Dr Adam Louws made national news by taking a GP job in a tiny town — now he’s leaving

He hopes a successor will be found.
Dr Adam Louws.

When GP Dr Adam Louws took a job in Julia Creek it made headlines from the ABC to the Daily Mail.

The Queensland town, 600km west of Townsville, had lacked a permanent GP for 10 years until Dr Louws accepted the $500,000 job two years ago.