Country to Coast QLD

28/08/2026

📄 We're hiring: Senior Manager Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs

Want to help strengthen services, partnerships and system responses across Central Queensland, Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast?

We're looking for an experienced leader to join Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ) and help strengthen the mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and su***de prevention services available across our region.

You'll work with government, service providers, clinicians, communities and people with lived and living experience to turn evidence, data and community insights into better services and meaningful system change.

This is a chance to lead innovative programs, build strong partnerships and help create a more connected, person-centred and recovery-focused mental health system.

If you're passionate about improving mental health outcomes and ready to lead work that makes a difference across our communities, we'd love to hear from you.

📍 Based at one of our offices in Maroochydore, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay or Rockhampton
🗓️ Applications close Monday, 14 September 2026

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://ow.ly/gUuX50ZGnrU

19/08/2026

📄 We're hiring: Deputy Director Contracts & Procurement

Looking for a leadership role where your expertise can contribute to something bigger?

At Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ), our Contracts & Procurement team helps ensure investment in primary healthcare across Central Queensland, Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast is well governed, delivers value and creates meaningful outcomes for our communities.

As Deputy Director Contracts & Procurement, you'll lead our procurement and contract management function, working across commissioning, governance, risk, funding and service delivery. You'll also lead and develop a team, strengthen processes and help shape how CCQ invests in health services across our region.

We're looking for an experienced procurement and contract management leader who enjoys working in complex environments, building strong relationships and finding better ways of doing things.

If you're ready to use your expertise to help strengthen primary healthcare and improve outcomes for communities across our region, we'd love to hear from you.

🗓️ Applications close Monday, 30 August 2026
Applications may be reviewed as received.

🔗 Learn more & apply: https://ow.ly/3Jft50ZBbFi

12/08/2026

Practice nurses can play a powerful role in identifying cardiovascular disease risk before symptoms appear.

CCQ’s Wide Bay Primary Health Coordinator Ellen McDermott shared this message at the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) Festival of Nursing in Melbourne 30 July – 1 August, presenting the PHASES conference poster, Who is key to driving cardiovascular disease prevention in primary care?

The presentation highlighted how practice nurses can identify hidden risk, use data and digital tools to support earlier assessment and help patients make positive changes to their cardiovascular health.

Early PHASES insights included 460 uses of the Primary Sense CVD Risk Screening, Recall & Treatment Report across participating practices between February and May 2026, reinforcing the important role nurses can play in earlier cardiovascular disease prevention.

PHASES (Preventing Heart Attacks and Stroke Events through Surveillance) is delivered by Country to Coast Queensland in partnership with Queensland Primary Health Networks and is co-funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments.

Congratulations to Ellen and the PHASES team on sharing this work with the primary health care nursing community.

Read more: https://ow.ly/lmp050ZylgV

APNA - Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Queensland Government

11/08/2026

When you don't have a safe place to sleep, getting healthcare or wellbeing support you need can feel impossible.

This Homelessness Week, we're sharing the story of three mobile health responses that brought primary care directly to people experiencing homelessness and disaster displacement in Rockhampton, Bundaberg and Gympie.

Rather than asking people to navigate the health system, response teams and partners went to where people already were, delivering 153 service contacts and connecting people with medical, mental health and other support services along the way.

"The impact on patients was both tangible and meaningful... this work has been genuinely energising and reaffirmed why programs like this matter so much." — ForHealth

Because when housing is out of reach, healthcare shouldn't be.

👉 Read the full story and available impact summaries: https://c2coast.org.au/homelessness-week-primary-care-where-its-needed-most

10/08/2026

Registrations are open for the 2026 Central Queensland GP Conference.

Join GPs, practice nurses and practice managers from across the region for two days of practical education, regional health updates and opportunities to connect with colleagues and public and private health partners.

The conference will feature profession-specific learning streams covering dermatology, geriatrics, wound care, women’s health, business planning and more, followed by combined sessions for GPs and practice nurses on Sunday.

Event details:
📅 Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August 2026
📍 Rockhampton Leagues Club
⏰ Registrations close 14 August

Learn more and register: https://c2coast.org.au/events/cq-gp-conference

The conference is presented in collaboration with Hillcrest Rockhampton Private Hospital, Central Queensland Health, Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton and Country to Coast Queensland.

