Ingham and Cardwell ...your work life balance
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Contents INGHAM FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE OUR TEAM INGHAM & CARDWELL LIFESTYLE & OUTDOORS CLIMATE ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT HEALTH AND WELFARE INDUSTRY AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSING EDUCATION, TRAINING AND TRADES SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE ARTS,CULTURE, SPORTS AND EVENTS
Ingham Family Medical Practice
Ingham Family Medical Practice is an accredited teaching practice located in Ingham with a practice in Cardwell, North Queensland. It is a purpose built building with currently eight doctors on staff, we are looking to recruit further four Doctors. The practice principal is a college examiner and holds Diplomas in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology and has much Paediatric and Emergency medicine experience. The practice offers audiometry, spirometry, “Solarscan” skin checks and E.C.G.’s. We do a variety of health checks and medicals. Sullivan and Nicolaides Pathology are on site, as well as allied health services by a dietician, two podiatrists, an audiologist, two psychologists and a diabetes educator. Registered and Enrolled nurses provide continuous medical officer support, as well as performing pap smears, asthma and diabetes education. We are a registered Q-fever and yellow fever vaccination centre, as well as providing the usual private and NHS vaccinations. Visiting rights may be obtained for the local hospital, allowing interesting inpatient care and good camaraderie with the public hospital doctors. Visits to our patients at nursing homes are also undertaken, and a good relationship exists with all three facilities in our area. As a practice we have regular social evenings and family outings. Popular with our staff are the murder mystery dinners, picnics at the beach and boat outings around the Hinchinbrook Island.
Our Team
Brett and Mandie Scott have lived in Ingham for 18 years and are the proud, dedicated owners of Ingham Family Medical Practice for the last 10 years. Dr Scott, (MBBS (QLD), FRACGP (Rural), Dip RACOG (Lvl C-advanced), Dip Opthalmology, FACRRM) with paediatric and emergency experience is the leader of a fantastic team of doctors. When he isn’t at work you will find him fishing, camping or boating. Mandie is practice manager and a qualified nurse. Mandie facilities all the processes and directives from state and national health bodies. The team at Ingham Family Medical Practice currently sees approximately 8241 private and bulk-billed patients per year at the surgery. Please visit our website to learn more information about our friendly team of doctors, nurses and staff http://inghammedical.com.au/your-team/
Ingham & Cardwell Ingham Ingham is located 110km north of Townsville and 1,437 kilometres north of the Queensland capital city of Brisbane. Ingham sits in the region of the Hinchinbrook Shire which is home to approximately 15,522 people. Surrounded worldwide acclaimed natural elements, Ingham sits on the south bank of the Herbert River and is adjacent to the magnificent Hinchinbrook Island. The area is surrounded by Sugar Cane and features Australia’s tallest single drop waterfall at Wallaman Falls.
Cardwell Cardwell is situated half way between Townsville and Cairns and is a 35-minute drive from Ingham. Sitting between two world heritage listed sites The Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics, Cardwell is the centre of a vast natural wonderland. Cardwell is a part of the Cassowary Coast Region with other centres including Innisfail, Tully and Mission Beach.
Lifestyle & Outdoors With sunshine almost all year round, when you live in Tropical North Queensland you live outdoors. There are an abundance of things to see and do in Cardwell and Ingham which can provide you with perfect work life balance.
Climate As Ingham and Cardwell are located in the North Queensland Tropics and Queensland Wet Tropics bio region, Ingham and Cardwell have a tropical monsoon climate. A hot humid wet season runs from November to April and a less humid and warm dry season runs May to October. Australia’s Tropical Cyclone season also occurs within the wet season. The average minimum and maximum temperatures and rainfall for Ingham are: Average Maximum Temperature (°C)
Average Minimum Temperature (°C)
Average Rainfall (mm)
JAN
32.4
23.0
380.1
FEB
31.7
23.2
476.7
MAR
30.8
22.3
381.0
APR
29.1
20.3
203.0
MAY
27.1
17.8
107.5
JUN
25.2
14.8
46.3
JUL
24.9
13.7
35.8
AUG
26.2
14.3
37.5
SEP
28.4
16.0
39.3
OCT
30.4
18.4
52.3
NOV
31.8
20.7
121.1
DEC
32.5
22.1
197.6
Source: Bureau of Meteorology, February 2016
Economic Snapshot Population Ingham has the highest
Comparison to Queensland
proportion of aging population
100%
in Australia. The Queensland
80%
Government Population
60%
Projections, predict that
40%
the over 65’s age group will
20%
increase 5.8%. 39.9% of the
0%
Hinchinbrook population has a family composition of couples
0 - 14
with children and 47.4% are composed of couples with no children.
