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Biggenden MPHS staff and residents join with community to create time capsule

Biggenden MPHS staff and residents with artist Joy Spry and the time capsule they contributed to.

A quiet conversation between Biggenden Multipurpose Health Service (MPHS) resident Kevin Hargans and Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service (WBHHS) recreation officer Michelle Kinbacher kickstarted an activity that will endure for years to come.

That conversation led to WBHHS supporting a project that has seen residents, staff and the local community collect items and plan for a time capsule to be displayed at the facility, which will be opened in January 2033 to celebrate the ‘new’ hospital’s 21st birthday.

Biggenden MPHS residents, family and staff have all had the opportunity to place something in the capsule and are excited to share their history and their present with those who will open the capsule in the future.

Gayndah artist Joy Spry painted the capsule, adorning it with intricate images of the Biggenden community and the hospital.

“I really wanted to get this right,” Ms Spry said.

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Members of the 2023 Regional Medical Pathway student intake with WBHHS and Bundaberg Health Services Foundation representatives.
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The Fraser Coast AMAQ Health Conference included many WBHHS staff and presenters.
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Biggenden MPHS staff and residents with artist Joy Spry and the time capsule they contributed to.
Biggenden MPHS joins community to put together time capsule

A quiet conversation between Biggenden Multipurpose Health Service (MPHS) resident Kevin Hargans and Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service (WBHHS) recreation officer Michelle Kinbacher kickstarted an activity that will endure for years to come.

Gayndah Hospital nurse Kirsty Taylor is passionate about giving back to her community.
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WBHHS’s Community Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs (MHAODS) team is adjusting its opening hours so they’re more convenient for consumers and carers.
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Attendees at the First Nations Health Equity Strategy Implementation Workshop, held at the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre
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Last updated: 15 February 2023