Yesterday’s State budget included $1.2 billion for a new Bundaberg Hospital with 121 new beds and funds to commence work on the Paradise Dam restoration.
The region's best butchers were put to the test at the weekend, with five Bundaberg businesses all snagging places in a coveted Australian Meat Industry Council event.
With only two weeks to go in the annual Lifeblood Health Services Blood Drive, WBHHS is currently fifth nationally with 125 donations - which has potentially saved 375 lives.