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Community Care Chemist has been serving the local community for almost 125 years. That’s an incredible achievement and legacy!
Prior to being known as Community Care Chemist, our iconic pharmacy was referred to as The Geelong United Friendly Societies Dispensary.
Established in 1898, the organisation provided its members with welfare benefits of various kinds, including much needed medicines at a lower price. See more of our history below.
We’re proud to still be a much-loved local icon in the Geelong region.
Unlike other pharmacies which are owned and operated by pharmacists (or a partnership of pharmacists), we’re one of the few pharmacies in Australia that adopt the ‘friendly society’ model.
We are a mutual, not-for-profit company that serves our members and customers. Our business structure requires that surplus funds or profits be reinvested back into our organisation and community, and that our members contribute to a common fund; our membership fee.
By becoming a member, and with your ongoing support, you ensure that we can contribute to support the communities in which we operate.
As well as pharmacists, we have accredited diabetes educators and naturopaths, in-store.
We are your local, not-for-profit pharmacy. We give back to our community through active sponsorship and donations.
Membership delivers quality healthcare for you, your family and the whole community.
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Community has always been at the heart of our business, but over the past 125 years, Community Care Chemist has evolved to become so much
As Geelong’s only not-for-profit pharmacy group, community is at the heart of everything we do. Over the past 12 months Community Care Chemist has contributed
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With one person diagnosed every five minutes, diabetes is one of the biggest challenges confronting Australia’s health system. At Community Care Chemist our goal is
Type 2 diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia. Diabetes is manageable, however many people are left undiagnosed and unaware of their condition.
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