Appendix A - Need and Impact Analysis

particularly with the estimated population growth. The medical practice is looking at
employing a few additional doctors over the next coming months to assist in keeping up with
demand, however they are experiencing difficulties encouraging new doctors to move to
‘rural’ locations and stay for extended periods of time.

       3.5.3 Cooroy Family Practice

Cooroy Family Practice has been established for seven years. The practice has three doctors
and a paediatrician, two full time and two part time. All doctors books are open to new clients.

Cooroy Family Practice also stated a level of 10 with regards to how busy the practice
generally is. Cooroy Family Medical believe it would be beneficial if Cooroy had an additional
medical practice to cater for the population.

   3.6 Palm Lake Resort Resident Questionnaire
Palm Lake Works issued a five question survey to residents of Palm Lake Resort Cooroy-
Noosa and received 49 responses. The purpose of this survey was to identify the need for an
additional practice and the benefits and impacts it may have on the local community.

       3.6.1 Question 1: What suburb is your GP located in?

The first question on the survey established whether Palm Lake Resort residents utilise
current Cooroy doctor services or continue to travel to visit their family doctors elsewhere.
The below bar graph identifies less than half of the returned responses utilise Cooroy
practices, whilst the remaining residents need to travel to neighbouring towns for the
services, in Noosaville, Pomona and Tewantin.




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