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Dr Nicola Kettleton-Butler

Practice Principal | Independent Consultant General Practitioner | Co-owner

MBBS UQ | FRACGP | B. Sc App (Human Movement Studies-Exercise Management)

Dr Nicola Kettleton-Butler is a highly-regarded local GP who has been practicing on the Sunshine Coast for over 10 years. As our Practice Principal and co-founder of Saltwater Medical, Nicola is an Australian-trained GP who graduated from the University of Queensland in 2008 with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery. She went on to complete her specialist GP training and was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) in 2014. Nicola has a special interest in children’s, women’s and senior’s health and is well known for her caring nature and her thorough approach to patient care. Nicola also enjoys a range of general practice procedural work, including iron infusions and Implanon and Mirena insertions. Nicola is a keen sports fan (especially tennis, golf and rugby) and enjoys fishing and the coastal lifestyle.

Dr Nicola consults Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. She is not taking new patients at this time.

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Public Holiday Closure - Easter

Our practice will be closed:

Friday 3rd - to Monday 6th April 2026

and will re-open on Tuesday 7th April 2026

If you need medical assistance during this time, you could call our after-hours service National Home Doctor on 13 74 25, or you could attend the Caloundra Minor Injuries and Illness Clinic on West Terrace (8am-10pm Mon-Sun).

In case of an emergency please call 000 or attend the Emergency Department at Sunshine Coast University Hospital, 6 Doherty St, Birtinya.