Cloncurry council chief executive David Neeves said state-of-the-art facilities at the Cloncurry Remote Health Precinct, opened on Monday, would be a major boost for the town.

The precinct is a one-stop shop for CentaCare, Medicare Local and Diabetes Australia.

“It’s a one-stop shop for a lot of people,” he said.

“If you’ve got  children that are interested in studying nursing and in particular they can live in Cloncurry and study nursing through a reparative university like James Cook University, who will have access to state of the art modern facilities.”

Deputy Mayor Bob McDonald read a letter from Mayor Andrew Daniels that said the council was about improving Cloncurry’s health facilities.

“The council is very passionate about improving Cloncurry’s health facilities and understands the importance of keeping up with the rest of Queensland by looking after what we have and focusing on what is required,” he said.

“This project will open the doors for so many other industries that need this university to show case the opportunities that we have in the North West.” 

Director of the Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health Professor Sabina Knight said she was proud to be associated with the project and the Cloncurry community.

“We now have a facility that we are all proud of and works for the community” she said.