Tag: Blackwater

Educating Community about rheumatic heart disease

Educating Community about rheumatic heart disease

Posted by | Sep 9, 2025 | , ,

The team at Bidgerdii Community Health Service dedicated the final months of 2024 to raising awareness and action around preventing, detecting, and managing rheumatic heart disease (RHD). In collaboration with Queensland Health’s First Nations Team, community events were held across Central Queensland including Woorabinda, Biloela, and Bidgerdii’s new centre in Blackwater, to educate and engage the local community about RHD and Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF).

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Bidgerdii opens two new clinics in Central Queensland

Bidgerdii opens two new clinics in Central Queensland

Posted by | Jul 26, 2024 | ,

Bidgerdii Community Health Service is improving access to healthcare for mob in Central Queensland with the opening of two new clinics in Mt Morgan (Gaangalu Country) and Blackwater (Ghungalu Country). Bidgerdii CEO Marissa Smith said she was proud to see enhanced access to primary healthcare services and improved health outcomes for clients living in the Mount Morgan and Central Highlands communities.

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