Barwon River Medical Centre, Brewarrina, NSW

Overview

Ochre Health have successfully run the medical centre in Brewarrina since 2002. The practice works alongside the Aboriginal Medical service in the town and the doctor provides 24/7 on call rights at the hospital. The practice has recently been extended and renovated with the potential to move to incorporate a junior doctor in time.

Hours of operation
Mon-Thu: 9am-5.00pm
Fri: 9am – 12 noon

Billing type
At the General Practitioner’s discretion

Practice Manager
Vivian Slack-Smith

Enrolled Nurse
Jill Simmons

List of visiting and on-site allied health and pathology services
Physiotherapist
Child Psychologist
Podiatrist
Dietician
Mental Health Counselor
Pathology West at Brewarrina Hospital

District of Workforce Shortage 
Yes

RA and RRMA Classification 
RA4 (Remote) / RRMA7

Fellowship Training
Location is suitable for the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS)

Moratorium Reduction
Reduced to 6 years

Retention Grant
Up to $27,000 per year

Transition Allowance
Yes

Dr Ahmed Hosni – Solo General Practitioner/VMO
Ahmed Hosni has brought his enthusiastic nature to the community of Brewarrina and is a very experienced emergency and intensive care physician. He relishes being part of an isolated community and has appreciated the warm welcome he has received. Dr Hosni is from Egypt and gained his degree in Zagazig, Cairo. Ahmed has an interest in horse riding and is keen to pursue this interest whilst in Brewarrina. He has been in Australia for six years gaining broad clinical experience in metropolitan hospitals and at our site in Lightning Ridge. The community looks forward to developing a long relationship with Ahmed who is beginning his first solo GP role.

Address
PO Box 128
Sandon Street
Brewarrina NSW 2839

Telephone
(02) 6839 2294

Overview

Brewarrina (locally known as ‘Bre’) is a town in North West New South Wales, Australia on the banks of the Barwon River in Brewarrina Shire. It is about 597 kms from NSW’s capital city of Sydney. The name Brewarrina is derived from ‘burru waranha’, a name for a species of Acacia or Cassia tree. In the 2011 Census the population of Brewarrina was 1,254.

Brewarrina is located on the banks of the Barwon–Darling River in Outback NSW. For thousands of years, the area around Brewarrina was a meeting place for many Aboriginal language groups. Estimates have suggested that the fish traps used by Aboriginal people to catch fish on the river are up to 40,000 years old.Today, fishing and other water sports flourish in the area. The Narran Lakes Nature Reserve, 50 km north-east of Brewarrina, covers about 50,000 hectares. Try fishing for Murray cod, yellow belly and catfish at Four Mile Reserve. Stone fisheries were built on the bed of the Darling River (just downstream from the present day weir) – you can still see them today on a guided tour.