Lung Lab
Lung function laboratory
Breathing tests here at 10 Meurant Avenue. We'll tell you beforehand which medicines to pause.
Lung Lab & SleepWagga Wagga · Riverina NSW
Specialist lung and sleep care, right here in the Riverina.
Three respiratory physicians, a full lung function laboratory, sleep studies and CPAP downloads, based at 10 Meurant Avenue, Wagga Wagga.
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3 respiratory physiciansLung and sleep medicine
New patient form
Fill in your details at home before your first visit.
Start the formRefer a patient
Secure online referrals with scans and reports attached.
GP portalHaving a test
Lung function tests, sleep studies and how to prepare.
Test guidesCPAP download
Bring your machine's SD card for a download and report.
How it worksWhy The Rural Lung Unit
Specialist care without the trip to the city
Patients
Before you come
Ask your GP for a referral. We'll send you a link to fill in your forms at home, or you can use the tablet in our waiting room.
On the day
See your specialist, with our lung function laboratory in the same building. Your GP gets a letter after your visit.
GPs
Referring
Refer online through our secure portal, with CT, X-ray and spirometry reports attached in the same step.
Hearing back
Letters come back through the portal. Fax and email still work while your practice switches over.
Our doctors
Meet your physicians
Trained in Australia and overseas, and committed to specialist care in the Riverina.
A/Prof Adriaan Venter
Respiratory & sleep physicianAdditional qualifications in emergency medicine, tropical infectious diseases and diagnostic ultrasound. Senior Lecturer, UNSW Rural Medical School.
Dr Helen Boland
Respiratory physicianTrained in Melbourne, with advanced training at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.
On site
Tests close to home
Lung function testing in our own laboratory, with sleep studies and bronchoscopy at the hospitals nearby.
ResMedPhilipsFisher & PaykelBMC
Sleep
Sleep studies & CPAP
Overnight studies at Calvary Riverina Hospital. CPAP downloads for ResMed, Philips, Fisher & Paykel and BMC machines.
Sleep & CPAPVisit us
Make the trip count
All appointments are in person at 10 Meurant Avenue, Wagga Wagga. Many of our patients drive a long way, so fill in your forms at home and bring everything on the list.
- Narrandera 98 km
- Albury 128 km
- Griffith 182 km
- Deniliquin 254 km
- Hay 268 km
- Help with travel IPTAAS
Approximate driving distances to Wagga Wagga.
For GPs & referrers
Referring takes one step
Send referrals through our secure GP portal, attach scans and reports, and get our letters back the same way.
- Upload CT, X-ray and spirometry reports with the referral
- Letters back through the portal, not by fax
- Fax and email still accepted while you switch over
Conditions
Conditions we treat, breath by breath
Choose a condition to see how it changes the lungs, the airflow and the numbers a lung function test measures.
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LIVEBreathingAir in the lungs · last 9 seconds
Breaths / min14
Each breath500mL
Oxygen (SpO₂)98%
FEV₁ / FVC80%
PatternNormal
Flow–volume loop from a forced breath test. Dashed line: typical normal.
Healthy lungs
Air flows freely in through the airways to hundreds of millions of tiny air sacs, where oxygen passes into the blood. At rest, most adults take around 12 to 20 breaths a minute.
A simplified illustration of how these conditions affect breathing. It is not a diagnosis, and the numbers are typical examples rather than patient results.
3D anatomy adapted from “Respiratory System (Lungs) – Visible Human Male” by Kristen Browne (NIH 3D, 3DPX-013408) and the Human Reference Atlas “Mouth, Male” and “Palatine Tonsil, Male” reference organs (NIH 3D, 3DPX-022831, 3DPX-021011, 3DPX-021012), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Based on Visible Human Project® data, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Modified by Pixel IT Consultants.
All conditions
What we diagnose and treat
Choose a condition to see it in the live model above.
Lung cancer
The usual path to a diagnosis
When lung cancer is suspected, most patients go through these three steps. We explain each one as it happens.
1
Chest X-ray
Usually ordered by your GP, and often the first sign that something needs a closer look.
2
CT scan
A detailed picture of the lungs that shows the size and position of any abnormality, and where a sample could be taken from.
3
Biopsy
A small tissue sample, often taken by bronchoscopy at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, confirms whether it is cancer and what type.
For GPs: screening found a nodule?The National Lung Cancer Screening Program is finding nodules that need specialist follow-up. Refer online and attach the CT report.
Patients
We're glad you're coming in.
Before your first appointment, please fill in a short patient form. It takes about 5 minutes, your details are encrypted, and it means less paperwork on the day.
How it works
Three steps before your visit
STEP 01
Open the form
When reception receives your referral, we send you a personal link by SMS or email. Some of your details will already be filled in.
STEP 02
Fill in your details
About 5 minutes: name, contact, Medicare, GP, and anything we need to know about your health. Sign on screen with your finger or mouse.
STEP 03
Arrive ready
When you walk in, we already have your details. Less time at the front desk, straight through to your appointment.
We need your referral first
The Rural Lung Unit sees patients on referral. See your GP and ask for a referral to us; your GP can send it to us directly. Not sure if we have it? Call (02) 6925 6122.
Already have a link from us? Open the SMS or email we sent and tap the link. It's personal to you.
