ABOUT US
Benalla Chiropractic Centre welcomes you!
Located at 61 Bridge Street West, Dr Toby Fraser bought the Benalla Chiropractic Centre practice in December 2007. Originally located at Cecily Court, the practice moved to larger premises at its current home. Benalla Chiropractic Centre is the only Gonstead Chiropractic Clinic in North East Victoria, providing safe, gentle and specific chiropractic care for all ages.
We have an excellent working relationship with other healthcare providers. If we feel your case is not a chiropractic case, we will refer you to a healthcare professional that can help.
Dr. Toby Fraser
Toby was first exposed to chiropractic at the age of 14 when his father, a butcher, injured his back severely. He decided to give chiropractic a go. The results were quite remarkable. From then, Toby had decided he wanted to become a chiropractor.
After reading many books and talking to quite a few different chiropractors, Toby met Dr Max Joseph, a chiropractor who trained under Dr Clarence Gonstead. Dr Max introduced Toby to the relationship between the spine, the nervous system and every single function of the body it controls and regulates. As a consequence, Toby became obsessed with studying this intricate relationship, which was so simple and made so much sense. He was also fascinated to learn about case studies where chiropractic had helped people in so many other ways besides back pain.
The first chiropractic patient, Harvey Lillard, had his hearing restored to normal after a chiropractic adjustment from Daniel Palmer, a Gonstead practitioner. Toby loved learning about the Gonstead Chiropractic Method, which he believes is more specific and achieves results more rapidly than the industry standard. Throughout university, Toby attended many extra curricular Gonstead seminars so he would be the best chiropractor he could be after graduating from the 5 year double degree, Bachelor of Applied Science(clinic) and a Bachelor of Chiropractic Science from RMIT in 2005.
Toby started working at Swanson St, Melbourne, while practicing one day per week in Benalla. Throughout he loved the drive to Benalla and loved the patients. Despite enjoying his work in the city, when the opportunity arose in 2007 to purchase the clinic in Benalla, Toby couldn’t say no and has never looked back. Married a local girl, Kelly and now with 3 girls, Poppy, Willow and Goldie. Toby is in Benalla to stay.
Dr Mark Werking (right) Toby (centre) Dr Chuck Dwyer (left) . At this seminar Toby completed the advanced certification program for managing extremity complaints.
Dr Alex Cox worked with Dr Gonstead for many years before taking over the clinic in Mt Horeb, Wisconsin. Toby has attended many seminars where Dr Alex has taught all he knows!
Toby is the national Secretary for the Gonstead Chiropractic Society and has been a valued board member since 2015 and is currently studying to become an ambassador, helping train the next generation of chiropractors.
Toby is a keen and avid car and motorbike enthusiast, enjoying road trips and travelling Australia with his young family.
A well-respected and ethical member of the profession, Dr Toby has built a referral-based practice, centred on patient outcomes.
Toby is focussed on delivering the highest quality chiropractic care to his patients. He believes this is achieved by devoting his practice to the Gonstead method of chiropractic, which provides a thorough diagnostic process, a specific adjustment done by hand, resulting in a more effective and faster outcome for the patient.
Additionally, Toby has obtained his ‘advanced certification for Gonstead extremity adjusting’ and completed a postgraduate course in chiropractic management for the paediatric patient, requiring several hundred hours of study.
Toby volunteers a considerable amount of time back to the chiropractic profession, currently serving as President of the Gonstead Chiropractic Society since 2019 and serving as Secretary for 4 years prior. In 2025 Toby obtained his Diplomate certification having obtained his Ambassador certification in 2024.
Chiropractic Assistants
Melissa Kaine – 20 years (left)
Toby (middle)
Jenny Fita – 6 years (right)
Gonstead Chiropractic in Fiji
In 2023, Toby joined a group of Gonstead chiropractors who made their own way to Fiji and volunteered their time to provide chiropractic care to the people of Vanua Levu. It was an amazing experience, the people were so appreciative of the care they received. Dr Toby saw some very interesting spinal problems, some of which you rarely get to see in Australia!
Dr Abigail James, Dr Yolanda Jennings, Dr Toby Fraser, Dr Melinda Blackney, Dr Scott Champion and Dr David Leach
Dr Abigail James, Dr Yolanda Jennings, Dr Toby Fraser, Dr Melinda Blackney, Dr Scott Champion and Dr David Leach
Toby taking care of the Chief of a small village near Savusavu
A well behaved young patient
Toby attending to a very typical knee problem in Fiji, ruptured PCL and ACL ligaments!
The equipment donated by the Gonstead Chiropractic Society of Australia will remain in Fiji for future chiropractic mission trips
Gallery
Toby with Dr Scott Campbell-Lloyd and Dr Karen Forsyth, having just comlpeted the Chiropractic Care for Infants and Babies seminar
Toby with Gonstead Seminar USA staff, Dr Po Pomajzl (left) and Dr Matt Betterton (right) at the International Seminar hosted in Australia
Toby with Dr Chuck Dwyer from Gonstead Seminar USA, having just completed the Gonstead Extremites Seminar
Toby having breakfast in Mount Horeb Wisconsin before the Gonstead Seminar USA with Dr Yolanda Jennings and the amazing Dr Alex Cox, who worked alongside Clarence Gonstead himself for many years.
Toby learnt an incredible amount about chiropractic from Dr Alex Cox, but here he is discussing another shared passion with Dr Alex, automobiles!
Toby couldn't believe he was able to see in person, Dr Clarence Gonstead's actual Cadillac, stored safely at the Gonstead Clinic in Mount Horeb, WI
The Gonstead Clinic Mount Horeb.
The Gonstead Clinic Mount Horeb.
Toby often takes his family on the road trip for a Seminar, here is Poppy, Willow and Goldie, about to depart for Sydney.
Toby takes care of the storage and transportation of the chiropractic equipment used to train students and doctors at seminars. Here is his big Ford F250 with the massvie Gonstead trailer attached, ready to head to Sydney.