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PFAS Site In Kingaroy On List

A site in Kingaroy has been named as one of more than 60 PFAS-contaminated places in Queensland.

Recipe For Reaching Out

Speak up, reach out for help … these are the messages that the South Burnett Suicide Prevention Working Group is trying to spread during Mental Health Week.

Don’t Touch A Dead Or Dying Bat

The drought has been blamed for a sharp rise in the number of people coming into contact with dead or dying bats.

Have Your Say On Maternity Care

South Burnett residents have been invited to help shape the future of maternity care at the new Kingaroy Hospital.

Charity Bowls Day This Sunday

A special lawns bowls day has been scheduled this Sunday (September 22) in Kingaroy to raise funds for the South Burnett Autism Support Group.

South Burnett’s About To Go Pink

There’s going to be a lot of pink about in the South Burnett in November when a special breast cancer awareness campaign spreads from one end of the region to the other.

It’s Time To Say R U OK?

Thursday is R U OK Day, the day when we are reminded of the importance of having meaningful conversations with the people in our lives

Fundraising Helps Patients Thrive

Kingaroy Hospital Auxiliary members had the opportunity on Friday to view the new Optiflow Thrive Machine for anaesthetics which they helped to purchase,

Family Health Day At Cherbourg

Cherbourg Health Service is marking Women’s Health Week with a Family Health Day which aims to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD).

Meals On Wheels Kitchen Ready To Roll

South Burnett Care’s new $350,000 Meals On Wheels kitchen was officially opened on Thursday to coincide with the organisation’s annual morning tea for volunteers

‘Patients Go Through Enough Stress …’

Nanango resident Rosemary Hansen can’t understand why she has had to battle with bureaucracy – and haunt her local MP’s office – to get Queensland Health just to reimburse her Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme entitlements

‘Just Ask For Help’

Kingaroy Cinema’s main theatre was packed to overflowing on Monday night for the special charity screening of the Michael Hutchence biopic, “Mystify”.

LAC Plans 100 Years Celebration

The Kingaroy Local Ambulance Committee has begun planning an event to celebrate 100 years of ambulance service in the town.

Hospital Construction Ready To Go

A small ceremony was held on Wednesday afternoon to mark the start of the main building construction phase of the new $73.9 million Kingaroy Hospital.

Volunteers With A Drive To Help

A training session for people interested in becoming volunteer drivers for Graham House was held in Kingaroy on Friday.

Community Spirit Drives Wondai

Graham House Community Centre has stepped in to help fill a gap in Wondai created when the town’s only taxi service stopped operating more than a year ago.

FRRR Offers Mental Health Grants

The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal has announced it has a pool of $100,000 available for projects that improve mental health in rural Australia.

MP Queries Hospital Underspend

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has asked why spending on Kingaroy Hospital’s upgrade is running 53 per cent under budget.

Healthy Move At Woolies

Woolworths shoppers in Kingaroy will be able to feel a little bit safer following the installation of a life-saving defibrillator in the store.

Builder Named For Hospital Project

Broad Construction Services, a member of the CIMIC group of companies, has been awarded the contract to construct the new $73.9 million Kingaroy Hospital.