About Bathurst
Location
Distance from Sydney: 207km (2.5hrs drive)
Distance from Orange: 55km (40mins drive)
Distance from Canberra: 297km (3.5hrs drive)
Population
34,720 (town and surrounding shire)
Medical Facilities
Hospitals
Bathurst
Base Hospital:
- Accredited teaching hospital, two campuses
- 101 beds at main campus
- Surgical, medical, gynaecology, obstetrics, intensive care/coronary
care, pathology, emergency, radiology, oncology, paediatrics
St Vincent’s
Private Hospital
- 33 single bed & 4 two-bed rooms
- Surgical, medical, day surgery, palliative care, post-natal care, & a
wide range of support services. (http://www.chcs.com.au/stvincents.shtml)
Other
Bathurst
Rehabilitation Centre
- 28 beds
- Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, brain injury
rehabilitation program, social work.
Bathurst
Community Centre
- Baby health clinic, mental health, aged care assessment, family
planning, women’s health, diabetes and more
Support services and facilities: sports injury physiotherapy,
remedial massage, psychology & psychiatry specialists, radiology
unit, acupuncture and other complimentary medicine practitioners,
2 x pathology/collection
laboratories.
Education Facilities
Tertiary
- Charles Sturt University
- Western Institute of TAFE
Secondary Schools: 6
Primary Schools: 7
Other
- Mitchell Conservatorium of Music
Early Childhood/ Daycare Facilities
- Private early childhood centres: 5
- Local government operated family daycare centre: 1
- Numerous mothers’ support groups & play groups
Retail Facilities
Large department stores, numerous chain grocery stores, boutique
clothing shops, art supply/framing shops, chain and owner/operated
hardware outlets, numerous specialty shops, hair salons & beauticians.
Financial Institutions
Most large, national banks, a number of credit unions and smaller
financial institutions have offices in the central business district.
Entertainment / Attractions in the Region
- Australian Fossil & Mineral Museum
- Bathurst Goldfields Museum
- Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
- Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (boasts a full year’s
program of visiting drama & music performances)
- National Motor Racing Museum
- Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit
- Extensive sporting facilities: hockey, soccer, cricket, croquet,
league, union, cycling, swimming, athletics, equestrian, archery.
