Julie Luhrs
Oral Health Therapist, Cape York
"I work very hard but I also get rewarded for my efforts. Sometimes I feel physically exhausted but I love the leave that comes with the job".
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Location: 2,276km north of Brisbane, 576km north west of Cairns
Coen is a small town situated on the Coen River, west of the Great Dividing Range. The town was established in 1876 as a log fort, but the discovery of a gold reef 30km south of Coen in 1892 saw a population boom until 1916. About 60,000 ounces of gold was produced by Coen’s Great Northern Mine.
Coen is a relaxed outback community offering plenty of outdoor activities for an active family.
The Coen Primary Health Care Centre is a two staff facility providing a number of visiting and community health services to the community.
Visiting services include Royal Flying Doctor Services, child health, obstetrician and gynaecologist, occupational therapist, chest (thoracic) specialist, nutritionist/dietician, ophthalmologist, public health, environmental health, alcohol and drug and STD teams on an ad hoc basis, sexual health, physician, paediatrician, mental health, dental services, women's health, optometrist, Queensland ambulance service, family health and radiographer services.
Community services available are antenatal clinics, nutrition health visits, school/child health screening, women's health clinics, diabetic care and a chronic disease program.
There are six main Indigenous groups found in Coen. While the predominant language is English, the traditional languages are spoken within the communities. The present generation of Indigenous people in the Coen region, like those before them, live in separate areas dependent on language spoken.
The local history of Coen can be found in the museum which is located at the western end of Regent Street. Now the local museum, this former telegraph
station has been conserved and developed to illustrate the history of the building.
Some of the historical themes of the museum exhibitions include communications
in remote regions, gold mining, Indigenous influence and the pastoral industry.
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