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: 1,205km north west of Brisbane, 687km west of Rockhampton
Longreach is a thriving country town in Central Queensland. It has all the conveniences of a city yet rural character and charm. Famous for becoming the first base for Qantas Airlines, Longreach was also the birthplace for the world’s first flying surgeon service. The town prospers on beef, sheep and tourism industries. “I love a sunburt country, a land of dusty plains” is epitomised in Longreach. The town boasts many attractions based and is the perfect place to experience true-blue Australia.
Longreach Hospital is a 31 bed acute care facility that provides acute care, general surgery, accident and emergency, medical, paediatrics, gynaecology, obstetrics, orthopaedic, opthamology, ENT, outpatient and elective health services as well as a retrieval and transfer service.
The registered nurse may be the most senior nurse on duty after hours, but at all times, has the support of the Director of Nursing and Clinical Nurse Consultant. Staff quarters are a recent addition to the Hospital.
Allied health service providers include a physiotherapist, social worker, occupational therapist, radiographer, speech therapist, dietician, pharmacist and a visiting oral health professional as well as a podiatrist.
Community health services include mobile women's health, breast care, child health, school based youth health, mental health (including child and youth mental health), alcohol, tobacco and drugs, healthy lifestyle coordinator, aged care and rehabilitation, chronic disease management and cardiac rehabilitation services.
A large number of visiting specialists attend to the Longreach hospital also.
Longreach is a vibrant regional centre which offers a range of services. With its great education facilities, well priced real estate, and numerous social and recreational activities ranging from a variety of sports organisations and community groups to tourism and events, it is an ideal location for anyone looking for a relaxed outback lifestyle in a friendly and supportive community.
Make sure you visit the Larry Quarry Conservation Park or any of the many other national parks in the area before you cruise down the Thomson River at sunset. Longreach also boasts two of Australia's major attractions, The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and the QANTAS Founders Museum – both of these showcase the spirit of the outback, not only across the region but all of Australia.
Central West Queensland is renowned for drought and as such, regional councils have water restrictions in place to conserve resources. The Longreach Regional Council website has up-to-date information about the town's current water restrictions.
The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame Museum pays tribute to the pioneers of the Outback and showcases the history and culture of rural Australia. The Museum includes a variety of traditional artefacts, displays, photographs, films and stories of bush life. Authentically Australian, everything you ever wanted to know about the outback is here.
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