$2.6m DV Funding Renewed
The State Government has re-confirmed $2.6 million funding for the next five years for services to combat domestic violence in the South Burnett.
The State Government has re-confirmed $2.6 million funding for the next five years for services to combat domestic violence in the South Burnett.
A private service will be held for well-known Yarraman doctor Bruce Carr who died at the weekend after a long illness.
The Murgon Local Ambulance Committee will be holding a CPR Awareness Course at the Murgon PCYC on Wednesday (May 16).
Opposition Leader and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is pressing for the appointment of a Community Health Nurse for Kilkivan and Goomeri, but says the State Government isn’t listening.
A Telehealth project which aims to improve the health of Cherbourg residents with chronic kidney disease has passed a significant milestone, with more than 50 patients being seen via the program.
The State Government has launched a project to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability living in south-east Queensland access the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington says people in the South Burnett are still waiting three months or more for their Patient Travel Subsidy (PTSS) claims to be reimbursed.
Free flu shots are now available for community members most at risk of getting sick during this year’s flu season.
Kingaroy Hospital Auxiliary has received a $250 “Local Hero” grant from Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington, one of four groups to be supported in the latest round of the local scheme.
New Queensland Health data shows many pregnant women are not wearing their seat belts correctly, or are scared to wear them altogether.
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service Chief Executive Dr Peter Gillies reaffirmed the service’s commitment to improving Indigenous health at a Close the Gap Day event at Cherbourg Hospital on Thursday.
Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking nominations to fill vacancies on the Regional Access and Disability Advisory committee.
Construction work on the new Kingaroy Hospital is likely to begin in either January or February next year.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be rolling out in the South Burnett on July 1 and there’s more workshops planned to get people ready for it.
People aged 65 or over will be eligible for two new potentially life-saving flu vaccines free of charge.
While the number of whooping cough cases have dropped to a five year low in Queensland, health authorities have warned parents not to become complacent.
Donations to LifeFlight by the New Hope Group – the company that operates the New Acland coal mine – have now topped $1 million.
Sixteen cases of mumps have been reported in Wondai, Murgon and Cherbourg over the past six weeks, prompting public health officials to urge families to make sure they are up-to-date with their vaccinations.
A quad-strain vaccine to help protect young children from the devastating consequences of meningococcal will be added to the National Immunisation Program.
The State Government has claimed the Federal Government is refusing to pay $52 million owed to the Darling Downs Hospital and Service.