November 27, 2015
Kingaroy Rotary’s $30,000 “problem” has been solved … with a cheque to purchase equipment for palliative care services in the South Burnett.
The money was raised in 2014 at a special joint Rotary / Queensland Police ball in Kingaroy to create two palliative care units in Kingaroy.
When that project did not go ahead, the service club was left with the unusual problem of having too much money on its hands.
A solution became clearer when the position of a Palliative Care Co-Ordinator was created in the South Burnett earlier this year by the Darling Downs & District Health Service to provide much-needed support in the local community.
Clinical Nurse Consultant Vivette White was appointed to the role, which is based in Wondai but services the whole South Burnett.
The aim of the program is to keep people at home for as long as possible and since February, more than 100 people with terminal illnesses have been assisted.
The equipment purchased via the Rotary donation assists with this stay-at-home care.
A cheque was presented to Ms White by representatives from Kingaroy Rotary and the Queensland Police Service on Wednesday morning.
Police Sergeant Wayne Bushell, who is also a Rotary Club member, provided the catering for the 2014 ball.
He said another joint Rotary / Police Charity Ball was now being planned for May 2016, with more details to be revealed soon.
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