Explore more primary care education across the Central Queensland, Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast regions visit: https://c2coast.org.au/events-calendar

31/07/2026

Love great design? Looking for work that makes a real difference?

We're looking for a Creative Content Designer to join the team at Country to Coast Queensland.

If you enjoy turning ideas into engaging creative, collaborating with great people and working across everything from social media and websites to campaigns, publications and video, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

Every project you work on will help support healthier communities across Central Queensland, Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast.

If you've got a strong creative eye and enjoy bringing ideas to life from concept through to delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

🗓️ Applications close Sunday, 23 August 2026

🔗 Learn more & apply:
https://au.seek.com/Country-To-Coast-Qld-jobs?pos=1&jobId=93680341&type=promoted

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27/07/2026

Almost 1 in 5 Australians aged 45 and over experience chronic pain (AIHW). For many, feeling heard and having access to clear, evidence-based information can be an important part of finding a way forward.

This National Pain Week, we are sharing the story of Cindy Harris, one of 30 Community Pain Champions trained through the COMPANION pilot across Rockhampton, Bundaberg and Fraser Coast.

Community Pain Champions were equipped to take contemporary pain knowledge into their communities, encourage informed conversations and support people to consider active approaches to managing persistent pain alongside clinical care.

As Cindy explains:
“I believe that many sufferers of persistent pain feel lost, without hope and largely in a ‘too hard’ basket. I would like to think that a new way of understanding persistent pain would provide hope and direction for the future.”

For Cindy, the aim was not to promise a miracle cure, but to start honest conversations that could lead to greater understanding, connection and support.

Read Cindy’s story and learn more about the completed COMPANION pilot: https://ow.ly/Mmo150Zt2Mx

National Pain Week runs from 26 to 31 July 2026.

The COMPANION pilot was funded by CCQ through the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's PHN program and Resilient CARE. COMPANION was delivered by The University of Adelaide and Pain Revolution initiative.

20/07/2026

‼️ Public Health Measles Alert

Queensland Health has been notified of confirmed cases of measles infection who spent time at the following locations on Friday 17 July 2026:
* Singapore Airlines Flight SQ265 (Singapore to Brisbane) Fri 17 July 2026 7:20am- 4:50pm
* Brisbane International Airport Fri 17 July 2026 4:50pm – 6:45pm
*Queensland Children’s Hospital – Emergency Department
501 Stanley St, South Brisbane Fri 17 July & Sat 18 July 7:00pm (17-July) to 2:00pm (18-July)

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

If you were at any of the listed locations during the specified times:
• Monitor for symptoms for 18 days
• Check your vaccination status
• Contact your GP if symptoms develop

Measles is highly contagious but preventable through vaccination.

Full details from Queensland Health below 👇

⚠️Measles alert for Brisbane International Airport and Queensland Children's Hospital⚠️

Queensland Health has been notified of confirmed cases of measles infection who spent time at the following locations on Friday 17 July 2026:

* Singapore Airlines Flight SQ265 (Singapore to Brisbane) Fri 17 July 2026 7:20am- 4:50pm
* Brisbane International Airport Fri 17 July 2026 4:50pm – 6:45pm
*Queensland Children’s Hospital – Emergency Department
501 Stanley St, South Brisbane Fri 17 July & Sat 18 July 7:00pm (17-July) to 2:00pm (18-July)

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 of measles 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).

07/07/2026

🖤💛❤️ NAIDOC Week (5-12 July) is led by community, for community.

As NAIDOC Week 2026 marks 50 Years of Deadly, we’re proud to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations bringing local celebrations to life across Central Queensland, Wide Bay and the Sunshine Coast.

From Elders’ gatherings and youth activities to art, storytelling, markets and celebration on Country, these events recognise culture, connection and local leadership.

See this year’s CCQ NAIDOC Week grant recipients and events: https://ow.ly/vqhA50ZkXSY

National NAIDOC

02/07/2026

Registrations are now open for the next round of Clinical Societies, exploring the health impacts of a changing climate and what it means for primary care.

A changing climate is already affecting communities across our region, from heat-related illness and bushfire smoke to the mental health toll of disaster and recovery.

This series brings health professionals together to learn, connect and build climate resilience in primary care, with practical ways to prepare for and respond to a changing environment.

📍 11 locations across Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay and Central Queensland
📅 August 2026
🍽️ Dinner included
✅ RACGP and ACRRM CPD accredited

🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/heZy50ZjtCk