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The triangle represents Picket Hill, which lies inland of Valla Beach near the Pacific Ocean on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales and it is of cultural and spiritual significance to the Gumbaynggirr.

The Gumbaynggirr nation of the Coffs area extends from as far north as Grafton (Clarence River) to the Nambucca River in the south then west to Armidale and eastward to the pacific coast, which makes the Gumbaynggirrr tribe one of the largest in NSW, with evidence indicating people have lived in the area for many thousands of years.

The snake represents the rainbow serpent who is central to Indigenous cultural belief Australia wide.

The circles represent the circles of life we move within. Initially we are connected in larger circles at birth but as we grow into adolescence we become individuals and loose our sense of dreaming and purpose. As we progress into adulthood we re-discover our connections to community, our spirit and our purpose. Each circle weaves into the structure of DNA which is our blueprint, our history, our biochemistry and bubbles of life.

The green colour is the colour of healing.

Dr Rufina (Fi) Lam

Dr Rufina (Fi) Lam

Dr Fi is a General Practitioner in the full sense of the word. Her years of experience in treating all ages enables her to care for generations of the same family. Her extensive qualifications provide a unique multi-faceted background for her practice as an all round General Practitioner.

Her ability to listen and understand the needs of her patients to help provide the best treatment, provides an optimal diagnostic framework for the patient and makes her a compassionate GP.

Sarah

Jo

Sarah recently joined us as Medical Assistant / Reception cover. Her role is to help facilitate patient care between both doctors and our nurse. She crossed the ditch a couple of years ago and is no longer a city-slicker. Outside of work Sarah can be found stomping around in gumboots helping with the day to day running of the farm.

Simone Thomas

Simone Thomas

Our nurse is Simone Thomas, who worked with Dr Lam in 2004, joined Valla Beach Health in 2018. Simone lives locally and when not working can be found doing outdoor activities and checking out the surf.

Idris Lane

Idris Lane

Idris is the manager of Valla Beach Health and has a diverse background in project management. He enjoys outdoor activities and gets in the surf as often as possible.

Mel

Mel

Mel joined us in July 2020.

She is a local resident and lives with her husband and their beautiful Cavoodle.

When not working - you can find her gardening or walking the beach and when she runs out of things to do - she is busy with her never ending house renovations!