Council Discusses Health Issues
South Burnett mayor Brett Otto and councillors met recently with local hospital management to discuss health services in the region.
South Burnett mayor Brett Otto and councillors met recently with local hospital management to discuss health services in the region.
Australia’s “merry medic” Dr James Wright – real name Dr John Knight AM – has died.
Nationals leader David Littleproud has blamed Federal Government changes to the Distribution Priority Area scheme for the shortage of GPs in his electorate.
Queensland Health is urging shoppers to carefully check poppy seeds following a nationwide recall of products.
A Yarraman not-for-profit group is helping older residents stay in their homes rather than move out of the area into aged care facilities.
The generosity of Murgon residents has been celebrated at the opening of the new Community Health building in Murgon.
A doctor or nurse practitioner who lives and works in the most remote parts of Australia will have their HELP debt wiped under legislation introduced into Federal Parliament on Thursday.
Queensland’s COVID-19 emergency status will lift to “Amber” on Friday after a doubling of hospital patients in the State during the past week.
South Burnett residents who spend several hours a day outdoors have been urged to get a free vaccination against Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV).
Kingaroy Town Hall was filled with stalls on Thursday for the South Burnett Regional Council’s Health and Community Services Expo.
Golden Guitar winner Amber Lawrence will be squeezing in more than a little exercise between her performances on stage at the Murgon Music Muster this weekend.
A community-led initiative involving Councillors and health workers is aiming to improve the health of Cherbourg residents.
The State Government will use a “traffic light” advice system from now to to provide information about the level of COVID-19 threat.
Storm clouds and the occasional distant flash of lightning couldn’t stop a bunch of determined women and their supporters from “reclaiming the night” in Kingaroy on Thursday.
Residents across Queensland can now call a Virtual Emergency Department run by Queensland Health in Brisbane instead of heading to the nearest hospital.
Kingaroy resident Kathy Clegg has been putting “one foot forward” every day in October to help raise funds for an important cause.
More Australians are using methylamphetamine in both regional areas and cities, according to the latest national wastewater data.
Two nurses from the Rural Generalist Registered Nurse Program are joining the staff at Kingaroy Hospital.
South Burnett Regional Council will allocate $16,126 to six projects that applied for funding in the August round of the Regional Arts Development Fund.
Four-year-old Charli Goodrich was a happy and healthy little girl before she unexpectedly became sick one morning last February.