Marchers Reclaim The Night
The instruction went out on Thursday night … make as much noise as you like!
The instruction went out on Thursday night … make as much noise as you like!
Queensland Health has issued a warning to Queenslanders aged 65 and older to make sure they are up-to-date with their COVID-19 booster shots following a spike in hospital admissions.
A special linedancing event held in Wondai on Saturday has raised $600 for the McGrath Foundation to support local breast care nurse Sue Cox.
A free Urgent Care Clinic was officially opened on Monday in the grounds of the Toowoomba Medical and Dental Centre in a bid to take pressure off local emergency departments.
A new Preventative and Chronic Disease Clinic – which opened its doors earlier this month – is already having a positive impact on the Cherbourg community.
Two local community groups hosted a free community barbecue held in the Kingaroy Town Hall Forecourt on Thursday evening to mark Mental Health Week.
The theme for the 2023 South Burnett Relay For Life was magical – “The Magic of Relay: Dream It, Hope It, Cure It!” – but the real magic was the efforts of the fundraisers.
Volunteers from four Local Ambulance Committees enjoyed a brush up in first aid and CPR training at a mini-workshop in Kingaroy on Wednesday.
“Pinking Up South Burnett” – the region’s annual fundraising campaign for the McGrath Foundation’s breast care nurses – was officially launched on Friday with a generous private donation.
Darling Downs Health’s mobile women’s health nurses will be at various locations in the South Burnett in October.
Kingaroy Hospital nurse Belinda Densley has been named as Queensland’s Credentialled Diabetes Educator of the Year, just three years after taking up the specialty.
Staff members and visitors at South Burnett CTC’s Connections office in Murgon will be a little bit safer now, thanks to the donation of a $2000 defibrillator by the Salus Group.
Sometimes it only takes a conversation … a project that engages residents face-to-face in conversations about mental health and wellbeing has begun in the South Burnett.
An annual awards dinner was held recently as a culmination to Child Safety Week.
Food operators are being warned to stop using a shredded chicken product probably linked to nationwide Listeria cluster.
Former Nanango State High School student Mia Glenny is the lucky recipient of a $1000 National Council of Women in Queensland bursary.
Nanango resident Charlie Hughes’ life changed overnight in 2020.
Kingaroy QAS officer-in-charge Mei-Lin Dean has been nominated as a QBANK Everyday Hero for fulfilling her passion to help those in need.
Darling Downs Health’s mobile women’s health nurses will be at various locations in the South Burnett in September.
Kingaroy Hospital welcomed 15 Year 1 medical students from the University of Queensland (UQ) last weekend, allowing them to get an insight into regional healthcare during a four-day program.