No Vax Mandate For Fireys
Commissioner Greg Leach confirmed on Wednesday Queensland Fire and Emergency Services paid staff will not have to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
COVID Tally Passes 1000
More than 1000 people in the South Burnett and Cherbourg areas have officially contracted COVID-19 since the Queensland borders re-opened on December 13.
MP Praises Behaviour Of Protesters
LNP Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien has praised the behaviour of anti-vaccination mandate protesters during the recent “Convoy to Canberra”.
LNP Seeks Support For School Camps
The suspension of school camps until at least March 4 is having a devastating effect on an often overlooked industry sector, the LNP has warned.
Vax Clinic At Wondai Hospital
Wondai residents have been reminded by Darling Downs Health that a COVID-19 vaccination clinic is running this week at Wondai Hospital.
Prison COVID Tally Hits 454
Corrective Services Commissioner Paul Stewart has praised prison staff who have been dealing with heightened tensions in Queensland jails due to COVID-19 restrictions while at the same working hard to mitigate health risks.
COVID ‘Yet To Peak’ Locally
The Darling Downs Health region – which includes all the South Burnett and Cherbourg – is yet to reach its peak of the latest COVID-19 wave.
COVID Testing Hours Change
Darling Downs Health has announced a change to the COVID-19 testing hours at Kingaroy Hospital.
Check-In Scrapped For Shoppers
Queenslanders no longer have to use the COVID-19 check-in app, except where mandatory vaccinations are required.
Local COVID Cases Break 700
The South Burnett’s official COVID-19 tally of confirmed cases since the pandemic began has now broken the 700 barrier.
COVID Cancels Or Postpones Events
The COVID pandemic has led to another burst of major event postponements or cancellations.
Vax Clinic Coming To Wondai
A free, walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held in Wondai later this month.
16 Deaths Added To COVID Toll
The Queensland death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 225, with 16 more people added to the tally by Queensland Health on Wednesday morning.
GRDC Shifts Events Online
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) – a statutory body which invests farmer levies in research – has moved all its planned grower events online due to COVID.
Local COVID Cases Break 600
There have now been more than 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 recorded in the South Burnett Regional Council area during the past month.
Vax Blitz At Local School
Cherbourg State School has been included in a “Back-to-School vaccination blitz” announced by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Friday.
Qld Passes COVID Milestones
Queensland passed two COVID-19 milestones on Friday: it’s exactly two years since the first case of the “novel coronavirus” was detected in the State; the second is more tragic – the most deaths recorded in a 24-hour period.
COVID Testing Returns To Hospital
COVID-19 testing will return to Kingaroy Hospital from Wednesday (January 26).
Unions Slam Aged Care COVID ‘Chaos’
Surveys of members by two unions have painted a devastating picture of life inside aged care facilities in Queensland trying to cope with outbreaks of Omicron.
COVID Death Toll Rises Again
Queensland’s death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 85 following the announcement of the latest 13 deaths on Friday morning.
