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Beautiful tropical location - Innisfail
The Innisfail Health Service serves a population of 33,490 people and an area of 5624km2 including the communities of Innisfail, Tully, Babinda, Cardwell, Tully Heads, El Arish, Mission Beach, Kurrimine Beach, Murray Upper and Jumbun.
Innisfail Health Service provides acute care, emergency services, general medical, surgical, obstetric, renal dialysis, specialist clinic, chemotherapy, inpatient and aged care.  It also provides allied health, oral health, community mental health and primary health care services.  The hospital has 50 inpatient beds & 24 ambulatory, and is currently undergoing a major $41 million redevelopment.
Innisfail Hospital is one of three hospitals within the Innisfail area. Babinda, a 24 bed hospital is 25 kms north of Innisfail and Tully, a 32 bed hospital is 45 kms south of Innisfail.

Snapshot of Innisfail
The town of Innisfail is a thriving community nestled about 1 hour's drive south of Cairns, in Far North Queensland.  Most of the local employment is centred around primary industries, with seasonal work available on banana and cane farms and in the sugar mills, which function for six months of the year.   Other industries include fishing, the abattoir and the foundry.
Most major shopping chains are represented in Innisfail, with all major banks having branches located in the central business area.
Visitors to Innisfail can dine in a variety of bistros and restaurants, including Chinese, Italian and Thai. 
There is a wide variety of entertainment that is offered by community organisations throughout the year.

• Innisfail Show - July
• Harvest Festival and Annual Race Day - October
• Annual Garden Competition - September/October
• Markets are held by the Red Cross at Anzac Memorial Park every 3rd Saturday of the month
• Kulture Karnivale - an annual multicultural event

Location 
Innisfail is situated in tropical Far North Queensland, 88kms south of Cairns.

Climate
There are basically two seasons.  From December to the end of March is the "Wet Season" with temperatures usually ranging between 20° - 37°C.  From April to November the temperature ranges from 14°- 28°C.  The annual average rainfall is approximately 3660mm.

Getting There
All major coach lines operate between Cairns and Townsville and air-conditioned coaches travel direct from Cairns Airport and CBD.
The closest domestic and international airport is located in Cairns, and Innisfail is on the major train line to Brisbane in the south, and Cairns in the north.
Driving time from Cairns is approximately one hour and the trip along the Bruce Highway is both comfortable and scenic.

History
Innisfail was established in 1873 as "Geraldton" on the junction of the South Johnstone and North Johnstone Rivers.   It was renamed Innisfail in 1910.  Its buildings, many of which date from the 1920's to 1940's, reflect a strong multi-cultural influence, including southern European and Asian, with many being listed on the National Heritage Register.   During the Gold Rush days the area attracted a large number of Chinese who built in 1940, and still maintain, a Joss House which stands in the central business district.

Economy
Innisfail industries include sugar, fishing, grains, bananas and various tropical fruits such as mangoes, paw paws and passionfruit.
There is a deep water port at Mourilyan Harbour which caters for cargo and freight ships and is utilised as a sugar handling facility

Many of the town's original timber buildings were destroyed in a cyclone in 1918 and were rebuilt in stone in the "Art Deco" architectural style.  Innisfail is proud of its unique collection of examples of Art Deco architecture and there is strong community support for the buildings to be restored and painted to their original glory.  The Art Deco theme is becoming a major drawcard for tourists. 

Education Facilities
The area offers a wide range of education facilities including state primary and high schools and private colleges.  Further education is available at the local TAFE college and James Cook University is conveniently located in Cairns and Townsville.

Places of Interest
The District features many tropical beaches such as Etty Bay which has a "stinger net" in summer for safe swimming, Flying Fish Point and Ella Bay. 

Other places of interest in the area include:

• Paronella Park - Spanish-style stone "Castles" in the rainforest with waterfalls, swimming hole, duck and turtle feeding and walks through magnificent gardens.  
• Johnstone River Crocodile Farm - a commercial farm featuring over 1000 crocodiles ranging in size from 0.5 to 5 metres and other wildlife such as reptiles, rainforest dingo and cassowaries
• The Australian Sugar Industry Museum - located on the highway 7km south of Innisfail at Mourilyan
• Warrina Lakes - botanic garden and playground featuring a swimming pool and function centre

