.
"With Tristar we sub-let our rooms, so any services for example physio need a room they can use one of ours available," Ms McNabb said.
"We try and be a one stop medical shop.
"It will most likely be four or five doctors in the first six months.
"We will be open five and a half days a week, but again it depends on community demand because we do look to open seven days a week."
Ms McNabb said there will also be an opportunity for local employment.
"Absolutely, anyone interested in say a receptionist role or as a nurse, even if local doctors want to come forward they can," she said.
"Generally we try and get locals involved as much as we can. Anyone who wants to put their hand up to come on board with Tristar can send their CVs through to our head office in Mildura."