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Car accident doctor for Brewarrina Shire: CTP injury care

From Goodooga to Gongolgon, one of our CTP doctors can assess you over telehealth after a crash on a Brewarrina Shire road.

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Seeing a CTP doctor after a crash in Brewarrina Shire doesn't have to begin with a long drive out along the Kamilaroi Highway, because our doctors consult by telehealth, on video or by phone. In that first consultation, the doctor takes your history, assesses each injury and records how it relates to the crash. They can also fill in your Certificate of Fitness and map out treatment, drawing on physio, psychology or exercise physiology where it's needed. And we'll walk you through how CTP funding for treatment works and what the insurer usually wants to see first.

The shire runs from the Barwon River north to the Queensland border, and beyond the town of Brewarrina its communities, such as Weilmoringle, Angledool and Collerina, sit a long way apart. Much of the work is on wool and cotton properties, and visitors come to see the Aboriginal fish traps on the river. Many local roads are unsealed and can close after rain, so even a follow-up appointment in another town can be hard to reach. Telehealth lets you start soon after the crash and have reviews without the drive, which keeps your records consistent for the insurer.

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Local road safety

Where people are hurt on the roads in Brewarrina Shire

Of the shire's injury crashes in Transport for NSW crash data from 2020 to 2024, roughly seven in ten were in and around the town of Brewarrina itself. The remainder were spread between Goodooga, Weilmoringle and Talawanta. The Kamilaroi Highway features more than any other road, with Goodooga Road next. Motorcyclists were involved in close to one in four crashes, which matters clinically, since riders who come off tend to hurt wrists, shoulders, knees and ribs as well as skin. Nearly four in ten crashes happened in darkness or in the half-light of dusk and dawn. With so few crashes in total, these shares can swing from year to year.

Crashes where someone was hurt in Brewarrina Shire, 2020 to 2024
YearCrashes where someone was hurtKilledSeriously injuredAll casualtiesAll recorded crashes (including tow-away crashes)
202010111
202120022
202242254
202340164
202420123
2020 to 202413251614
Crashes where someone was hurt are police-reported crashes in which at least one person was killed or injured. All casualties counts everyone killed, seriously injured, moderately injured or with minor or other injuries. The last column, for context, also counts crashes where no one was hurt but a vehicle was towed away. Injury severities are as recorded in this police-reported dataset; Transport for NSW's hospital-linked serious injury statistics are a different, higher series.

Roads and streets with the most crashes where someone was hurt

  1. 1.Kamilaroi Highway7 crashes
  2. 2.Goodooga Road3 crashes
  3. 3.Jobs Gate Road1 crash
  4. 4.East Culgoa Road1 crash
  5. 5.Naveena Street1 crash

Localities where people were hurt most often

Localities as recorded by Transport for NSW. A crash near the council boundary can carry the name of a locality next door.

  1. 1.Brewarrina9 crashes
  2. 2.Goodooga2 crashes
  3. 3.Talawanta1 crash
  4. 4.Weilmoringle1 crash

Road-user mix. Of the 13 crashes where someone was hurt in 2020 to 2024, 3 involved a motorcycle, none a pedestrian, none a bicycle and 2 a heavy vehicle (a crash can involve more than one). Of the 13, 8 happened in speed zones of 90 km/h or more.

Main roads through Brewarrina Shire

  • Kamilaroi Highway
  • Arthur Hall VC Way
  • Goodooga Road
  • Jobs Gate Road
  • Castlereagh Highway
  • Bangate Road

Source: Transport for NSW, NSW Road Crash Data 2020 to 2024 (open data). Casualty crashes by LGA of crash. View the dataset (opens in a new tab)

First steps

After a crash in Brewarrina Shire: getting checked and recorded

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Start with 000 if anyone has serious injuries. Where police didn't come to the scene, ring them or call in at a station to report it once you can, and note the event number. Then have a doctor check you and write down every injury, including a stiff neck or seatbelt bruising that seems minor on the day. You can do that with one of our doctors by telehealth from Goodooga or Weilmoringle, even if the road into town is closed after rain. Jot down the rego and state of the other vehicle, plus the driver's name and number. The at-fault vehicle's CTP insurer manages the claim and will want your Certificate of Fitness.

  1. Get safe, then get help

    Call 000 if anyone is seriously hurt or in danger. For police attendance when it isn't an emergency, the Police Assistance Line is 131 444.

  2. Report it and keep the event number

    Report the crash to police if anyone was hurt, a driver left the scene or a car was towed. Keep the event number: the claim form asks for it.

  3. Swap details and take photos

    Get names, phone numbers, licence details and registration plates from every driver, and witnesses' details before they leave. Photograph the scene when it's safe.

