Gulf Savannah Visitor Guide

Gulf Savannah, Northern Australia - Visitor Guide 2019 10 Queensland’s Gulf Savannah Services Blackwater Dump Sites Please use the facilities provided. Your toilet chemicals will cause major damage to any creek or land space, and destroy the breakdown processes of composting or septic toilet systems you tip into. Please organise your dumping around the following sites that have easy access: Cairns: Cairns Coconut Caravan Park; Cool Waters Caravan Park; City Caravan Park; First City Caravilla, Clarke Diesel Repairs, 272 Hartley St; Lake Placid Caravan Park; Crystal Cascade Caravan Park Mareeba: Doyle Street behind the Leagues Club Atherton: At the sewerage works in Grove Street or Woodlands Tourist Park Ravenshoe: At the sewerage works, Ascham Street Ravenshoe Mount Surprise: On the main road in the amenities block opposite the Hotel Georgetown: In Normanton Street opposite the public toilets in Heritage Park Forsayth: Behind Caschafor Park next to Public Toilets Croydon: Allridge Street next to Caravan Park Normanton: Rear of Council Depot in Old Hospital Road Karumba: Cnr Yappar Street and Allan Howie Way next to the public toilets at the truck stop Burketown: Adjacent to Council Water Treatment Plant, approx 1km from Burketown on the Wills Developmental (Gregory) Road Gregory: Next to the public toilets on Wills Development Road Adels Grove: Camp Ground Local Shopping We welcome you to the Gulf Savannah to experience our attractions and lifestyle. One of the best ways of ‘giving something back’ is to plan on shopping locally while you visit our remote communities. We have a good range of shops able to supply most of your needs for your stay in the region, including small supermarkets in Burketown, Croydon, Forsayth, Georgetown, Karumba, Normanton, Gununa and Doomadgee. Please support our local communities by shopping locally! Banks The Westpac Bank in Normanton and Bendigo Bank agents in Georgetown have full banking facilities Monday to Friday. ATMs are located at Westpac Normanton, Croydon Café & Supermarket, Croydon Club Hotel, Karumba Lodge Hotel, Karumba Hot Bread, Ash’s Holiday Units and Café,Karumba Sunset Tavern, Karumba Point. Agency facilities only are available in some communities. Most businesses accept credit cards and have EFTPOS facilities. Medical A comprehensive first aid kit is advisable. If you use any medication ensure that you bring a sufficient supply for the duration of your trip. Local hospitals cannot dispense private prescriptions. Karumba Pharmacy fill prescriptions while you wait with a pharmacist on duty. At all other clinics only emergency medical treatment can be provided. Gidgee Healing 32 Brown Street, Normanton Phone: (07) 4769 7044. Open Mon to Fri 9am-5pm. To make medical preparations prior to your visit phone the local hospital/clinic: Kowanyama (07) 4060 5133 Mt. Surprise (07) 4062 3171 Forsayth (07) 4062 5372 Georgetown (07) 4062 1266 Croydon (07) 4748 7000 Normanton (07) 4745 1144 Karumba (07) 4745 9137 Burketown (07) 4745 5133 Savannah Regional Health Service outreach clinics: Mt. Surprise (07) 4062 3171 The Lynd (07) 4062 5291 Einasleigh (07) 4062 5155 Georgetown (07) 4062 1970 (Office)