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Healthy Communities Program

We are also launching our Healthy Communities Program with South Burnett Regional Council and will conducting 9 outside broadcasts with Crow FM. For more information view the program flyer here.

Community Kitchen

A Community Kitchen is a group of like-minded individuals who come together on a regular basis to socialise and cook affordable and nutritious meals. The participants then sit down to share the meal or divide it up for each person to take home. Through buying and cooking in bulk, many kitchens are able to produce meals at a lower cost than individuals who cook at home for themselves.

The Community Kitchens are owned and driven by the participants. They make all the decisions about running of the group including how often the group meets and what they will be cooking. Community Kitchens are for everybody in the community and people from many different walks of life attend.

Community Kitchens are currently being run in Proston, Nanango and Murgon and are always looking for more participants. Kitchens will be set up in Blackbutt, Kingaroy, Wondai and Durong in 2012. Contact Berneice at RHealth on 07 4162 5230 for more information or to come along to a session.

For more information follow this link.

Would you like to train for a Future in Health? New Courses Now on Offer in your area!

RHealth in partnership with Health Industry Training Queensland (HITQ) is offering funded training through the Skilling Queenslanders for Work Productivity Places Program. Places are available for eligible participants to complete a full qualification in Certificate lll in Allied Health Assistance, Certificate lll in Health Support Services, Certificate lll in Health Servers Assistance or Certificate lll in Home and Community Care.

Training will be starting in Kingaroy from 13 February 2012. For more information or to enrol, contact RHealth on 4638 1377 and visit the Training Page here for course brochures.

Introducing RHealth's Good Food Choices Program

With 1 in 3 meals being purchased or prepared outside the home it is up to the community to create supportive environments for healthy eating and RHealth is leading this challenge with Good Food Choices, a Community Nutrition Program. This Pilot Program is up-and-running in Chinchilla and Kingaroy and aims to increase the consumption of healthy food outside the home.

Visit the Program Page here

The Region

Key Demographics

• Total population: 34,635
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 7.1%
• Born overseas: 8.8%
• Aged less than 15 years: 22.3%
• Aged over 65 years: 15.3%
• Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006 Census Data)

Health Services

• GPs are located in Blackbutt, Cherbourg, Kilcoy, Kilkivan, Kingaroy, Murgon, Nanango, Wondai and Yarraman 
• Visiting GP services are available in Goomeri through outreach
• Public hospitals/outpatient clinics are located in Cherbourg, Kilcoy, Kingaroy, Murgon, Nanango and Wondai
• A private hospital is also located in Kingaroy

RHealth Services

• Regional Office located in Kingaroy
• Kingaroy Chapter  and Murgon Chapter
• Allied Health services
• Mental Health services
• Visiting Specialist services available in Kingaroy - available through GP referral
• Healthy Lifestyles Officer based in Kingaroy, servicing the South Burnett
• Community Nutritionist based in Kingaroy, servicing the South Burnett
• South Burnett Good Food Choices

Visit the Primary Health Care Services section for more information and visit the Events and Education section to see what is on in your area