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The medical precinct adds to their existing centres in Byron Bay. The new centre is located next door to the respiratory clinic the company has been running in Ballina for around nine months. Stephanie Currie, practice manager at First Light Ballina Clinic, said the new clinic started operations on Monday, February 15. The centre is open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm at Tamar Village, 92 Tamar St, Ballina.
Stephanie Currie, practice manager at First Light Ballina Clinic. "We currently offer all general GP services, focusing on preventive health, which is First Light's main focus," she said. "We also have a skin specialist, a physiotherapist, and we have two doctors specialising in women's health.
Premium Content Subscriber only Skin checks don't have to be awkward or scary, said a new GP offering the service in Ballina. Love the skin you are in and get it checked, like you do with your eyes, teeth and hearing ‒ that's the recommendation from Dr Paddy McLisky. "I'm offering skin cancer checks, I'm doing biopsies, lesions and treating skin cancers, plus sometimes referring them on to plastic surgeons or dermatologists," he said. The medico is originally from Eureka, and after learning new skills for a year in Tasmania, he has retuned to the Northern Rivers and joined the new Ballina clinic.