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Glendon Street Medical Centre operator Michael Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 9, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Glendon Street Medical Centre in Kingaroy will be closing its doors on August 17, potentially leaving “thousands” of local residents without a GP.<\/p>\n

Owner Michael Brown, an unsuccessful candidate at the mayoral elections earlier this year,\u00a0made the announcement in a flyer distributed to clients this week.<\/p>\n

Mr Brown wrote that he was making the announcement the surgery was closing “with a very heavy heart”.<\/p>\n

He said he had received notice from the South Burnett Community Hospital Foundation to hand over possession of the building by September 1.<\/p>\n

“They have only given a very unreasonable five weeks’ notice,” Mr Brown wrote.<\/p>\n

“The reason stated by the solicitor is to ‘clear the land with a view, ultimately, to expand the Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community Hospital’.<\/p>\n

“So yes, the rumours that the South Burnett Council and the South Burnett Community Hospital Foundation Board, including its members, have been seemingly spreading have now been confirmed true.<\/p>\n

“At no time were we going to be closing. In fact, I have a new doctor who will be seeing patients this week.<\/p>\n

“This doctor has very strong ties to the community and we planned to move premises in the first quarter of next year to ensure you had a better facility.”<\/p>\n

South Burnett Council CEO Gary Wall told southburnett.com.au he believed Mr Brown had been given eight weeks notice to vacate the premises.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At no time had Mr Brown made any attempt to contact him or Mayor Keith Campbell about it.<\/p>\n

He believed there were other premises available in Kingaroy which Mr Brown could have utilised if he wanted to continue his business.<\/p>\n

He also said if Mr Brown had required extra time to relocate, that could have been arranged.<\/p>\n

Mr Wall said an ongoing commercial dispute between the Council and Mr Brown had been resolved.<\/p>\n

In his flyer, Mr Brown claimed Council – who are the landlords of the building – had done no maintenance on the building.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Meanwhile, they have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the private facility next door and still nothing on this community-used facility,” Mr Brown wrote.<\/p>\n

“Since the closure of Pulse Health, the Council have not maintained the grounds around the building like they have with the main building, they just mowed around us.”<\/p>\n

Mr Wall said Mr Brown had been pushing Council to upgrade and expand the Glendon Street building for his business, but this was not under consideration by Council because it was an old wooden building.<\/p>\n

The cost of renovating it would be too high, and it would be cheaper to demolish the structure.<\/p>\n

Mr Brown wrote that he was “very disappointed” with the Board of the\u00a0South Burnett Community Hospital Foundation, the South Burnett Regional Council and\u00a0South Bank Day Hospital.<\/p>\n

“At no time have any of those mentioned met with Glendon Street Medical to discuss or assist in a transition phase,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“I am heartbroken that thousands of patients are now without a doctor due to the Board wanting to clear the land for future expansion of the private hospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We have patients from all demographics of the community from the homeless to professionals and have always bulk-billed children.”<\/p>\n

Mr Brown wrote that “nurse Tania”, his partner Veronica and himself were in “emotional turmoil”.<\/p>\n

“I have stood where you are standing today without a GP in this town,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“Eight years ago after my head-on truck accident, I too had no doctor for aftercare.<\/p>\n

“This is why I reopened the GP practice, funded by my accident compensation.<\/p>\n

“I and Veronica have volunteered our time for the profit for purpose (sic) GP practice to ensure you had access to a GP.<\/p>\n

“It has been our honour to serve this community and be a part of your lives for the past four years.”<\/p>\n

southburnett.com.au attempted to contact Mr Brown but he had not returned our call prior to publication.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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