Health

COVID Hospital Numbers Spike

COVID Hospital Numbers Spike

Queensland Health has issued a warning to Queenslanders aged 65 and older to make sure they are up-to-date with their COVID-19 booster shots following a spike in hospital admissions.

Dancers Raise $600 For Charity

Dancers Raise $600 For Charity

A special linedancing event held in Wondai on Saturday has raised $600 for the McGrath Foundation to support local breast care nurse Sue Cox.

Urgent Clinic Opens In Toowoomba

Urgent Clinic Opens In Toowoomba

A free Urgent Care Clinic was officially opened on Monday in the grounds of the Toowoomba Medical and Dental Centre in a bid to take pressure off local emergency departments.

Health Clinic Has Positive Impact

Health Clinic Has Positive Impact

A new Preventative and Chronic Disease Clinic – which opened its doors earlier this month – is already having a positive impact on the Cherbourg community.

Magical Effort At Relay For Life

Magical Effort At Relay For Life

The theme for the 2023 South Burnett Relay For Life was magical – “The Magic of Relay: Dream It, Hope It, Cure It!” – but the real magic was the efforts of the fundraisers.

$5000 Kickstart To Pink Campaign

$5000 Kickstart To Pink Campaign

“Pinking Up South Burnett” – the region’s annual fundraising campaign for the McGrath Foundation’s breast care nurses – was officially launched on Friday with a generous private donation.

Nurse Receives Top Award

Nurse Receives Top Award

Kingaroy Hospital nurse Belinda Densley has been named as Queensland’s Credentialled Diabetes Educator of the Year, just three years after taking up the specialty.

First Aid Pays Off For CTC

First Aid Pays Off For CTC

Staff members and visitors at South Burnett CTC’s Connections office in Murgon will be a little bit safer now, thanks to the donation of a $2000 defibrillator by the Salus Group.

Mental Health Goes Door-To-Door

Mental Health Goes Door-To-Door

Sometimes it only takes a conversation … a project that engages residents face-to-face in conversations about mental health and wellbeing has begun in the South Burnett.