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FLASHBACK: Queensland Governor Paul de Jersey AC presents former Nanango GP Dr Fred Morgan with the Order Of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2021 (Photo: Roz Frohloff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 7, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tributes have poured in for retired Nanango GP Dr Fred Morgan OAM who died aged 85 on Easter Sunday in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

Dr Morgan sold his Fitzroy Street surgery in 2018 and retired after spending more than 40 years working as the beloved local doctor for the Nanango community and beyond.<\/p>\n

Fred – as everyone knew him – was also highly respected for his incredibly long working days at his surgery.<\/p>\n

He would often work from dawn until late at night, seven days a week.<\/p>\n

His care also extended to home visits, a rare service these days, and\u00a0\u201cone-on-one\u201d assistance for community members, such as carting pods of water or attaching a farm gate.<\/p>\n

Fred was born in Wondai and attended Stonelands State school.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Medicine wasn’t his first career choice after Scholarship.<\/p>\n

He worked as a sugar chemist at Bundaberg and Mackay until heading off to Brisbane Medical School at the age of 26.<\/p>\n

It was during his “sugar” years that he met his wife, Marcia.\u00a0The couple was married in April 1966.<\/p>\n

Fred completed his medical training in Edinburgh and arrived in Nanango more than 45 years ago.<\/p>\n

One of his early achievements for the community was his leadership in the campaign to establish a retirement home for the Nanango district.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He helped launch a community fundraising campaign and gained the support of the then-Nanango Shire Council for the proposal.<\/p>\n

Karinya was up and running by 1989, becoming an integral part of the community and helping local residents stay local during their older years.<\/p>\n

Fred became the secretary of the management committee and Marcia filled the public relations officer role.<\/p>\n

Karinya is now run by Southern Cross Care.<\/p>\n

Fred was also an active member of the South Nanango Rural Fire Brigade and, in his rare spare time, enjoyed flying.<\/p>\n

In 2021, he was presented with a Medal of the Order Of Australia (OAM) for his service to medicine as a general practitioner.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fred was formally presented with his honour by Queensland Governor Paul de Jersey AC at Government House in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

Earlier the same year, Fred received a Lifetime Achievement Award in the South Burnett Regional Council’s Australia Day awards for his 40 years of service to the region.<\/p>\n

Marcia died in June 2022.<\/p>\n

When Fred’s health began to fail, he moved into Orana Aged Care in Kingaroy, where he died on April 20.<\/p>\n

His sister, Audrey, said Fred had requested no funeral however a community memorial is expected to be held later this month in Nanango (date to be advised).\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: The community memorial for the late Dr Fred Morgan will be held from 10:00am on June 20 at Nanango Golf Club.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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