Bron Hocking
Psychologist, Longreach Hospital
"Rural settings allow you to work in close proximity with some great professionals and people, who are always only five minutes away".
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Location: 1,723km north west of Brisbane, 290km south of Mount Isa, 364km west of Winton
Boulia is a secluded country town situated on the Georgia and Burke Rivers in Far West Queensland. The town is pivotal to the wool and cattle industries, providing vital services and conveniences to the surrounding properties. Known as “The Capital of Channel Country”, Boulia is famous for sightings of the mysterious Min-Min Light, an eerie glowing ball which appears from nowhere and disappears without a trace. Boulia offers a relaxed outback lifestyle with plenty of activities.
The Boulia Primary Health Care Centre provides remote area nursing, ambulance response provided by Qld Health employee operator, x-ray service (licensed operator only), pathology specimen collection, pharmacy, primary health education, counselling, visiting Royal Flying Doctor Service medical clinic every Thursday and dental services.
Visiting allied health specialists include psychologist, optometrist, dietician, speech therapist, podiatrist and physiotherapist.
Visiting specialist nurses include women's health, child health and diabetes educator. Visiting ophthalmologist once yearly.
Known as the administrative centre for the Boulia Shire, Boulia hosts a Back to Boulia weekend every September school holidays. This is a celebration of the local industry, heritage, talent and children
The Min Min Lights of Boulia are a well documented phenomenon of lights with no identifiable source. There are many landmarks, souvenirs and tours in the area dedicated to the mystery lights, including the Min Min Encounter, and tourists readily flock to Boulia with intentions to inspect the light formations themselves. While suggestions of UFOs, luminescent insects and light refraction have all been made and debunked, local folklore says that these lights are fuzzy disc-shaped in appearance and will approach witnesses before retreating and disappearing.
The annual Camel Races in Boulia on the third weekend in July is the must-attend event! This three day carnival features live entertainment, dancing, delicious food, fireworks and the prestigious Boulia Camel Cup.
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