Economy Hinchinbrook Shire has dominant industries based on place of usual residence in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Manufacturing, Retail, Health Care & Social As an agricultural hub, Ingham and Cardwell are benefiting from the rising world demand for basic agricultural products. While sugarcane has long dominated production other agriculture production within the area includes: Sugar cane $109.8 m
Bananas $2.4 m
Lychees $0.5 m
Other fruit $0.2 m
Other $0.2 m
Total crops $113.1 m
Cattle disposals $8.6 m
Total $121.7m
15 - 24
25 - 44
45 - 64
65+
Industry & Infrastructure Employment by Industry, Hinchinbrook Shire LGA, 2011
Agriculture, forestry and fishing - 16.3%
Financial and insurance services - 1.5%
Mining - 1.7%
Rental, hiring and real estate services - 0.7%
Manufacturing - 13.7%
Professional, scientific and technical services - 2.9%
Electricity, gas, water and waste services - 0.7%
Administrative and support services - 1.9%
Construction - 7.5%
Public administration and safety - 5.3%
Wholesale trade - 2.0%
Education and training - 8.4%
Retail trade - 11.1%
Health care and social assistance - 9.9%
Accommodation and food services - 5.6%
Arts and recreation services - 0.5%
Transport, postal and warehousing - 3.5%
Other services - 3.7%
Information media and telecommunications - 0.5%
Infrastructure Ingham sits on Queensland’s major highway the Bruce Highway which connects Brisbane to Cairns. This highway has undergone a recent much needed upgrade between Ingham and Cardwell along the Cardwell Range. Running parallel to the Bruce Highway is the Queensland Rail railway line. Both road and rail networks are utilised by personal, passenger and commercial transportation. The closest airport is in Townsville (1hr 22min) providing domestic and limited international services. Previous infrastructure projects include Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre which opened in 2014 which now deliver emergency relief food support as well as emergency and long-term accommodation. An upcoming project is the 12km water main from Ingham to support the growing population at Forrest Beach. Council has released an exciting long term vision for the Ingham CBD that is all about creating vibrant public spaces, increasing employment, stimulating investment and encouraging new tourism development. Over the coming years Ingham’s CBD will emerge as an attractive, vibrant and accessible destination for both locals and visitors. Council has released the design layout for the first phase of works which includes the Lannercost Street entry statement, Townsville Road footpath, Rotary Park in Herbert Street, Tully Street footpath upgrade and TYTO to town loop walk.
Housing With the climate of North Queensland you will see the housing styles are built to take in the environment. From wide verandas to open plan living in housing styles, to unit type dwellings with courtyards and plenty of room to move. Costs to purchase is below the national average and gives you plenty of options to purchase or rent. Visit realestate.com.au to see what is available in Ingham and Cardwell.
Ingham
Cardwell
Health & Welfare Health and Wellbeing in the Ingham Area (Hinchinbrook) • 1 Hospital • 4 Aged Care Services with 199 operational places • 2 Gymnasiums • 2 Physio outlets • Torres Strait Aboriginal and Islander Health Care Services • Mental Health Providers • Hearing Specialists
Ingham Family Medical Practice Services • Ultrasound • Health Assessment • Mental Health • CT Scan • X Ray • Nursing Home Consults • Obstetric Services • Ophthalmology Services • Nursing Services • Influenza clinics • Audiometry
• Asthma Education • Spirometry • E.C.G • Venesections • Pre and post Antenatal • Wound care • Excisions • Drug and Alcohol Testing • Retinal photography • Medicals - including employment
• On site pathology • Skin Cancer services including Solarscans • Chronic Disease Management • Indigenous Health Outcomes • Immunisations childhood and travel • Womens and Mens health
Visiting Professionals – Private Dietician, Private Psychologists, Australian Hearing Services, Townsville Podiatry Centre, Sleep Technician, Dental Prosthetics, Natural Therapies, Diabetes Educator, Mental Health Endorsed Occupational Therapist, Exercise Physiologist, Physiotherapist.
Education, Training & Trades Non-School Qualification Within the Hinchinbrook area 1,123 persons ( 27.1%) with a non-school qualification studied in the field of Engineering and related Technologies and 408 persons ( 9.9%) with a non-school qualification studied in the field of Management and Commerce. One of the world’s leading institutions focusing on the tropics, Australia’s James Cook University is only an hours drive away in Townsville. Surrounded by the spectacular ecosystems of the rainforests of the Wet tropics, the dry savannahs, and the iconic Great Barrier Reef it enables students from Australia and overseas to study in a diverse physical environment. TAFE Queensland North is the premier provider of vocational education and training and the largest in Queensland locations include Townsville and Cairns. Tec-NQ is both a government-endorsed Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and an Independent School. Tec-NQ has grown progressively over the past 4 years and currently trains over 500 apprentices. The school based program enrols 300 students in Yr 11 & 12 each year. Tec-NQ facilitates the employment of 56% of all School Based apprentices in the region.
Schools & Childcare Early Childhood • 8 early childhood education and care services as at 31 August 2015 • 2 long day care services
Schools • 15 primary schools • 3 secondary schools
arts, culture, Sports & Events Australian-Italian Heritage With more than half Ingham's population being of Italian the township is often referred to as "Little Italy". The annual Australian-Italian Festival in August brings thousands of visitors to the town to enjoy Italian wine, cuisine, music and culture. Walk down the main street in Ingham and you will be drawn into the cafes and resturants with tradional Italian smells.
Sports Ingham is active community due to the great all year round weather. With access to all codes of football (Rugby League, Rugby Union, Australian Rules, Soccer), basketball, water sports, netball,
Tyto Wetlands
golf, hockey and much more, there is
The TYTO Wetlands Precinct is an
something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.
environment extremely beneficial to the Arts & Cultural activities within the Hinchinbrook Shire. Featuring a wonderful information centre, restaurant offering a wide assortment of cuisine, internationalstandard art gallery, a new and refurbished library and a walkway to join the centres together.
Lees Hotel Motel, the Original Pub With No Beer, was made famous by Slim Dusty's number one hit song Pub With No Beer.
Contact Details Ingham Branch
Cardwell Branch
22 Heard Street,
75 Victoria Street,
Ingham Qld 4850
Cardwell Qld 4849
Ph: 07 4776 2101
Ph: 07 4227 2000
Employment Dr. Brett Scott Ph: (07) 4776 2101 Fax: (07 4776 6400 Email: dr.bscott@inghammedical.com.au Mandie Scott Ph: (07) 4776 2101 Mobile: 0427 477 652 Fax: (07 4776 6400 Email: IFMPAdmin@inghammedical.com.au
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