Some Serious Fun On Saturday
Alana Purcell proved earlier this year a wheelchair can’t stop her from playing a valuable role in the community, and she’s keen to share that message in Kingaroy this Saturday.
Campaign Targets Ladder Safety
A new national education campaign led in Queensland by the Office of Fair Trading will be encouraging older men to rethink the way they use ladders.
Sharing A Cuppa Is Good Medicine
It’s something we should be asking every day, but on one day every a year the question becomes more insistent … RU OK?
Ambulance Station Operating Well
Kingaroy’s ambulance fleet responded to 969 incidents in August, the Kingaroy Local Ambulance Committee heard at their Annual General Meeting on September 6.
A Simple Question
That Could Save A Life
R U supporting RU OK? Day on Thursday? You could start a conversation that just might save a life.
Ambulance Station To
Be Upgraded To 24×7
Kingaroy Ambulance Station will soon be upgraded to a 24 hour a day, seven days a week service
D-Day For Smokers
Tough new anti-smoking laws have come into force in Queensland.
Healthy Crowd Rolls Up For Expo
Murgon’s “Focus On You” Community Health Expo has been declared a huge success by organisers.
Celebrity Chef To Star At Murgon Expo
South Burnett residents will be treated to a visit next week from celebrity chef Matt Golinski
Have Your Say On Imported Food Safety
Federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce is seeking feedback on a proposed new safety system for imported foods.
Qld Health Contacting Heart Patients
Queensland Health is contacting patients who have undergone certain types of open-heart surgery in public hospitals who may have been exposed to a potentially serious bacteria.
Private Hospital Opens With A Smile
The rollercoaster ride that has been the recent history of Kingaroy’s private hospital ended in smiles on Monday morning with the official opening of the new Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community Hospital.
Downer Extends A Safe Hand
Another 250 households in the South Burnett will be just a little bit safer soon thanks to Downer, operators of the Meandu Mine.
Glendon Street GP Surgery To Close
The Glendon Street Medical Centre in Kingaroy will be closing its doors on August 17, potentially leaving “thousands” of local residents without a GP.
Charity Foundation To Support Hospital
A foundation to support fundraising for the new Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community Hospital will be launched later this month to coincide with the official opening of the Kingaroy health facility.
New Role For Prof Dunn
Professor Jeff Dunn AO, well-known in the South Burnett for his role as CEO of Cancer Council Queensland, will take on a new challenge next year at the University of Southern Queensland.
Greatest Gift Is Donating Life
Talking about organ donations can be tricky subject, especially when the people you’re talking to are in the prime of their life … but former Kingaroy resident Bianca Topp is an old hand at it now.
New Hospital ‘Still Top Priority’
A proposal for the redevelopment of Kingaroy Hospital appeared suddenly on a State Government website this week … but residents eager to consign the current hospital to the dustbin of history shouldn’t get their hopes up too high quite yet.
Epilepsy Expert Shares Tips With GPs
Epilepsy isn’t often considered a fatal condition – and fortunately, usually it isn’t – but the reality is that every year people with epilepsy DO die, and often the cause of death seems a mystery.
Cancer Plans For Private Hospital
Some cancer treatments could begin at the Lady Bjelke-Petersen Private Hospital in Kingaroy as early as next month, a meeting of local GPs was told on Thursday evening.
