Mallacoota faces ongoing struggle to attract and retain GPs and allied health professionals

A new GP clinic opened in Mallacoota in 2019. (Supplied)

The far-east Victorian coastal township of Mallacoota faces an ongoing battle with the recruitment and retention of GPs and urgent care medical staff.    

Since the Black Summer bushfires of 2019, the town has benefited from services of three GPs and a paramedic roster of first-aid-trained ambulance officers after a dedicated recruitment campaign.