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PORT HEDLAND
Community information
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The town of Port Hedland is situated
in the Pilbara region of Western
Australia. The town is one of the
major iron ore ports in Australia
focusing on the extraction, processing
and exporting of iron ore from the
massive deposits in surrounding
ranges. Port Hedland is known for its
massive resource industry, long trains,
big ships and salt piles. Located on
the coast, it is also a great place for
fishing, crabbing, whale watching and
turtle nesting.
Port Hedland has an open and relaxed
atmosphere. The well-established
service centre is more than sufficient
to cater to your business, retail and
entertainment needs.
The town has high quality
educational facilities including Port
Hedland Primary School which caters
for kindergarten to Year 7 and the
Hedland High School which caters for
Year 8 to Year 12.
Port Hedland is approximately
1,760 kilometres north of Perth
(24 hour drive) via the North West
Coastal Highway. It is recommended
that drivers allow for two days of
travelling. Integrity Coachlines
provide bus services from Perth to
Port Hedland twice a week. Qantas
and Virgin fly from Perth to Port
Hedland daily.
Attractions
Cape Keraudren, Courthouse Arts
and Gallery Centre, crabbing,
Cultural and Heritage Trail, Dalgerty
House, Dampier Archipelago, Don
Rhodes Mining Museum, Eighty Mile
Beach, fishing, Pioneer and Pearler’s
Cemetery, Point Samson, Port area,
turtle nesting and whale watching.
Port Hedland has a strong sporting
focus and a number of the various
sporting clubs eagerly encourage
new members to their ranks.
Population
Port Hedland has a population of
approximately 15,000.
Services in town
Port Hedland is a major regional
town with all the necessary
services and facilities. For a full
list of services, please visit www.
porthedlanddirectoryonline.com.au
Local medical services
Hospital
lHedland Health Campus­
Costing $138 million and only
recently opened, it is the newest
regional hospital in Australia.
Port Hedland and surrounding
health services
lCommunity and aged care
services
lMental health and drug services
lChild health services
lCommunity health centre
lPathology collection and
laboratory
lRoyal Flying Doctor Service – Port
Hedland base
Top links
Town of Port Hedland
www.porthedland.wa.gov.au
Port Hedland Visitor Centre
www.phvc.com.au
Port Hedland Medical
Centre
Hedland Health Campus
Primary contact:
Cheryl Muir/Tina Ruddick
T 08 9174 1000
T 08 9173 3733
the Pilbara offering emergency
medicine, general surgery and
surgical specialities, general
medicine and medical specialities,
paediatrics, obstetrics and
gynaecology and anaesthesia.
l25 salaried doctors employed at
the campus and a variable number
of locum doctors.
lTwo GP obstetricians, one GP
anaesthetist and one consultant
anaesthetist willing to be mentors.
lProcedures performed – daily
theatre list plus emergency cases.
lNumber of deliveries per annum –
350+.
lResident specialists in Port
Hedland – obstetrics and
gynaecology, physician,
general surgeon, paediatricians,
anaesthetist and FACEM.
Specialites are supported by GP
District Medical Officers, registrars,
residents and interns.
lRegular clients include – workers
compensation, indigenous
population, fly-in fly-out, seamen
and travellers.
lGroup practice that provides
general medical and occupational
health services to the community
of Port Hedland.
lPractice is accredited and fully
computerised using Zedmed
software.
lPractice has three
physiotherapists, pathology,
treatment room nursing staff,
occupational health technicians/
nurses, a psychologist and
administration staff.
lVisiting occupational health
physician and sleep studies are
also conducted at the clinic.
lPractice is an occupational health
and general practice clinic and
doctors are required to go onsite
to clients’ workplaces, deliver
health promotion to employees,
conduct pre-employment
medicals and provide injury
management.
Level 2, 10 Stirling Highway Nedlands Western Australia 6009
PO Box 433 Nedlands Western Australia 6909
Primary contact: Gan Sakarapani
lRegional referral hospital for