Sunset in Julia Creek
This is the millionaire employment that few want.
It’s called Julia Creekthere are about 550 inhabitants and none of them are a doctor. Therefore, it is calling the health professionals in the world to save it.
The remote city in Queensland, Australia, nods with an annual salary of 680,000 Australian dollars (about 395 thousand euros), accommodation without paying income, Vehicle subsidy and more than three weeks of license for professional development to a senior doctor who wants to be the only doctor in the small community, in service at North West Hospital and Health Service.
The city is over 1,500 kilometers from Brisbane – it is a 19 hourswhich has removed all doctors, along with the lack of the conveniences of urban life. The nearest small town, Mount Isa, is still around three hours.
The city had been through the same situation for three years, but Brisbane’s doctor, at the time hired for 500,000 Australian dollars, is now starting.
“My mother-in-law sent me a link that said, ‘The work of half a million dollars that no one wants,’ he said Adam Louwsthe recruited in 2022, to. “My first thought when I saw was: ‘Where is Julia Creek?'”
Now, who wants to apply for office, just come, on LinkedIn, where 20 people have done so.
“In truth, We have a very, very good and very safe lifestyle“The mayor said, which includes the locality.“ Yes, sometimes there is a way to go distances, but how many times do we hear people say they want to escape the system? ”He added.
“You don’t have to stay forever,” he said Janene feganthe mayor of McKinlay Shire. “Just give an opportunity.”
A scarcity of doctors extends to the whole countrywhich has gained fame in recent years of needing labor for almost every sectors-in fact, Australia offers “appetizing” seen for those who work to the country, with very attractive salaries.
With regard to doctors, a 2024 report from the Ministry of Health and the Care of the Elderly cited by the Predevia a significant deficit in the number of general clinic doctors by 2048, with rural and remote regions – such as Julia Creek – the most affected.
Other rural areas are following the example. By 2023, the Shire of Quirading in Western Australia offered a $ 189,000 salary and a four -bedroom house to attract a doctor.
