Health

Auxiliary Helps Out Again

Auxiliary Helps Out Again

Murgon Hospital Auxiliary has done it again … this time donating a new air conditioning unit for use in the hospital’s conference room.

Health Forums Seek Community Feedback

Health Forums Seek Community Feedback

South Burnett residents will have the opportunity to discuss health priorities in the region at a series of events organised next month by the Darling Downs and West Moreton Public Health Network (PHN).

Hospitals Celebrate NAIDOC

Hospitals Celebrate NAIDOC

The Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service is pleased that more than 2000 people joined in its NAIDOC Week events this month across the health service region.

Volunteers Find A Home In Murgon

Volunteers Find A Home In Murgon

South Burnett First Aid Volunteers Inc, a not-for-profit group set up by Murgon paramedic Grant Geddes last year, now has a permanent home thanks to a generous donation by the Murgon Girl Guides.

Job Cuts ‘A Business Decision’

Job Cuts ‘A Business Decision’

Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has emphasised that Southern Cross Care has made a business decision to cut staff hours at its aged care homes, and it has nothing to do with Federal Government funding.

CTC Celebrates Another Big Year

CTC Celebrates Another Big Year

South Burnett CTC – one of the region’s largest employers – held its annual CTC Day at Wooroolin recently to celebrate another 12 months of achievements, and consider some of the likely changes that lie ahead.

Online Bullying More Common In Regions

Online Bullying More Common In Regions

People in regional Australia are more likely to have witnessed bullying or harassment on social media than their metropolitan counterparts and are more than twice as likely to have been bullied themselves, according to a new report.

Alert About Dysentery Outbreak

Alert About Dysentery Outbreak

Local health authorities are urging Murgon and Cherbourg residents to be extra vigilant with hand washing after an outbreak of dysentery in both towns.

Hospital Board Eager To Start $62m Project

Hospital Board Eager To Start $62m Project

Some preliminary earthworks for Kingaroy’s new $62 million general hospital could begin as soon as this financial year, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board chairman Mike Horan said on Monday.

Upgrade For Emergency Care

Upgrade For Emergency Care

Nearly $215,000 worth of upgrades have just been completed at Murgon Hospital, including a new ambulance ramp and a refurbished emergency department.