Lesley Laffey
DON, Cloncurry Hospital
"I enjoy the relaxed lifestyle, knowing most of the community and the strong bond within the community and your work mates".
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Location: 2,100km north west of Brisbane, 700km west of Cairns, 500km north east of Mt Isa
Normanton is a rural community situated on the banks of the Norman River in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Normanton experienced a boom in 1885 when gold was discovered at Croydon. The gold rush was short-lived; even the town’s core industry of cattle declined when the railway reached Mount Isa. Today, Normanton rides on the back of the fishing and prawning industries of Karumba and tourists desiring an ‘Outback Experience’. Normanton offers a relaxed lifestyle ideal for adventurists and young families alike.
Working at the Normanton Hospital as a Queensland Health employee you will assist the local community to have access to primary health, emergency and community health services as well as visiting specialists from psychiatrists, respiratory physicians, paediatricians, obstetricians, dieticians, podiatrists, physiotherapists, oral health professionals, pharmacists, mental health experts, aged care assessors and palliative carers, the Mobile Women’s Health Clinic and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (child health).
The Normanton State School offers education from Preparatory Year to Year 10 within a nuturing environment.
Normanton State School has achieved exceptional National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results making it an outstanding remote school in Queensland.
Be sure to check out the Trackers Quarters, a simple two-room structure that played an important role in the early judicial system of Normanton. In 1874, Indigenous males were employed by the police department as trackers to find escaped convicts, missing persons and stolen livestock. Singer Slim Dusty paid tribute to one of Normanton’s most famous trackers in his song Nardoo Burns.
The railway station, complete with a museum and original rolling stock, is both an architectural and historical attraction in its own right. It is also home of the famous Gulflander Train. Take one of the many trips on the train for a unique experience.
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