25 Mar 2025

The $750,000 job no one seems to want

From Nights, 10:45 pm on 25 March 2025

Small town life can be idyllic - often with no shortage of people wanting to visit.

But to live and work? That can be another story.

Julia Creek is a remote township in McKinlay Shire, North Queensland.

It's in desperate need of a doctor, and applicants are being offered more money than the Aussie PM to entice the right person to its patch of the Outback.

Mayor of McKinlay Shire, Janene Fegan chats to Emile Donovan.

Janene is in an outdoor lap pool with a swimming cap and goggles on.

Mayor of McKinlay Shire, Janene Fegan - enjoying the many leisure options in Julia Creek. Photo: Supplied