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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

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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.

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

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:

Source: Bureau of Meteorology, February 2016

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Economy Hinchinbrook Shire has dominant industries based on place of usual residence in Agriculture, Forestry andFishing, 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 mLychees $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

PopulationIngham has the highest proportion of aging population in Australia. The Queensland Government Population Projections, predict that the over 65’s age group will increase 5.8%. 39.9% of the Hinchinbrook population has a family composition of couples with children and 47.4% are composed of couples with no children.

Industry & Infrastructure

Employment by Industry, Hinchinbrook Shire LGA, 2011

Agriculture, forestry and fishing - 16.3%Mining - 1.7%Manufacturing - 13.7%Electricity, gas, water and waste services - 0.7%Construction - 7.5%Wholesale trade - 2.0%Retail trade - 11.1%Accommodation and food services - 5.6%Transport, postal and warehousing - 3.5%Information media and telecommunications - 0.5%

Financial and insurance services - 1.5%Rental, hiring and real estate services - 0.7%Professional, scientific and technical services - 2.9%Administrative and support services - 1.9%Public administration and safety - 5.3%Education and training - 8.4%Health care and social assistance - 9.9%

Other services - 3.7%Arts and recreation services - 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.

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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

• 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.

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Education, Training & Trades

Schools & ChildcareEarly 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

Non-School QualificationWithin 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.

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.

Tyto WetlandsThe TYTO Wetlands Precinct is an environment extremely beneficial to the Arts & Cultural activities within the Hinchinbrook Shire. Featuring a wonderful information centre, restaurant offering a wide assortment of cuisine, international-standard art gallery, a new and refurbished library and a walkway to join the centres together.

SportsIngham 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, golf, hockey and much more, there is something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

Lees Hotel Motel, the Original Pub With No Beer, was made famous by Slim Dusty's number one hit song Pub With No Beer.

arts, culture, Sports & Events

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Contact Details

EmploymentDr. Brett ScottPh: (07) 4776 2101Fax: (07 4776 6400Email: dr.bscott@inghammedical.com.au

Mandie ScottPh: (07) 4776 2101Mobile: 0427 477 652Fax: (07 4776 6400Email: IFMPAdmin@inghammedical.com.au

Cardwell Branch75 Victoria Street, Cardwell Qld 4849

Ph: 07 4227 2000

Ingham Branch22 Heard Street, Ingham Qld 4850

Ph: 07 4776 2101