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Mother's Day Classic

On Sunday 13th May, thousands of mothers stepped out to take part in the annual Mother's Day Classic event around the country with their friends and family.The event celebrates its 15th birthday in 2012 and hopes to raise an additional $4.2 million for National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) which Read More...

GMHBA Menopause Seminar a great success

GMHBA brought humour to the serious subject of Menopause on Thursday 26 April at The Pier in Geelong when 400 locals attended the free seminar hosted by comedian and author Wendy Harmer.The event is another addition to GMHBA’s health seminar series which has previously covered child health and Read More...

Free Healthy Cooking Classes with Marion Grasby

GMHBA will be running FREE Healthy Cooking classes hosted by Ex MasterChef contestant Marion Grasby. Read More...

Best Doctors

A new feature for members on Platinum hospital cover called – Best Doctors Read More...

GMHBA's Menopause seminar

This seminar ran on April 26, 2012 and was a great success. Watch out for more seminars and other healthy initiatives from GMHBA in the near futureProfessional, practical advice for dealing with menopause.Guest speaker Dr Elizabeth Farrell from Jean Halies for Women’s Health will discuss a range of Read More...

Baby Sleep & Settling Seminars a success

Recently GMHBA ran a seminar for parents on "baby Sleep & Settling techniques".It offered professional, practical advice for mums and dads on baby sleeping patterns and behaviour.Local Geelong identity and mother of two, Catriona Rowntree hosted the seminar set in the beautiful surroundings of Read More...

GMHBA premiums in-line with industry average

Local health insurer GMHBA has announced changes to their product and price structure which is in-line with the industry average at 5.17 per cent.These changes follow today’s announcement from the Minister of Health and Ageing, Tanya Plibersek, who reported a average 5.06 per cent increase for Read More...

Free fitness sessions for GMHBA members a success.

Pictures and video from our free fitness sessions for GMHBA members. Read More...

RE: Government changes to Private Health Insurance rebate and Medicare Levy Surcharge

The Federal Government yesterday announced that means testing of the Private Health Insurance rebate has successfully passed through the House of Representatives and is expected to come into effect as of 1 July, 2012.GMHBA recognises that this legislative change will affect a percentage of GMHBA Read More...

Confused by the proposed means-testing of the PHI rebate?

The Australian Health Insurance Association (AHIA) has created an easy to understand explanation of the proposed changes to the private health insurance rebate on their ‘You Should Know’ website with an online video. Click here to view. Read More...
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