  4. See a doctor early

    Ideally within a day or two, even if you feel fine. Pain often builds over the following days. An early appointment records your injuries and starts your Certificate of Fitness.

  5. Which CTP insurer handles your claim

    You claim with the CTP (green slip) insurer of the vehicle most at fault, worked out from its registration. If that vehicle can't be identified, the claim may go to the Nominal Defendant.

  6. Lodge the claim form

    The form is the Application for Personal Injury Benefits, backed by your Certificate of Fitness. Our step-by-step lodging guide walks through it.

Time limits

A claim served within 28 days of the accident can have benefits backdated to the accident date. A common reference point for lodging is three months from the accident. Your circumstances can change the dates, so confirm yours with SIRA or a solicitor.

CTP injury care

Car accident injury care for Brewarrina Shire: your first appointment

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Many crashes on the Kamilaroi Highway and Goodooga Road happen at open-road speed, far from the nearest town, and the injuries we assess afterwards vary: neck and back strain, broken bones, head knocks, and the poor sleep or anxiety that can follow. A motorcyclist thrown onto gravel needs their joints and ribs checked, not just the grazes. Seeing a doctor early puts each injury on record against the crash, and that link is what the insurer looks at. By video from a homestead or Goodooga, the doctor hears what happened and can write a care plan, your Certificate of Fitness and notes for the insurer. If you need imaging or a hands-on examination, we'll work out where you can have it with the least travel. The CTP insurer generally pays for treatment that is reasonable and necessary for your accident injuries; it decides what's approved, and its decisions can be reviewed.

Our CTP doctors see people injured in motor vehicle accidents across NSW. The first appointment does four jobs, and each one feeds the claim:

  1. A proper assessment

    The doctor takes a history of the crash, examines you and records a diagnosis for each injured area, including the ones that seem minor today.

  2. Your Certificate of Fitness

    The main medical document in a NSW CTP claim. It records your injuries, your capacity for work and what you can and can't do. The first one must come from a medical practitioner, and each one generally covers up to 28 days, so it's renewed as you recover. See what a Certificate of Fitness should include.

  3. A treatment plan

    What you need next, such as physiotherapy, psychology or exercise physiology, with clear reasons the insurer can act on.

  4. The records the insurer asks for

    Dated notes, referrals and reports that link your symptoms to the crash. Insurer decisions lean on them, so they need to be specific.

More detail: the CTP medical assessment, and physiotherapy, psychology and exercise physiology under CTP.

CTP injury care

Common injuries after crashes in Brewarrina Shire

Every crash is different, but some injuries come up again and again after car crashes. Many don't show their full extent on the day:

Our guide to car accident injuries and their symptoms covers the warning signs.

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CTP benefits

What CTP pays for, and weekly payments

Approved treatment is generally arranged through the CTP scheme rather than paid by you directly. Depending on your injuries, it can include:

  • Appointments with our CTP doctors, and specialist care where it's needed.
  • Physiotherapy, psychology and exercise physiology with our allied health team.
  • X-rays, scans and other imaging when they're clinically justified.
  • Medication prescribed for your accident injuries.
  • Reasonable travel to approved treatment, where the insurer agrees. Check its process first.

If your injuries stop you working, or cut your hours, weekly payments may be paid where the scheme rules allow. The amount is based on your pre-accident earnings, it steps down at set points, and there's a cap. Your Certificate of Fitness records your capacity for work, so keep it current. Being mostly at fault, or having an injury classified as minor, shortens how long some benefits run. See CTP weekly payments, minor vs non-minor injury and CTP benefits in NSW.

Booking

Telehealth or in person: how to book

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Distances in Brewarrina Shire can be long, and a sore neck or back makes every kilometre feel longer. Telehealth means you can see one of our CTP doctors from home. Where an in-person examination is needed, we'll talk through the options when you book.

  1. Book online or call

    Use the booking form or call (02) 7238 7379.

  2. We confirm by phone

    We call to confirm the time, whether it's telehealth or in person, and what to bring.

  3. Bring what you have

    Photo ID, the police event number, a claim number if you already have one, any scans or hospital letters, and a list of your medications.

New to telehealth? Here's what to expect from a telehealth CTP appointment.

Around the area

Suburbs and towns across Brewarrina Shire

These are some of the suburbs and towns in Brewarrina Shire. We see people from all of them.

  • Brewarrina
  • Goodooga
  • Weilmoringle
  • Gongolgon
  • Angledool
  • Collerina
  • Narran Lake
  • Talawanta

Neighbouring council areas: Walgett, Bourke, Bogan, Warren. The council area also borders Queensland.

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General information, not legal advice. CTP Doctor is a medical clinic, not a law firm or an insurer, and this page isn't medical advice for your situation. For the scheme rules, see SIRA.

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