Health

A mask mandate and other restrictions will be put in place in Ipswich, Scenic Rim, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, Gold Coast, and other parts of south…

More than 3,000 residents have now been vaccinated against Covid-19 in the West Moreton region and Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding is one of them.  Cr…

The Ipswich Hospital expansion is moving towards completion with treatment spaces now open and construction underway on the first new ward in seven years which…

A new public hospital will be built at Springfield in a State Government partnership with Mater Health Services.  The announcement by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on…

A government report has found the town of Jimboomba has the highest rate of people who were dispensed five or more medicines in the nation. …

After two weeks of the compulsory wearing of masks, Queensland residents are now free to enter establishments ‘mask free’.  Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on Wednesday…

The one new community transmission recorded overnight was linked to a known cluster and with that news, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said “Easter is good to…

A group of Springfield researchers from the University of Southern Queensland have developed what they claim is one of the world’s most accurate pain detection…

Ipswich, Brisbane, Logan, Redlands and Moreton Bay will go into a three-day lockdown from 5pm Monday, March 29 with masks compulsory for anyone in those…

Healthcare across the Ipswich region has been boosted with 33 new intern doctors joining the team at Ipswich Hospital. Member for Ipswich Jennifer Howard welcomed…

From being the first on the scene during a problematic birth to organising annual events to raising millions of dollars for charities and community groups,…

Last year, many children experienced a routine foreign to their school life, remote learning.  The pandemic introduced Queensland school children to Zoom call lessons, Facetime…