Beaches Family Practice - Kewarra Beach

07/03/2026

"Celebrating the achievements of women today and every day. 🌟"

28/01/2026

Welcome to our team, Dr Pietro Ridolfi.
Dr Pietro has availability Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays with alternating Saturdays at our Kewarra Beach Practice.
Dr Pietro has a special interest in paediatrics and Men's Health.
To book an appointment to see Dr Pietro please call 4032 7500.

19/01/2026

Welcome to our team, Dr Hamish Albany.
Dr Hamish has availability Tuesdays-Fridays with alternating Saturdays at our Kewarra Beach Practice.
Dr Hamish enjoys all aspects of general practice in particular preventative medicine, paediatrics, and chronic disease management. He has special interests in men’s health/health checks, sports medicine, musculoskeletal conditions, diabetes, and weight management.
To book an appt to see Dr Hamish please call 4032 7500.

19/01/2026

Welcome to our team, Dr Marlee Paterson.
Dr Marlee has availability Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays at our Trinity Beach Practice.
Dr Marlee is passionate about delivering holistic, patient centred care and working collaboratively with patients to support sustainable, long term health and wellbeing.
To make an appt to see Dr Marlee, please call 4032 7575.

25/11/2025

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22/11/2025

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18/11/2025

Lung cancer affects thousands of Australians every year. It’s also the leading cause of cancer death in Australia.
Around 15,000 Australians are diagnosed with lung cancer each year. It is more common in people over 70, and while men are still more likely to be diagnosed, rates among women have been rising for decades.
Thanks to cancer research the five-year survival rate has improved from 10.3% in 1991-1995 to 25.6% 2016-2020.

To***co smoking is the main cause of lung cancer. The risk increases based on how much someone smokes and for how long. But not everyone who gets lung cancer has smoked.
There are two main types, and they behave differently in the body.
• Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): This is the most common type. It grows more slowly and makes up about 85% of cases.
• Small cell lung cancer (SCLC): This type is less common but grows and spreads more quickly. It makes up about 15% of cases.
Some lung cancers can also be tested for specific gene changes. This helps doctors choose the most effective treatment.
In July this year the National Lung Cancer Screening Program was introduced in Australia for patients aged 50 to 70 years. Ask your doctor today if you are eligible for this program.

04/11/2025

IT’S TIME TO SPEAK UP- MEN ARE DYING TOO YOUNG, WE CAN’T AFORD TO STAY SILENT.
Mental health and su***de prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer – we’re taking them all on.
Since 2003, Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way health services reach and support men, helping men live happier, healthier, longer lives.
GUYS, NAIL THE FIVE
Men will die on average 4.9 years earlier than women and for reasons that are largely preventable, which means that it doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s five ways you can give yourself the best chance at living a healthy and long life.
1. Spend time with people who make you feel good.
2. Talk more
3. Know the numbers
4. Know thy nuts. Simple.
5. Move, more.
We are here to offer support, call to book into see your GP today.

07/10/2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Our vision is Zero Deaths from breast cancer!
58 Australians are diagnosed every day!
9 Australians die from breast cancer every day!
3300 will die from breast cancer this year in Australia!
Millions of Australian lives have been affected by breast cancer!
Early detection of breast cancer gives the best possible chance of survival!
Free breast screening is available for women over 40
Book your free test today.

03/10/2025

Farewell Dr Wendy Davie

It was Dr Wendy’s last day at the Practice today.

We wish Dr Wendy and her family all the best on their return to Canada.

28/09/2025

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📣UPDATE: public health officials have ruled out the below suspected case of measles that was detected last weekend. The locations listed below are no longer considered exposure sites.

A child in the Cairns area has been diagnosed with suspected measles.

These new locations have been added to the list of exposure sites for the Cairns measles outbreak:

👉Defy Gravity toddler time, Raintrees Shopping Centre Cnr Alfred and Koch St
Thursday 18 September
9-11 am

👉Fishery Falls Holiday Park, Bruce Highway, Fishery Falls
Saturday 20 September and Sunday 21 September

👉Stratford Medical Centre 2/1 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford
Tuesday 23 September
3.20pm to 4 pm

👉Outside Stratford Medical Centre 2/1 Kamerunga Rd
Thursday 25 September
11.25 – 11:35 am

For all locations and times see: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/newsroom/alerts/measles-alert-cairns

Members of the public should be alert for signs and symptoms of measles, particularly if you have been at the locations listed on the Queensland Health website at the specified times

Be on the lookout for symptoms such as:
🤒fever
😴tiredness
🤧severe cough
👁️red/sore eyes
👃runny nose
🔴blotchy rash that spreads from head/face to rest of body
👄white spots in the mouth

Although the most well-known symptom of measles is a blotchy red rash, this is not usually the first symptom. Measles symptoms may appear 7–18 days after exposure, typically around day 10.

If you were at the above locations at the listed dates and times, please look out for symptoms for up to 20 days afterwards.
If symptoms develop, call ahead to your GP - don’t wait in shared areas - or call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) for advice on what to do and to get a referral for a measles test.

Measles can be a serious illness. Everyone should ensure they are vaccinated for measles, particularly if you are due to travel overseas.

For further information about measles, head to: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/condition/infections-and-parasites/viral-infections/measles

22/09/2025

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Three new cases of measles have been identified in the Cairns area since Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 12.

New locations have been added to the list of exposure sites for the Cairns measles outbreak, including locations at Earlville Shopping Centre, Edmonton and Cairns Hospital.

Members of the public should be alert for signs and symptoms of measles, particularly if you have been at the locations listed on the Queensland Health website at the specified times:
https://www.health.qld.gov.au/newsroom/alerts/measles-alert-cairns

Be on the lookout for symptoms such as:
🤒fever
😴tiredness
🤧severe cough
👁️red/sore eyes
👃runny nose
🔴blotchy rash that spreads from head/face to rest of body
👄white spots in the mouth

Although the most well-known symptom of measles is a blotchy red rash, this is not usually the first symptom. Measles symptoms may appear 7–18 days after exposure, typically around day 10.

If you were at the above locations at the listed dates and times, please look out for symptoms for up to 20 days afterwards.

If symptoms develop, call ahead to your GP - don’t wait in shared areas - or call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) for advice on what to do and to get a referral for a measles test.

Measles can be a serious illness. Everyone should ensure they are vaccinated for measles, particularly if you are due to travel overseas.

For further information about measles, head to: https://www.qld.gov.au/health/condition/infections-and-parasites/viral-infections/measles