Most consultations with us are bulk-billed direct to Medicare (digital fundus imaging and some contact lens consultations excluded). We have the HICAPS system to claim your private health insurance benefits, so you only need pay the gap if any. We offer a full range of services to Veterans’ Affairs patients, and participate in the MASS spectacle supply scheme. Bill Evans Optometrists are also a collection point for the Lions Recycle for Sight program.
We have a wide range of frame and lens packages that have no out of pocket expenses (no gap) for most private health insurance fund members.
If you or your company require safety spectacles, we can supply prescription or non-prescription protective eyewear that meets the AS/NZ1337.6 standard, including certification.
History
Bill Evans Optometrists began life at its present location in Birtwill Street, Coolum Beach in July of 1996 as a branch of Davey & Tobin Optometrists. Bill Evans practised optometry on the first day of trading, and even helped to fit out the practice. Around this time Bill also practised in Maroochydore, Noosa Heads, Kawana, Currimundi and Nambour in Queensland. Bill has also worked in Fremantle and Bunbury in Western Australia.
Bill became principal in 2003, commencing full-time practise in Coolum in that year. The practice has continued to show strong growth mirroring the Coolum Beach area ever since.
Team
Bill was born in Brisbane, but completed his education right here in Coolum where he was the Dux of Coolum State High School in 1991. He studied at QUT and graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Optometry in 1995. Bill has a professional interest in contact lenses and retinal disease. He has practised optometry on the east and west coasts of Australia and enjoys travel, the beach and spending time with his family and friends.
Deanna Wray, our optical dispenser, commenced her career in the optical industry in 1976 and has been with Bill Evans Optometrists and the former Davey and Tobin Optometrists since 2000. Ever the social butterfly, Deanna loves lawn bowls and the occasional South Pacific cruise.
Opening Hours
Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm. After hours by appointment.