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                                                            LIFEGUARDS
      Unexploded bombs may be

      found on former military

range areas between Peregian

Beach and Sunshine Beach. Unit

block developments require Site
                                                                               NOOSA
Contamination Reports from the

Department of Environment and      N        oosa Council Lifeguards patrol selected
                                            beaches all year round including
                                   weekends during winter when Surf Lifesaving
Heritage. Individual residential
                                   Clubs historically do not patrol. Beaches with
building applicants should seek
                                   “Swim between the Flag” areas include Noosa
Department advice                  Heads Main Beach (the Surf Club end) plus
                                   Noosa West (the middle groyne), Sunshine
(07-3227 7982) on site history
                                   Beach and Peregian Beach. Other beaches
and undertake testing and
                                   patrolled on weekends and the Queensland
remedial work before               school       holidays      during      summer
                                   (mid September to the end of April) include
commencing building.
                                   Sunrise Beach and North Peregian Beach.
                                   Hours vary according to season. For full details
                                   please telephone Council on 5449 5200.




  DOCTORS
       & NURSES
                                   T        he home of a medical practitioner at
                                            Cooran was the site of Noosa’s earliest
                                   hospital, circa 1890. Another operated at
                                                                                        operation in 1999. It is run by Mayne
                                                                                        Health, under contract with the State
                                                                                        Government. The hospital makes the most
                                   Pomona from around 1915 to 1950.                     of its natural bushland site, with a total of
                                                                                        109 beds, 35 of them private, housed in
                                   Over more recent years local residents
                                                                                        seven pavilions linked by glassed walkways.
                                   carted their serious aches and pains along to
                                                                                        Medical, surgical, oncology, renal dialysis,
                                   Cooroy’s former Noosa District Community
                                                                                        allied health (including hydrotherapy),
                                   Hospital, later called the Cooroy Private
                                                                                        pathology and radiology services are
                                   Hospital, which to general dismay closed in
                                                                                        provided, in addition to a 24-hour
                                   2000.       In October 2001 the Sundale
                                                                                        emergency medical centre.
                                   organisation re-opened the facility as the
                                   Eden Private Health Care
                                   Centre with 24 medical
                                   and rehabilitation beds.                   NOOSA PARADE
                                   An         additional       12          PROFESSIONAL CENTRE
                                   rehabilitation beds have                           168 NOOSA PARADE, NOOSAVILLE
                                   since been added and the
                                                                                               DENTISTS
                                   hospital has plans for a day                   Rob Lucas BDSc Alastair McGregor BDS
                                   surgery facility within a
                                                                                      5474 2655 APPOINTMENTS
                                   couple of years.
                                                                                CHIROPRACTORS Stirling Buchanan & Des Wiggins
                                   The Noosa Hospital in                       PODIATRISTS PHYSIOTHERAPISTS MASSAGE
                                   Goodchap                Street,               Ian White   David Lawrence       THERAPISTS
                                   Noosaville              started           & Malcolm Crowe    & Eloise Andrews
                                                                                        5474 0466 APPOINTMENTS
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