Council Urges Agencies To Act
A frustrated Cherbourg Council summoned welfare agencies to a public forum this week to focus attention on suicide and self-harm in the community.
Pfizer Clinic In Murgon This Week
Darling Downs Health is reminding local residents that a free Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be running in Murgon this week.
Kingaroy LAC Thanks Dynamic Duo
“Thank you for your gift of time” … these were the words engraved on a special clock presented to John and Christine Box after they announced their retirement at this week’s Kingaroy Local Ambulance Committee AGM.
Belle Thanks Her ‘Super Hero’
Nurse Navigator Kate Trenoweth is a genuine “super hero”, at least in the eyes of a young patient she has been caring for at the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.
Have You Registered Your Defib?
Does your business or sports club have an AED – an automated external defibrillator – mounted somewhere on a wall?
New Virus Spread By Mice
Rural residents are being reminded to keep practicing good hygiene, handwashing and cleaning after a number of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis cases have been reported in the Darling Downs Health region.
Pfizer Clinic Coming To Murgon
A Pfizer “super clinic” similar to the one currently operating at Cherbourg will be held in Murgon later this month.
Come On Down To Super Clinic: Mayor
Cherbourg Mayor Elvie Sandow is happy that more than 300 people received a COVID vaccination at the special “super clinic” set up on Tuesday, but she hopes even more will turn up today and tomorrow.
Spots Open At Pfizer Clinic
Darling Downs Health says there are still plenty of appointments available at the Cherbourg COVID-19 Pfizer vaccination clinic this afternoon (Tuesday).
80,000 COVID Tests Carried Out
Darling Downs Health has tested 80,125 people for the COVID-19 virus since the pandemic began in 2020, figures released by Queensland Health on Friday reveal.
Walkers Enjoy A Wheelie Good Day
Anitta Stallwood’s brave bid to raise awareness about spina bifida and hydrocephaly attracted about 125 walkers and runners to the South Burnett Rail Trail on Sunday morning.
Shavers Raise Almost $40,000
A massive fundraising effort by former schoolfriends and rugby league mates at the recent “Shave For Ryley and Ben” night in Kingaroy looks to have raised almost $40,000.
Onesie Way To Raise Awareness
Don’t be alarmed if you see a bunch of people heading off down the South Burnett Rail Trail early on Sunday morning wearing onesies …
COVID ‘Super Clinic’ Coming
A COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine “super clinic” will be running at Cherbourg Hall from August 3-5.
Clinics In Four More Towns
The Darling Downs Health mobile women’s health nurses have clinics planned in Goomeri, Kilkivan, Blackbutt and Kingaroy next month.
Hands-On Look At Healthy Careers
South Burnett high school students who have expressed an interest in a career as a health worker received some hands-on experience on Tuesday thanks to a special Aspire 2 Health day at the Griffith University’s Kingaroy Hospital campus.
Wellcamp ‘Viable Option’
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has detailed several guidelines under which a purpose-built quarantine facility could operate near Wellcamp Airport.
Getting Vaccinated Is Getting Easier
Barry Lonsdale’s Discount Drug Store pharmacy in Nanango is one of the first chemist shops across Queensland given the green light to administer a COVID-19 vaccine.
Triple P Back At Cherbourg
A third round of the successful Cherbourg Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) has been scheduled to begin later this month.
Love Your Liver, Love Your Life
A community awareness event will be held at Cherbourg Hospital later this month to raise awareness about liver health.
