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Car accident doctor for the Junee Shire: CTP injury care

Our CTP doctors assess people hurt in crashes around Junee by telehealth, complete the Certificate of Fitness and set out treatment.

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From Junee itself to Old Junee and the grain farms beyond Illabo, a telehealth consultation with our CTP doctors can happen soon after a crash. There's no need to wait until you can drive to Wagga Wagga, and in-person options are there for a hands-on examination. The doctor asks how the collision unfolded, examines what was hurt and completes the Certificate of Fitness that goes with your claim. From there you get a care plan, drawing where needed on our physios, psychologists or exercise physiologists, and each visit is written up for the claim. We also explain, in plain terms, how the NSW CTP scheme generally funds treatment.

The shire covers about 2,000 square kilometres of cropping and grazing land around the railway town of Junee, taking in Old Junee, Illabo, Harefield, Bethungra and Wantabadgery. Plenty of residents make regular trips to Wagga Wagga, sharing the Olympic Highway with trucks hauling grain and stock. Harvest puts slow farm machinery on long rural roads. For someone injured out here, regular appointments can mean a lot of travel. Telehealth reviews help when you can't drive yet, are needed back on the farm, or would simply rather be seen from home.

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Local road safety

Where people are hurt on the roads in the Junee Shire

The shire records a modest number of injury crashes, but many are serious. In Transport for NSW's crash data for 2020 to 2024, nearly half of the people hurt had injuries police recorded as serious. Most were open-road crashes, with about seven in every ten in zones where the limit is high, on roads such as the Olympic Highway and Goldfields Way. A motorcyclist was involved in roughly one crash in eight. About a fifth happened after dark, when distance and speed are harder to judge. Junee and Old Junee head the list of localities. Impacts at those speeds commonly involve neck and back injuries, fractures and head knocks, and riders can be left with shoulder, wrist and leg injuries. That is the range our doctors expect to assess after crashes on these roads.

Crashes where someone was hurt in the Junee Shire, 2020 to 2024
YearCrashes where someone was hurtKilledSeriously injuredAll casualtiesAll recorded crashes (including tow-away crashes)
202014382322
20219051412
202211171417
202310181518
2024110101615
2020 to 2024555388284
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.Olympic Highway15 crashes
  2. 2.Goldfields Way7 crashes
  3. 3.Canola Way7 crashes
  4. 4.Gundagai Road4 crashes
  5. 5.Pattersons Road2 crashes

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.Junee15 crashes
  2. 2.Old Junee13 crashes
  3. 3.Bethungra6 crashes
  4. 4.Wantabadgery5 crashes
  5. 5.Harefield4 crashes

Road-user mix. Of the 55 crashes where someone was hurt in 2020 to 2024, 7 involved a motorcycle, 1 a pedestrian, 2 a bicycle and 7 a heavy vehicle (a crash can involve more than one). Of the 55, 38 happened in speed zones of 90 km/h or more.

Main roads through the Junee Shire

  • Olympic Highway
  • Goldfields Way

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 the Junee Shire: getting checked and recorded

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Get your injuries checked soon, even if they seem minor at first. Soreness after a jolt on the Olympic Highway or Gundagai Road can build later, and an early medical record helps link your injuries to the crash. If police didn't come to the scene, let them know about the crash and get an event number. Jot down the plate and driver's name, and take photos only well clear of passing grain trucks. Whoever insures the vehicle at fault handles your claim, and our doctors can fill in its Certificate of Fitness by telehealth, anywhere from Wantiool to Junee.

  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 the Junee Shire: your first appointment

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In a farming shire, it's easy to push on after a crash and leave seeing a doctor until harvest or shearing is over. Early assessment matters, because the insurer relies on medical records to tie your injuries to the accident. A first appointment covers how the crash happened and an examination, then the Certificate of Fitness, notes for the insurer and a care plan. With telehealth, you can be seen from a property near Marinna or your kitchen in Junee. The open-road crashes and motorcycles in the data here point to whiplash, back injuries, fractures, concussion and the injuries riders suffer when a bike goes down. 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. If your claim runs into a dispute, we can point you to independent legal help.

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 the Junee 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 the Junee 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 the Junee Shire

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

  • Junee
  • Old Junee
  • Wantabadgery
  • Yathella
  • Harefield
  • Bethungra
  • Illabo
  • Eurongilly
  • Dirnaseer
  • Junee Reefs
  • Wantiool
  • Marinna

Neighbouring council areas: Temora, Coolamon, Wagga Wagga, Cootamundra-Gundagai.

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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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See a CTP doctor after a crash in the Junee Shire

Often seen within the week. Telehealth across NSW, or in person where appropriate. No claim number needed to start.

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