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23/12/2025

16/12/2025

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08/12/2025

Why test for bowel cancer?
The chance of developing bowel cancer increases with age. Regular screening is important as bowel cancer can occur without obvious signs or symptoms or any family history. Your risk of developing bowel cancer is greater if you:
• have had an inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis;
• have had special types of polyps, called adenomas, in the bowel; or
• have a significant family history of bowel cancer or polyps.
• What is the free bowel screening test?
• Screening for bowel cancer involves a simple, at-home test called an immunochemical faecal occult blood test (iFOBT). This bowel cancer screening test looks for traces of blood in the poo which are invisible to the human eye and could be a sign of bowel cancer. The test is free to people aged 45-74 and is quick and clean to complete.

Why test for bowel cancer? Bowel cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in Australia with millions screening for the disease every year.

07/12/2025

Decembeard
A hair–raising fundraiser held during the month of December, Decembeard Australia encourages men to grow or challenge their beard in the final month of the year to raise awareness and much needed funds for Bowel Cancer Australia.
Beards aren’t just for hipsters, grandpas, men that ride motorbikes or people that are too lazy to shave. Anyone can participate and help make real change happen.
Launched in 2013 as a quirky way to draw attention to Australia’s second deadliest cancer and start a conversation about a topic that can sometimes be difficult to discuss.
Our passionate community of supporters have been embracing their facial hair to help create real change ever since.
Using Decembeard Australia as an opportunity to encourage their fathers, brothers, husbands, partners, family members and friends to find out about bowel cancer and grow a beard to raise awareness and funds for Bowel Cancer Australia.

Decembeard A hair–raising fundraiser held during the month of December, Decembeard Australia encourages men to grow or challenge their beard in the final month of...

03/12/2025

Need prescriptions for over the holiday period?
Now is the time to book in!
To make an appointment please call our friendly receptionists on: 55469766 or online via HotDoc's.

01/12/2025

https://www.qld.gov.au/health/staying-healthy/environmental/heatsafe

Learn how to protect yourself and those most at risk during hot weather and avoid heat-related illness like heat stroke.

27/11/2025

As the temperature rises across the state, look after yourself and others. ☀️

Severe heat and heatwaves, which are three or more days of high maximum temperatures, can be deadly. 🥵

To keep safe and cool, remember to:
💧 drink 2 to 3 litres of water a day at regular intervals
📱 check in on loved ones regularly (especially the elderly and pregnant women)
🏃 avoid heavy exercise during the hottest parts of the day
🌬️ seek air conditioning, or stay in a cool environment
😎 slip, slop, slap, seek and slide if you're spending time outside.

If you or anyone else shows signs of heat-related illness, call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) for advice, or visit your doctor. If it is an emergency, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

For tips on staying safe in the heat, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/health/staying-healthy/environmental/heatsafe

Get updates from the Queensland Bureau of Meteorology

26/11/2025

Discover how nutrition needs change as we age and find great ideas for what to eat and drink to stay healthy, maintain bone health, and what to do if you, or someone you care for, has no appetite.

25/11/2025

21/11/2025

Well the truth, it hurts to say ... alcohol and your liver are not a good duet. 😔

The liver is one of the hardest-working organs in your body. It filters blood, makes proteins and cholesterol, regulates hormones and blood glucose, and breaks down fats, toxins and germs for the body to get rid of. 💪

When you drink alcohol, the liver breaks it down and removes it from your bloodstream. In healthy adults, it takes about one hour to break down one standard drink. If you have more than one drink, your poor liver gets really stressed. 🫨

Flooding your liver with lots of alcohol slows it down and makes it harder for it to do its job. This can lead to damage, including fatty liver (build up of fats in the cells), alcoholic hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) and cirrhosis (permanent scarring of the liver).

The best way to stop liver damage or reverse existing damage is to give it up and quit drinking alcohol. 🙅

If you choose to drink, here's how you can reduce the effects on your liver:
> try drinking a low-alcohol or no-alcohol drink
> avoid binge drinking
> set a drinks limit and stop when you've reached it
> drink water in between alcoholic drinks
> eat a meal before drinking
> don't mix alcohol with medication/drugs.

You only have one liver, so you've got to do what's right and look after it. 🫶

ℹ️ Liver Foundation; Hepatitis QLD; Health Direct.

19/11/2025

It's World Toilet Day 🚻

Access to safe, clean and available toilets is essential for everyone, wherever we are. This World Toilet Day, let’s recognise the vital role toilets play in supporting healthy bladder and bowel control health, as well as inclusion for all.

🗺️ Need to find a toilet nearby? Use the National Public Toilet Map to locate more than 24,000 public toilets across Australia. 👉 toiletmap.gov.au