Health

Pre-Packed Lettuce In Recall

Pre-Packed Lettuce In Recall

Queensland Health has issued an alert about pre-packed lettuce products – including baby spinach, baby rocket, cos and kale – grown and distributed by Victorian-based company Tripod Farmers.

Round 8 Funding Opens

Round 8 Funding Opens

South Burnett Regional Council is encouraging community organisations to apply to the Mayor’s Community Benefit Fund

No Immediate Risk Of Zika

No Immediate Risk Of Zika

South Burnett residents are not at risk of contracting the mosquito-borne Zika virus unless they have immediate plans to travel to countries where the disease is common.

Local Hospital Boards ‘At Risk’

Local Hospital Boards ‘At Risk’

The State Government’s plan to strip control of local Hospital Boards is well underway, Shadow Health Minister Mark McArdle said today.

Qld Mozzies Capable Of Spreading Zika

Qld Mozzies Capable Of Spreading Zika

A mosquito which has been found in the South Burnett is capable of transmitting the Zika virus but experts say there is no need for Australians to panic

Deputy Mayor Speaks Out On Hospital

Deputy Mayor Speaks Out On Hospital

At a special meeting of the South Burnett Regional Council called on Thursday, January 21 to discuss the future of the South Burnett Private Hospital, Councillors voted 5 to 2 to take over the hospital’s licence.

Training To Skill Would-Be Rural Doctors

Training To Skill Would-Be Rural Doctors

Potential rural doctors undertaking advanced skills training in anaesthesia have been given a head start in Toowoomba.

Views From Two Candidates

Views From Two Candidates

Views from two candidates at the upcoming South Burnett Regional Council elections about the future of the South Burnett Private Hospital.

Women Urged To
Focus On Health

Women Urged To<br> Focus On Health

Women’s health nurse Marcia Hunt is urging South Burnett women to make their health a priority in 2016.

Course For Parents

Course For Parents

Graham House is bringing the six-week “Circle of Security” parenting program to Murgon and Kingaroy later this year.

More Delays Likely Over Hospital

More Delays Likely Over Hospital

Ratepayers hoping for a speedy resolution to the future of the South Burnett Private Hospital at the special Council meeting called for Thursday look set to be disappointed.

Lynda’s Big Day Raises $4600

Lynda’s Big Day Raises $4600

The “Day For Lynda” on Sunday has raised more than $4600 and proved once again how well-loved the late Lynda Geiger was in the Kingaroy community.

Hospital Meeting Now On Thursday

Hospital Meeting Now On Thursday

A special meeting to discuss the future of the South Burnett Private Hospital has been deferred to Thursday

Brown Blasts Council Over Hospital

Brown Blasts Council Over Hospital

South Burnett Mayoral candidate Mike Brown has criticised Mayor Wayne Kratzmann and current Councillors for “wasting the money and time of ratepayers” by investigating the possibility of running the South Burnett Private Hospital