Our History
Country Hearing Care has grown to become one of the largest independent hearing care providers for regional and underserved communities—building meaningful connections, one at a time.
A little bit of history
In 2024, Ballarat Hearing Clinic and Country Hearing Care (formerly Sunraysia Hearing Care) merged to create Country Hearing Care Pty Ltd. Here’s some of the history that led to that moment, and what’s happened since.
Ballarat Hearing Clinic was established in 1983 and moved to their current Drummond Street North premises in 1996. Locally owned and independent and BHC had grown to service several locations (including a second permanent site in Sebastopol), with a dedicated team of passionate professionals.
Sunraysia Hearing Clinic began operating from a room at the Mildura Base Hospital in 2003.
Over the following years, as the business grew to wider regions, they changed the trading name to Country Hearing Care, to better represent the wider geographic footprint of the expanding clinic locations.
With the merging of the two companies, we decided to retain the ‘Country Hearing Care’ banner as it better lends itself to the further growth that we anticipate.
We may be a bit larger now but our mission remains unwavering: to deliver exceptional, client-centred hearing healthcare with the utmost ethical standards to our communities.
History timeline
1983
Ballarat Hearing Clinic Founded by Richard Roper at the Ballarat Base Hospital
1996
Opened Drummond St. North
Clinic
2002
Campbell Stevens joins as an Audiologist
2007
Campbell Stevens takes over the business from Richard Roper
2007
‘Sunraysia Hearing Clinic’ is born (our original name!) and work starts in our first clinic in Ontario Avenue, Mildura.
2009
Donald visiting site opened
2011
Sunraysia hearing clinic opens it’s 2nd permanent site: in Swan Hill.
2013
Name change to Country Hearing Care to reflect our expanding locations.
2014
St. Arnaud visiting site opened
2016
Our Echuca clinic is born. Our 3rd permanent site.
2017
CHC Mildura opens its brand new, custom-built clinic.
2020
Navigated Covid with in-car services and pioneering telehealth
2020
Country Hearing Care proudly opens its first NSW permanent site: CHC Broken Hill.
2021
BHC becomes first member and pioneer of Victorian Cochlear Implant Program
2022
CHC Eaglehawk opens it’s doors.
2023
Custom made Sebastopol Hearing Clinic opens doors
2024
We merge companies to form Country Hearing Care PTY Ltd!
2024
Opened CHC Bendigo—Our 8th permanent clinic
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