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The Queensland Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability and Autism Health’s Bridge to Better Health project is seeking practice nurses across Queensland primary care to support research into improving annual health assessments for patients with intellectual disability. The Bridge to Better Health Project understands the time required to complete health...Read More

NAIDOC Week 2026 (5–12 July) marks 50 Years of Deadly, and CCQ’s NAIDOC Week Community Grants are supporting local organisations across Central Queensland, Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast to celebrate culture, connection and community leadership. This year’s theme honours five decades of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, cultural...Read More

On 18 June 2026, the Federal Government has announced amendments to the planned changes to the new assignment of benefit process, effective 1 July 2026: Regulatory amendments to support a 12-month transition period. Verbal consent will be accepted in all settings for 12 months from 1 July 2026. From 1...Read More

We’re excited to share that the community-owned Bundaberg DFV-Disaster Integration Plan 2026 – 2030 to address gender-based violence before, during and after disasters was launched today at a community event. The event was attended by community members, researchers and stakeholders involved in the plans co-development, including CCQ’s Regional Manager for...Read More

A new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic announced for Caloundra by Prime Minister the Hon Anthony Albanese MP will help meet growing demand for urgent primary care on the southern Sunshine Coast. Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ) representatives attended the 7 June announcement alongside Senator Corinne Mulholland, Ochre Health and local...Read More

Primary care providers in Rockhampton, Livingstone, Bundaberg and Fraser Coast have until 30 June 2026 to access a free tailored Organisational Resilience Guide through the Growing Primary Care Resilience Program. Funded by Country to Coast Queensland through the PHN program and supported by Resilient CARE, the program is helping general...Read More

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is seeking community feedback on two new models of care: headspace Plus and Youth Specialist Care Centres The new models are designed to better support young people aged 12 to 25 with higher intensity or more complex mental health needs. Across our region,...Read More

Health professionals across Central Queensland, Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast can now access local HealthPathways from one new digital platform. The new Country to Coast HealthPathways site is live at ccq.communityhealthpathways.org, bringing together more than 780 localised pathways and referral guidance in one place. The change means health professionals...Read More

Navigating Australia’s aged care system can feel overwhelming, particularly as recent reforms have changed how older people, families and carers access support. Upcoming Healthy Ageing Forums will give community members, health professionals and service providers practical information about aged care funding, Support at Home reforms, assessments, allocations and entitlements. Presented...Read More