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Section 3.3


Human-Social
                                                        3.3.8     Emergency Services

                                                        There is a solid base of emergency service response
                                                        capacity spread across the region, as listed below:

                                                        Table 1: Noosa-based emergency services


                                                         Emergency Services                    Locations

                                                         Queensland Police Service             QPS stations are located at Pomona, Cooroy and Noosa Heads.
                                                         (QPS)


                                                         Queensland Ambulance Service          QAS stations are located at Pomona, Cooroy, Tewantin and Noosa
                                                         (QAS)                                 Heads.


                                                         Queensland Fire & Emergency           Fire & Rescue stations located at Cooran, Pomona, Cooroy, Tewantin
                                                         Services (QFES) – Fire & Rescue       and Noosa Heads.


                                                         Queensland Fire & Emergency           Rural Fire Brigades located at Black Mountain, Boreen Point, Kin Kin,
                                                         Services (QFES) – Rural Fire          Teewah, Noosa North Shore and Tinbeerwah.


                                                         Queensland Fire & Emergency           SES units are located at Tewantin, Cooroy, Pomona and Boreen Point.
                                                         Services (QFES) –
                                                         State Emergency Service
                                                         Coastguard                            Volunteer squadron (Noosa)
                                                                                               QF6 Flotilla (Munna Point, Noosaville)


                                                         Surf Life Saving                      Clubs are located at Noosa Heads, Sunshine Beach and Peregian
                                                                                               Beach.




                                                        3.3.9     Medical Facilities

                                                        The Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service           •     Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital
                                                        (SCHHS) extends from Tin Can Bay and Glenwood
                                                        (34 km from Gympie) in the north, to Beerburrum in       In addition to the public hospitals, the Noosa Hospital
                                                        the south. The Health Service operates five public       is one of five private hospitals operating in the region.
                                                        hospitals:                                               The others are Caloundra Private, Nambour Private,
                                                                                                                 Sunshine Coast Private and the Sunshine Coast
                                                        •    Sunshine Coast University Hospital                  University Private.
                                                        •    Nambour General Hospital
                                                        •    Caloundra Health Service                            An overview of SCHHS can be found at:
                                                        •    Gympie Hospital                                     https://www.health.qld.gov.au/services/sunshinecoast



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