Beautiful tropical location - Tully
The Innisfail Health Service District serves a population of 33,490 people and an area of 5624km2 including the communities of Innisfail, Tully, Babinda, Cardwell, Tully Heads, El Arish, Mission Beach, Kurrimine Beach, Murray Upper and Jumbun.
Tully Hospital provides acute care, emergency services, general medical, low risk obstetric, , specialist clinic, inpatient care.  It also provides allied health, oral health, mental health and primary health care services.  The hospital has 32 beds.
Tully is situated approximately half way between the larger centres of Cairns and Townsville, and close to the tourist destinations of Mission Beach and Dunk Island, and is surrounded by a tropical landscape.  Innisfail the closest larger town is ¾ hour drive north from Tully.
Lush sugar plantations flow from the dense rainforest coastline to the thick jungles of the Palmerston National Park.  Sugar has been grown here since the early 1880s.  Tea, bananas, pawpaws and other exotic tropical fruits are also grown within the area.

Aquaculture plays an important part in the area's economy ranging from prawn, barramundi and fresh crayfish to crocodile farming.
The town services a population of approximately 10,000 which includes the surrounding areas.  Tully is close to the Great Barrier Reef, beautiful beaches, a host of tropical islands, national parks and waterfalls.  The climate is warm all year-round.
Nurses must be eligible for Queensland Nursing Council registration.

Snapshot of Tully
Situated approximately 40 minutes drive south of Innisfail lies the small town of Tully.  Tully is about 30 kms inland from Mission Beach, a well known coastal resort town in Far North Queensland.  Dunk Island an internationally renowned resort island lies just off the coast on the Great Barrier Reef.  There is a myriad of exciting pursuits to be experienced around Tully.  Know internationally as having some of the best white water rafting in the world, Tully attracts lots of tourists.  Tourists can partake in reef and rive fishing, parachuting, paragliding sailing and horseriding. 

Local beaches like Wongaling, Mission Beach and Bingil Bay all have clear water, white sand and swaying palms in common.  Being there feels like being part of a picture postcard.

There are monthly markets at Tully and Mission Beach attracting several thousand people at a time.  Whilst at Mission Beach, diners can choose from a wide variety of restaurants ranging from seafood, vegetarian and Asian.
The main industries found within this area are mainly primary eg beef cattle, aquaculture, sugar cane, bananas, paw paws and exotic fruits, with labouring positions regularly vacant.  Of course with tourism developing at such a fast rate, positions within hospitality abound in the dry winter months. 
Facilities in the Tully area include all major bank branches, with lots of locally owned small businesses making up the town.  Tully and Mission Beach each have child care facilities available.

Location
Tully is a situated on the Bruce Highway about 40 km south of Innisfail and 140 km south of Cairns, in Far North Queensland. It is nestled in the foothills of Mt Mackay and Mt Tyson.  Tully has a population of approximately 3,400 and services the Cardwell Shire.

Climate
There are basically two seasons.  From December to the end of March is the "Wet Season" with temperatures usually ranging between 20° - 37°C.  From April to November the temperature ranges from 14°- 28°C.  The annual average rainfall is approximately 3660mm.

Getting There
Tully lies on the Bruce Highway about 80 kilometres south of Innisfail.  Major coach lines stop daily in Tully, with buses travelling north to Cairns and approximately 775 kilometres south to Brisbane.
Rail:  A daily service operates between Cairns and Brisbane and stops at Tully.  The Sunlander is an internationally renowned train service travelling almost the entire length of the east Queensland coast. 
Air:  The nearest airport is located in Cairns, about two hours north of the Tully township.   Several flights a day operate between Cairns and Brisbane with a flying time of around 2 hours.

Places of Interest
Places of interest surrounding Tully include the Tully River and Gorge which cascades down amongst spectacular world heritage rainforest.  High up the river is the Koombaloomba Dam where water is released daily guaranteeing exceptional white water rafting year round over the Alarm Clock Falls, Zig Zag and Staircase rapids.

Other places of interest in the area include:

• Paronella Park - Spanish-style stone "Castles" in the rainforest with waterfalls, swimming hole, duck and turtle feeding and walks through magnificent gardens.  
• Johnstone River Crocodile Farm - a commercial farm featuring over 1000 crocodiles ranging in size from 0.5 to 5 metres and other wildlife such as reptiles, rainforest dingo and cassowaries
• The Australian Sugar Industry Museum - located on the highway 7km south of Innisfail at Mourilyan
• Warrina Lakes Innisfail  - botanic garden and playground featuring a swimming pool and function centre

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