‘You can’t put a price on getting a GP’: Local council spends 10% of its budget on new doctor
Rural WA shire president Kate O’Keeffe knew she had to throw everything at garnering a GP for her region.
When a small WA town heard their GP was leaving, the council’s phones ran hot with residents urging the shire to secure another doctor.
The Shire of Gnowangerup managed to find a GP, but it cost almost 10% of the council’s annual budget.
