News

30 August 2024

New Behaviour Response Teams to Support Vulnerable Patients

New funding will provide more support for some of our most vulnerable patients with the introduction of Behaviour Response Teams in Hervey Bay and Bundaberg.

02 August 2024

Ben’s journey from health worker to registered nurse

Traveling hundreds of kilometres a week across the North Burnett as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health worker, Ben Blucher mostly passes the time in the car listening to music to get him pumped up for the day.

24 April 2024

Easter Raffle Boosts Support for Hervey Bay Hospital

It was smiles all around this week as Grow Early Education Hervey Bay donated the proceeds from their Easter Raffle to the Hervey Bay Paediatrics Unit.

08 February 2024

Fraser Coast Mental Health Inpatient Unit Smoking Ceremony

Staff and community members, alongside Butchulla Elders, gathered on Butchulla Country to partake in a poignant Smoking Ceremony, symbolising the cultural inauguration of the new Fraser Coast Mental Health Inpatient Unit (FCMHU) at Hervey Bay

08 February 2024

Nurse Celebrates 25 Years in Mental Health with Inaugural Shift at Hervey Bay's $40M Facility

In January 1999, Paulene Christie was a 24 year old newly graduated nurse starting her career at the new Maryborough Mental Health Inpatient Unit, now exactly 25 years later she has worked the first shift at the new $40 million facility in Hervey Bay

21 December 2023

Staff Embrace New Mental Health Unit in Fraser Coast

Over 200 staff members recently toured the upcoming mental health unit, signaling a significant step in improving mental healthcare services in the Fraser Coast area. The new 22-bed facility, the first phase of a $40 million project, promises to

26 October 2023

Mental Health Week Exhibition

During October we observed Mental Health Week. A key theme was highlighted - prioritising mental wellbeing is not just a personal journey; it's a collective effort. Everyone has a role in shattering the stigma surrounding mental health and making

25 October 2023

Unleashing the power of movement to benefit mental health

Jason Simpson, our dynamic Director of Physiotherapy at Bundaberg Hospital, spills the beans on how exercise isn't just about reps and sets, but a mental health game-changer too!

28 September 2023

Barnyard bliss: Old Macdonald’s Travelling Farm visits Maryborough Hospital

In September, Maryborough Hospital had the pleasure of hosting Old Macdonald’s Travelling Farm. This special event, generously sponsored by the Maryborough Hospital Auxiliary, was a remarkable initiative aimed at creating positive and memorable