
Dr Rebecca Tolhurst
Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner
Founder and practitioner
Rebecca is a results-driven practitioner who views every person’s health as a holistic and complete picture. Each session is tailored to accommodate the individual, with personalised treatment design. One of the most experienced and highly qualified Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioners in the Central Victoria region, she has had experience in many different settings with many different types of patients through her 20 year career.
Since 2006, Rebecca has developed a strong network, clinical reputation and professional profile. She has appeared on local radio (Mind Ya Head, Main FM in May 2021), worked casually for AHPRA and the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia, written 8 published articles for professional association (AACMA) magazines and local wellness tourism publications (Ballarat Living), and spoken at Chinese Medicine conferences (AACMAC in 2023 and the UK Conference of Chinese Medicine in 2026) on public health related issues.
The Central Highlands Chinese Medicine dispensary has raw, powdered, prepared or granulated Chinese herbal medicines for utmost strength and your greatest convenience. Acupuncture, Chinese bodywork, meditation or spiritually-derived styles are available, and she incorporates whichever combination is more relevant to your specific condition.
Areas of clinical expertise include pain syndromes, metabolic disorders, urology, gynaecology, pregnancy and reproductive health, paediatrics, Alcohol and Other Drugs recovery support, mental health, parasites and gut-brain syndromes from an integrative health perspective. Rebecca is a skilled and diversely experienced professional and welcomes new and existing patients. Book now to see Rebecca.
Rebecca’s formal qualifications are:
BHSci (Chinese Herbal Medicine)(2004);
BHSci (Traditional Chinese Medicine)(2006);
Grad. Dip (Public Health)(2018).

Rebecca is a member of the Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) and is registered with the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia (CMBA) under the Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine divisions. Health fund rebates are available via HICAPS and she is eligible for inclusion as a therapist in pre-approved Work Cover, TAC & NDIS treatment plans by referral from a General Practitioner.
If you would like to make a time to see Rebecca, please call or text reception on 0422 353 446 or book online by clicking this link







