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14 July 2026
Health service commits to keeping children safe
Creating a safe environment for children and young people is more than a legal obligation – it is part of who we are as healthcare professionals.
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13 July 2026
Four-decade career helps drive digital change
With a nursing and midwifery career spanning 47 years across the region, Seana Clarke is now very comfortable being in the driver’s seat of digital change.
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13 July 2026
Four-decade career helps drive digital change
With a nursing and midwifery career spanning 47 years across the region, Seana Clarke is now very comfortable being in the driver’s seat of digital change.
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02 July 2026
Volunteer work cements Anshi's career path
At just 14 years old, Anshi Mowleeson is already gaining first-hand experience in healthcare through volunteering at Mackay Base Hospital and helping shape her future career ambitions along the way.
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12 May 2026
Nurses recognised for dedication and compassionate care
They are the heart and soul of the healthcare system and today Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS) recognised the commitment, care and compassion delivered by nurses across the region.
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08 May 2026
Curtain call for doctor after four-decades of local care
After more than four decades of service, Dr John Hadok is retiring from Mackay Base Hospital, bringing down the curtain on remarkable career that has spanned emergency medicine, retrieval services, education, digital health, rural medicine and
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20 April 2026
Lived experience shapes reality of rural medical conference
A seventh-generation cattle farmer turned rural doctor, Dr Anneliese Slack brings a deeply personal understanding of life in the bush to her work.
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31 March 2026
First McGrath lung cancer nurse supports local patients
People diagnosed with lung cancer in the Mackay region now have access to a dedicated McGrath Cancer Care Nurse for the first time, bringing vital support to patients during one of the most challenging periods of their lives.
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24 March 2026
Judy bids farewell to nursing after four decades of care
What began as a gap year for Judy Struik has evolved into 46 years dedicated to patient care and nurse education.
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13 March 2026
Five decades of passionate service a privilege for Pauline
There will be some time for reflection, tears and team farewells today at the Sarina Hospital as Pauline Maude takes her final walk through the wards as the director of nursing.
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10 March 2026
Husband's 20-year journey the inspiration for renal career
For Katrina Linthwaite, kidney disease has shaped much of her adult married life.