Rockhampton Base News Today

Queensland Police and Corrective Services are searching for a prisoner who has escaped from Rockhampton Hospital still wearing a leg iron and handcuffs.

Majors Miriam & Peter Sutcliffe have been appointed by The Salvation Army to take charge of its work in the Rockhampton and Yeppoon areas from

"Very crook", his diary reads on February 4. "No breath". It was a heart attack. From his property about 50km north of Dingo, the 69-year-old drove to his doctor in Rockhampton. "I got gradually worse," Rob said. "I went to my GP and soon as he gave me a test he said, Youre bloody serious here; you better get off to hospital. "Ive never been in an ambulance all my life. Its all new to me." Rob campdrafting. Rob was put in a trolley and taken to the Emergency Department at Rockhampton B...

The refurbishment was announced on Tuesday while the LNP continued to criticise a perceived lack of attention given to Rockhampton Base Hospital.

Premium Content Subscriber only Shadow Health Minister Ros Bates will fly into the Beef Capital to look at the problem of ramping at Rockhampton Base Hospital. Her trip was prompted by data showing the city was among the worst for ambulance ramping in Queensland: Rockhampton’s ramping has increased 27 per cent since February 2020 such that nearly half of all patients were not transferred off-stretcher within 30 minutes. Statewide, there has been an average ramping increase of 11 per cent with...

Premium Content Subscriber only Damon Jenkins, 21, doesnt remember all of his late trip home to Mount Morgan on January 10. His memory fails him about 10.30pm, right before his car left the road and rolled. "I remember being on the Bouldy flat, and then I remember waking up in the car on the side of the road down an embankment," he said. "Because I got knocked out I dont remember the interim period." Looking around the ruined car, Damon felt his injuries and assessed his situation. He kne...

Premium Content Subscriber only More than $2000 has been raised for a Rockhampton delivery driver unable to pay his rent while in hospital for at least 20 weeks. Adrian Peddell, a father of three, was found unconscious in his bathroom on December 18. His friend Trish Honnery said he was immediately taken to Rockhampton Base Hospital. “He had three strokes and a heart attack,” she said. “He ended up getting an infection as well.” After a week, Mr Peddell was transferred to Pr...

Rockhampton Hit and Run: Rockhampton hit and run. The man was transported in a critical condition to Rockhampton Base Hospital. Detectives have released further CCTV footage of the wanted vehicle. The vision was taken at Main Street, Park Avenue around 1am on Thursday, December 24. Norman Gardens Hit and Run Main St: Detectives have released further CCTV footage of the wanted vehicle from a hit and run. The vision was taken at Main Street, Park Avenue around 1am on Thursday, D...