I already have a paper referral
If your GP gave you the referral to bring yourself, attach a photo or PDF of it and you can fill in the form now. Reception will check it against your appointment.
Attach my referral and startPDF or a photo · one file · up to 20 MB
What to bring
On the day
All appointments are in person at 10 Meurant Avenue, Wagga Wagga.
Your referral
Medicare & health fund cards
Your medicines & inhalers
Recent scans or reports
Your CPAP SD card
Time for any tests
Before your test
Preparing for tests
We'll send exact instructions with your appointment, and those always come first. These are the basics.
Lung function tests
- We'll tell you which inhalers and medicines to pause, and for how long
- Avoid smoking or vaping for at least an hour beforehand
- Avoid a large meal or hard exercise just before
- Wear loose, comfortable clothes
Sleep study
- Held overnight at Calvary Riverina Hospital
- Bring nightwear and anything you need for the night
- Keep taking your usual medicines unless we tell you otherwise
Bronchoscopy
- Done at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
- You'll be told when to stop eating and drinking
- Tell us if you take blood thinners
- You'll have sedation, so arrange someone to drive you home
Common questions
Questions we're often asked
Do I need a referral?
Yes. Ask your GP for a current referral to the Rural Lung Unit. Your GP can send it to us directly.
Do you offer telehealth?
No. All appointments are in person at 10 Meurant Avenue, Wagga Wagga.
I live a long way away. Can I get help with travel?
If you travel a long way for specialist care, you may be eligible for help with travel and accommodation costs through the NSW Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS).
How do I get my results?
Your doctor discusses your results with you, and your GP gets a letter. Reports we send you directly arrive as a secure link that you open with a one-time code.
What will my appointment cost?
Fees and Medicare rebates to be supplied by the practice.
Patients
New patient form
About 5 minutes · saved as you type · encrypted
GPs & referrers
Referring takes one step.
Send referrals through our secure GP portal, attach scans and reports, and get our letters back the same way.
How it works
The GP portal
No passwords to remember: you sign in with a one-time code sent to your email.
Request access
Tell us your name, practice and provider number. We confirm and set you up.
Sign in with a code
Enter your email and the one-time code we send.
Refer and attach
Patient details, reason for referral, and CT, X-ray or spirometry files.
Letters come back
Our letters arrive in the portal, not by fax.
What to include
A good referral
The more we have up front, the faster we can triage, and the fewer repeat tests your patient needs.
- Reason for referral and how urgent it is
- Recent chest X-ray, CT and spirometry reports
- Current medications and smoking history
- For urgent concerns, call us on (02) 6925 6122 as well
Screening found a nodule?The National Lung Cancer Screening Program is finding nodules that need specialist follow-up. Refer online and attach the CT report.
Still on fax or email?
We accept both while your practice switches over. Fax (02) 8456 4330 · comms@lungunit.com.au
Lung Lab & Sleep
Tests close to home.
Lung function testing in our own laboratory, sleep studies at Calvary Riverina Hospital, and CPAP downloads for ResMed, Philips, Fisher & Paykel and BMC machines.
10 Meurant Ave
Lung function laboratory
Breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs hold, how quickly you can blow it out, and how well oxygen passes from your lungs into your blood.
Calvary Riverina Hospital
Sleep studies
Overnight studies at Calvary's private sleep laboratory, reviewed by our physicians.
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
Bronchoscopy
A thin, flexible tube with a camera looks inside the airways and can take samples. Done under sedation at the hospital.
CPAP downloads
Bring your SD card
We read SD cards from ResMed, Philips, Fisher & Paykel and BMC machines, and file the report straight into your record.
Bring the card
Take the SD card out of your machine and bring it to the Lung Lab.
We download it
The data is read on site and stays with the practice.
Your report
Hours of use, mask leak, pressure and breathing events, on our letterhead.
Compared over time
Each download is kept, so your doctor can see how you're tracking.
Our doctors
Meet your physicians.
Respiratory physicians trained in Australia and overseas, with teaching links to the UNSW Rural Medical School in Wagga Wagga.
Respiratory & sleep physician
A/Prof Adriaan Venter
A/Prof Venter trained in South Africa and holds additional qualifications in emergency medicine, tropical infectious diseases and diagnostic ultrasound. A/Prof Venter is a Senior Lecturer at the UNSW Rural Medical School in Wagga Wagga, and the practice runs research with UNSW medical students and junior doctors.
Respiratory medicineSleep medicineEmergency medicineTropical infectious diseasesDiagnostic ultrasound
Respiratory physician
Dr Helen Boland
Dr Boland trained in Melbourne and completed advanced training in respiratory medicine at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.
Respiratory medicine
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Respiratory physician
Dr Julia Fattore
Photo and profile to come from the practice.
Contact
Get in touch.
Call us, send a message, or find us at 10 Meurant Avenue, Wagga Wagga.
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Contact details
- Phone(02) 6925 6122
- Fax(02) 8456 4330
- Emailcomms@lungunit.com.au
- Address10 Meurant Avenue, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Opening hours
| Monday | 9am – 4pm |
| Tuesday | 9am – 4pm |
| Wednesday | 9am – 4pm |
| Thursday | 9am – 4pm |
| Friday | 9am – 1pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |