HEALTH
Dr Gillian Cairney
Gympie and still lives here. “When you relocate to the other side of the world it’s wonderful to have a close friend like that nearby. We’ve had so many great experiences together both travelling and living here. It’s lovely to be back. I had a day off today so I dropped off the kids then sat on the beach and had coffee. So different from days off in Glasgow! I'm definitely loving life at the moment and greatly enjoying getting to know and care for the Eumundi community.” Dr Cairney is accepting new patients at Ochre Medical Centre in Eumundi. Bookings can be made at: ochrehealth.com.au or phone: 07 5442 8882.
Ochre Medical Centre welcomes new doctor Eumundi’s newest doctor, Dr Gillian Cairney, has had a whirlwind couple of months selling her family home in Scotland, relocating to the Sunshine Coast along with her young children and parents and joining Ochre Medical Centre in Eumundi. Dr Cairney is no stranger to the area. In 2014, soon after she qualified, she travelled here with her best friend and spent two happy years working at Gympie Hospital. “We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into but we had a brilliant time!” she said. “It was the first time I’d worked in accident and emergency and it’s a rural hospital so we managed things like fractures and dislocations that would generally be referred to orthopaedics or other specialists in the UK.” “I was here during the floods so patients had to be transferred by boat. One gentleman had been bitten by a snake while trying to clear his land and treating him was certainly a new experience for me.” What has been a constant is Dr Cairney's interest in medicine. “Even as a child I wanted to be a doctor. I’m not from a medical family, I’m actually one of the first to go to university, but patient care has always been fascinating to me even if I was just watching it on TV.” Studying medicine, she reconnected with the childhood friend who travelled with her to 24
Movember – Changing lives and challenging faces in Eumundi November rolling around signals not only the heady tentative early steps into an Australian summer but also the return of that rare Australian mammal – the Movember Man. Come the first of November otherwise cleanshaven and facial-fur bereft individuals are suddenly propelled into a cat and mouse game with their razors as they challenge themselves to grow moustaches and change the face of men’s health all in the name of a very worthy cause – Movember. But it’s not all about the older fellas. This year the focus is on creating a vibrant and supportive Mo-Tribe with young people and ladies welcome to participate. Movember is an annual event commencing in November for the month. From humble beginnings in 2003 with 30 guys the Movember movement has grown into a global one,
