Linking the taste of Mackay’s award-winning drinking water to the removal of fluoride is misleading.   Mackay Public Health physician Dr Steven Donohue said the claim on the front page of the Daily Mercury was not based on fact.   “Linking a taste award to stopping fluoride years ago is disappointing,” Dr Donohue said.  … [Read More]

For 22 years Frank Furriga and his wife have Kay have been visiting Bowen during the winter months to escape the cold in their hometown of Latrobe Valley, Victoria. While visiting he has been receiving life-saving treatment at Bowen Hospital oncology unit. Mr Furriga has given his thanks to the unit for looking after him… [Read More]

Warren Banks was travelling on a bus to work at a solar farm near Collinsville when he developed chest pains. It was just after 9am on 4 July when he was diverted to hospital in a serious condition suffering a heart attack. Mr Banks returned to Collinsville MPHS last week with a big thank-you and… [Read More]

When Don Robinson heard the rustle of a snake in the grass beside him he bolted – right into a barbed wire fence that shredded his left ear. The grey nomad was left with blood gushing from the remains of his ear and drove himself a short distance back to his campsite at Rocky Dam, south of Sarina. Wife Jill then took… [Read More]

Australia has one of the highest incident rates of bowel cancer in the world, with one in 23 people likely to be diagnosed during their lifetime. Queensland Health’s Endoscopy Action Plan is designed to meet the growing demand for gastrointestinal endoscopies and a key initiative is Rural Generalist endoscopy training. The training program, coordinated by… [Read More]