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.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has detailed several guidelines under which a purpose-built quarantine facility could operate near Wellcamp Airport.
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.
A third round of the successful Cherbourg Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) has been scheduled to begin later this month.
A community awareness event will be held at Cherbourg Hospital later this month to raise awareness about liver health.
Many South Burnett businesses – including shopping centres and supermarkets – should now be registered with the Check In Qld app.
Urgent pleas for funding to provide 24-hour supervision at a vital youth hostel in Kingaroy have paid off, with the State Government this week confirming two years of financial support.
A special morning tea was held at the Kingaroy Ambulance Station on Tuesday morning to farewell one paramedic and welcome a recent arrival.
Another potentially life-saving defibrillator has been installed inside a Kingaroy store.
The Darling Downs Health mobile women’s health nurses have six clinics planned across the South Burnett next month.
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has advised that booking timeframes for COVID-19 tests at Kingaroy Hospital have been extended.
The need for better mental health services in the Wide Bay-Burnett was a key issue at Monday’s Regional Community Forum.
Ryan Youngberry should have been celebrating his 30th birthday this week.
Queensland Health is closely monitoring the situation in NSW after four COVID-19 cases have been identified in Sydney.
The Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) will be launching their SMILE mental health program with an early-morning barbecue at the Kingaroy Town Hall on Friday (June 18).
South Burnett Care CEO and former South Burnett councillor Cheryl Dalton has been reappointed to the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board.
Queensland Health issued a COVID-19 alert on Wednesday afternoon for several locations – including one in Toowoomba – after a 44-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 on the Sunshine Coast.
The official opening of a new allied health facility in Kingaroy will fill a gap in the market, according to South Burnett Care CEO Cheryl Dalton.
Queensland Health says the hotspot declaration for Victoria will remain in place for at least another seven days following the extension of the lockdown in Victoria.
South Burnett residents will have the opportunity to meet the new midwives of the South Burnett Midwifery Group Practice this month.
