Location Profiles

Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District

GEORGETOWN

Georgetown is a well developed little outback town situated on the Etheridge River in central far north Queensland. Originally a thriving gold mining town in the 1880s, Georgetown became the administrative centre for the Etheridge Shire’s cattle grazing industry in the 1900s. Today, cattle grazing is still the town’s primary industry, with mining and tourism minor contributors. Georgetown offers a peaceful and relaxed outback lifestyle in the rich and fertile environment of the Gulf Savannah.

Population: 300

Queensland Health facilities in District: 10

• Read more about Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District
• Read more about Georgetown’s key health facility Georgetown Hospital  

Services

• Georgetown State School (Preparatory Year (non-compulsory) followed by Year 1 to Year 7)
  
• Childcare facilities
  
• Service station
  
• Australia Post
  
• Banking facilities
  
• Public bar
  
• Grocery store
  
• Caravan parks
  
• Motel
  
• Tourist Information Centre with internet access
  
• Emergency services
  
• Places of worship
  
• Community clubs, including QCWA and the Etheridge
• Arts Society

Sporting, Recreation & Interests

• Agate Creek - gem fossicking, Aboriginal art
  
• O’Brien Creek - gem fossicking
  
• Ghost town exploration, including the Gilberton site
  
• Cumberland Chimney
  
• Teresa’s Museum
  
• Cobbold Gorge
  
• Forsayth Gem Fields
  
• Tallaroo Hot Springs
  
• The Undara Crater and the Undara Lava Tubes
  
• Gem fossicking
  
• Sporting clubs and facilities, including little athletics, cricket, swimming and horse sports

Location

1,750 km north west of Brisbane
412 km south west of Cairns
40 km north of Forsayth

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