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.
Australia Day Awards Postponed
The rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus in the South Burnett has forced Council to postpone its official Australia Day awards ceremony.
Seven More COVID Deaths
Seven more deaths from COVID-19 – the highest one day total so far during the pandemic in Queensland – were announced by Health Minister Yvette D’Ath on Monday.
COVID Number Hits 500
The number of recent COVID-19 cases in the South Burnett and Cherbourg areas is now likely to be greater than 500.
Deadliest Day In Queensland
Queensland has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic so far with six deaths added to the tally.
Kingaroy Celebrations Cancelled
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another event, with the announcement that Kingaroy’s Australia Day celebrations in Memorial Park have been scrapped.
Case Numbers Climb Slightly
Reported new cases of COVID in the South Burnett and Cherbourg regions appear to be slowing, with just three announced by Cherbourg Council on Tuesday.
COVID Numbers Still Rising
There have been now almost 350 confirmed cases of COVID-19 recorded in the South Burnett and Cherbourg areas since December 29.
