Name Far North Queensland Rural Division of General Practice Division Number 417 Classification Rural Number of Member GPs 113 State Queensland Year Established 1993 Number of Member Practices 31 Postcodes Covered 4852, 4854, 4855, 4856, 4857, 4858, 4859, 4860, 4871, 4872, 4873, 4874, 4875, 4876, 4880, 4882, 4883, 4885, 4886. Population 102,867 (2001 Census) Area Covered The Division covers an area of approximately 274 000 square kilometres. It encompasses four district health services (Innisfail, Tablelands, Cape and Torres) in their entirety and also overlaps the northern reaches of the Cairns District Health Service. With the exception of Cairns Shire, the Division covers all of Far North Queensland including Cape York Peninsula in its entirety. CEO Mr Phil Jervis Chair Dr Desmond Hill Physical Address: 2/220 Severin Street PARRAMATTA PARK QLD 4810 Australia Postal Address: PO Box 192 BUNGALOW QLD 4870 Australia Email: admin@fnqrdgp.org.au Phone: 07 4061 1534 Fax: 07 4061 3670 Website: http://www.fnqrdgp.org.au Additional Addresses PHYSICAL Cooktown Office 100 Charlotte Street COOKTOWN QLD 4871 Australia Innisfail Office 118 Rankin Street INNISFAIL QLD 4860 Australia Malanda Office 31 English Street MALANDA QLD 4885 Australia POSTAL Innisfail Office PO Box 2434 INNISFAIL QLD 4860 Australia Malanda Office PO Box 191 MALANDA QLD 4885 Australia FAX Cooktown Office 07 4069 5044 Innisfail Office 07 4061 3670 Malanda Office 07 4096 6423 PHONE Cooktown Office 07 4069 5011 Innisfail Office 07 4061 1534 Malanda Office 07 4096 5046

The Far North Queensland Rural Division of General Practice is home to a total of 110 to 115 General Practitioners with approximately 70 working privately in group or solo practices. The goals of the Division are to promote the integration of General Practitioners more fully into the health system, and to advance the health and welfare of people in Far North Queensland. Division policies and programs actively encourage GPs to develop stronger links with the public health role.