Country to Coast QLD

13/11/2025

‼️ Calling out to Wide Bay residents, with the region now included in Queensland Health’s measles alert. More details in the update below.

⚠️ Measles alert for Brisbane, Gold Coast and Wide Bay. ⚠️

There have been three cases of measles in people who attended the Jelly Roll concert at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Friday, 24 October 2025.

These individuals also spent time in a number of locations in the Gold Coast, Brisbane, and Wide Bay areas while unknowingly contagious. If you attended the Jelly Roll concert on Friday, 24 October, please be alert for any measles symptoms.

There have also been two other measles case confirmed in Central Queensland and the West Moreton regions this week, unrelated to this concert.

The list of exposure sites and times is being regularly updated. For a full list of exposure locations, visit: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/newsroom/alerts

Members of the public who were in these areas, on these dates, need to be alert for symptoms of measles for up to three weeks from the exposure date.

The initial symptoms can include fever, lethargy, runny nose, moist cough and sore red eyes. This is followed a few days later by a blotchy, red rash which often starts on the face and then becomes widespread over the body.

If you have any of the measles symptoms, contact your GP or ED. It is very important to call the medical practice or ED first if you think you might have measles, so that staff can take precautions to avoid spreading it to others.

For more information about the measles virus call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84).

12/11/2025

That’s a wrap for Clinical Societies 2025! Our final round in Central Queensland brought together health professionals and community advocates in Emerald, Rockhampton, Gladstone and Biloela for meaningful conversations on dementia care — from early recognition and prevention to local innovation and community support.

These sessions highlighted the power of collaboration in action. Clinicians, aged care teams and community partners explored how working together across disciplines can improve outcomes, even in places where resources are limited.

A special mention to the Biloela community, who hosted their first Satellite Society and showed what’s possible when local leadership and collaboration come together.

Thank you to everyone who joined us across Central Queensland, and to the speakers and panellists who shared their time and expertise so generously.

As this year’s Clinical Societies wraps up, we’re proud to have connected hundreds of professionals from the Sunshine Coast through to the Central Highlands — building stronger, more connected care for people living with dementia, their families and carers.

And we’re not stopping here. While travelling the region, we asked you which topics need attention and action. The result? 2026 Clinical Societies is shaping up to be our most impactful yet — with strong themes, practical sessions and a focus on immediate application in local settings.

👉 Follow Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ) to be first to hear when 2026 Clinical Societies topics and registrations go live.

Clinical Societies are delivered by Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ) through the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s PHN Program.

08/11/2025

𝗖𝗖𝗤 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 | Providers are invited to apply to develop an online Cultural Competency Training package for the primary care workforce across the Central Queensland, Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast regions.

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱: 5 November 2025

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴: Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 11:30am–12noon (Queensland AEST, UTC/GMT+10).

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀: 25 November 2025, 12noon (Queensland AEST, UTC/GMT+10)

Register for the industry briefing and learn more at our Tenders and Grants page: https://c2coast.org.au/tenders-and-grants

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘊𝘊𝘘 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘔𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴@𝘤2𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵.𝘰𝘳𝘨.𝘢𝘶

08/11/2025

𝗖𝗖𝗤 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 | General practices in the Gympie, North Burnett and Livingstone LGAs are invited to apply for the co-design and trial of innovative Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Primary Health Models.

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱: 5 November 2025

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴: Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 5:30–6pm (Queensland AEST, UTC/GMT+10).

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀: 28 November 2025, 12 noon (Queensland AEST, UTC/GMT+10)

Register for the industry briefing and learn more at our Tenders and Grants page: https://c2coast.org.au/tenders-and-grants

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘊𝘊𝘘 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘔𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴@𝘤2𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵.𝘰𝘳𝘨.𝘢𝘶

04/11/2025

Two days on Kabi Kabi Country and a full room asking, ‘what do systems built for fairness and equity look like, how could this improve collective health and wellbeing, and how do we design for it?’

Here’s 45 seconds from the recent Equity CoLab National Summit 2025 — the “aha” moments, the takeaways, the genuine connections.

✅Cross-sector leaders committing to working together and not in silos
✅Lived experience on the main stage, not the margins
✅Embedding equity in all budgets, policies and practices
✅Causing “good trouble” by taking bold, brave action for change

🎥 Watch the full video https://bit.ly/4nDDNpl

Want to stay involved? Join the Equity CoLab community for updates, resources and next steps: https://bit.ly/47o20ez

04/11/2025

Clinical Societies made their way through Wide Bay last week and what a turnout it was.

From Bundaberg to Hervey Bay and across the Fraser Coast, clinical specialists and community advocates came together to share knowledge, swap experiences and talk honestly about the realities of dementia care and early detection and intervention.

Thank you to everyone who came along and added your voice to the discussion. And a big thanks to the speakers and panellists who helped guide each session.

As we make our way across the region, we’re now heading into the final stretch of this round with events across Gympie, Sunshine Coast and Central Queensland, including Emerald, Rockhampton/ Livingstone, Gladstone and Biloela. There are still a few final tickets available — don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation.

👉 Check the event calendar here: https://bit.ly/49Al7TX

Clinical Societies are delivered by Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ) through the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s PHN Program.

