Big Blue Bus Stops For A Visit
beyondblue’s Big Blue Bus dropped in on Saturday to raise awareness about mental health
Kingaroy Child Safety
Worker Wins Qld Award
Kingaroy child safety worker Matthew J. Armstrong has won one of the State’s highest child protection honours
$380,000 Upgrades At Hospital
Recent upgrades worth $380,000 at Nanango Hospital are almost complete.
Best Ever Brunch For Breast Cancer
It was possibly the “breast-ever” brunch held at the old Taabinga Station Slab Hut … definitely a cut above the damper and golden syrup the old stockmen probably once enjoyed.
Free Breast Cancer Screening
BreastScreen Queensland’s special mobile mammogram bus is coming back to the South Burnett next month.
Kaye’s Petition Brings
Big Blue Bus To Town
The “Big Blue Bus” is coming to the South Burnett and it’s all because of a petition
Open Day For Hearing Week
Kingaroy business iHear is sponsoring a Hearing Awareness Week open day on Friday (August 29) at the Lutheran Church Hall in Youngman Street.
Nurses Take Wage
Campaign To The Streets
Nurses from Kingaroy’s South Burnett Private Hospital took their campaign for higher wages to the streets
$2m Bill For Hospital Travel
The Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service says South Burnett residents received almost $2 million in patient travel subsidies during the 2013-14 financial year.
Healthy Message For Blokes
It may have been a night for blokes, but that didn’t mean there weren’t a few women around. And one of them had a very important story to tell …
Deadly Ears Nears Milestone
Cecil “Pickle” Brown marvels at what children place in their tiny ears.
Generous Help Opens Doors
About 30 people turned up in Kingaroy today for the opening of a door … but it wasn’t just any old door.
First Aid Courses Scheduled
St John Ambulance has scheduled a series of first aid courses in Kingaroy over the next few months.
Renal Service Launches Tele-Link
A telehealth service has been set up by the renal unit at Kingaroy Hospital to help improve services for chronic kidney disease patients living in Cherbourg.
Diabetes Advice At Mall
Kingaroy Hospital will have a special stall at Kingaroy Shoppingworld tomorrow (Thursday) to offer information and advice about diabetes.
Diabetes Causes The Most
Common Form Of Blindness
One-in-three people with diabetes admit they have never had their eyes checked, despite the fact that diabetic retinopathy is the most common form of blindness in adults aged 20–74.
Big Gifts To Help Tiny Patients
They may only be small, but Kingaroy Hospital’s latest gifts are not only worth big dollars, their value is going to priceless to local mums and their bubs.
Expo Focus On Health
Cherbourg’s NAIDOC celebrations this week have attracted lots of people to town so local health workers weren’t going to miss a golden opportunity to share a healthy message with the community.
More Than 1000 Receive Flu Shots
More than 1000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have benefited from the Darling Downs Public Health Unit’s “Tackle Flu Before It Tackles You” campaign.
Men’s Health Roadshow Returns
Men don’t usually talk about their health … it’s a bloke thing.