31/10/2025

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for South East Queensland (including the Sunshine Coast, and Wide Bay) and Central Queensland for the next 2 days, this will include storms and rainfall, with potential for hail and flash flooding: bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts

Get ready Queensland has a range of storm and flood resources that are helpful: https://www.getready.qld.gov.au/get-prepared

💙 Taking small steps now can make a big difference later. Stay safe, stay informed.

✅ Create a household emergency plan with your family.
✅ Check in on neighbours, secure any outdoor items, and keep pets safe.
✅ Prepare an emergency kit for at least three days, especially if you live remotely.
✅ Register for emergency warnings through your local council's disaster dashboard

🚗 On the road, remember:

• Avoid driving into water over roads.
• Never drive, walk, or swim through floodwaters.
• Seek shelter in a solid building, avoiding small structures or trees during storms.
• Stay updated on conditions and adjust your travel plans accordingly.


Stay updated via local emergency services and council alerts.

• For a link to all emergency warnings across QLD: https://www.disaster.qld.gov.au/warnings

• BOM severe weather warnings: https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts

• Bom Radar: http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/radar/

• Local government disaster dashboards for local information and messages: https://www.qld.gov.au/community/disasters-emergencies/disasters/resources-translations/local-government-disaster-dashboards

For power outage updates, please refer to:

• Energex (Gympie South): https://www.energex.com.au/outages/outage-finder/outage-finder-map/

• Ergon (Outside SE QLD): https://www.ergon.com.au/network/outages/outage-finder/outage-finder-map/

If you need health advice at anytime during the severe weather event call 13HEALTH (13 43 25 84) to speak with a registered nurse, for emergencies, always call Triple Zero (000).

27/10/2025

Sunshine Coast came in strong to launch the first leg in our final round of 2025 Clinical Societies. The topic, Turning the Tide on Dementia, drew a big turnout from local GPs, nurses, allied health and aged care teams at events last week in Noosa, Nambour and Caloundra.

These sessions are all about connection, coming together to share knowledge, spark ideas, and strengthen care for people living with dementia, their carers and families.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on the Sunshine Coast and helped set the tone for this round. Special thanks to our wonderful speakers and panellists.

Now we’re heading north, with Wide Bay up next — kicking off in Bundaberg tomorrow from 5:30 pm!

👉 Check the event calendar and don’t miss out if we’re coming your way: https://bit.ly/47drefC

Clinical Societies are funded by Country to Coast Queensland through the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's PHN program.

27/10/2025

What an incredible day alongside community at the 20th Annual Well Person’s Health Check Day 2025 on the Sunshine Coast!

On Saturday 25 October, the University of the Sunshine Coast Stadium came alive with community spirit, connection and care.

Thank you to North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health (Manngoor Dja) for hosting this community health event.

From health checks and information stalls to activities and yarns, every moment reflected this year’s theme — “Carrying on the Legacy, Now We Lead.”

And also thanks to the Country to Coast Queensland team who joined in the day to yarn about My Health Record and our commitment to strong partnerships and community connections.


Sunshine Coast Health | Sunshine Coast Council | Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council | Health and Wellbeing Queensland | Queensland Police Service | Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS)

25/10/2025

Calling all general practice and ACCHO teams across our region — don’t miss the PHASES General Practice Briefing Sessions next month. CPD-accredited.

See how this new Queensland primary health initiative will support your practice in the state-wide rollout, and the role your team plays.

📅 Choose your session:

• Tue 11 Nov 2025, 12:30–1:30 pm AEST
• Tue 25 Nov 2025, 5:30–6:30 pm AEST

👉 Learn more & register: https://bit.ly/4nkKSL6

What you’ll cover (60 mins):

✅ Using Primary Sense™ + the AUS CVD Risk Calculator to find risk earlier
✅ Practical recall & proactive care steps that fit clinic workflows
✅ How Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ) PHN will support implementation

About PHASES: A Queensland primary health initiative for screening, recall and proactive treatment that helps general practice prevent and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD) through smarter tools, practice-level QI and community engagement.

General Practice Briefing Sessions 2025/2026 webinar series Queensland general practices and ACCHOs will receive critical information about the PHASES project and upcoming quality improvement activities being planned across the state. November topic: Introduction to PHASES Preventing Heart Attacks a...

24/10/2025

Dementia is now Australia’s leading cause of death — and cases are projected to more than double by 2058.

More than 2,400 healthcare professionals across our region are taking action to detect and treat dementia earlier.

Join them this October–November at a Clinical Societies event near you.

🍽️ Free CPD-accredited sessions with dinner provided
🎓 RACGP & ACRRM CPD points
📍 11 locations across the region

Together, we can turn the tide on dementia.

🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/475Ruae

1 Dementia in Australia, Deaths due to dementia in 2023 – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (National Mortality Database 2025).

23/10/2025

Help design local education and CPD in less than 10 minutes!

Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ) is running a primary health education needs assessment to help us plan practical, CPD-ready training for our region.

Share your priorities topics, preferred formats and best times so we build a program that fits real practice.

🗓️ Complete the confidential survey by 7 November for your chance to win one of five $100 Woolworths vouchers!

👉 Take the survey now: https://bit.ly/3JgoHbc