News
30 July, 2025
Satellite year
THE Bribie Island Satellite Health Centre is marking its first anniversary – one year of delivering vital healthcare closer to home for the local community.
Since opening in 2024, the Bribie Island Satellite Health Centre has provided more than 22,067 episodes of care, reducing the need for travel off-island and improving access to timely care.
The services include a Minor Injury and Illness Clinic, Day Medical Treatment Unit, Cancer Care, Kidney Health and Outpatient Mental Health Services, plus the Healthy Ageing Assessment and Rehabilitation Team (HAART), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Hub and medical imaging.
Nurse Unit Manager for the Minor Injury and Illness Clinic & Day Medical Treatment Unit at Bribie Island Satellite Health Centre, Kieren Bailey, said the team are proud of how quickly the service has integrated into the local community. “Bribie Island residents have long been asking for improved access to timely medical care on the island, and we’re thrilled to be able to offer these services,” Kieren said.
“For people who require regular medical treatment such as cancer care or kidney dialysis, having these services available close to home can save them hours of travel time each week. We look forward to continuing to enhance our services so we can better serve the community.”
Bongaree local Lynette Broadway-Hill, aged 79, has been supported extensively by the Healthy Ageing Assessment and Rehabilitation Team (HAART) throughout her recovery from a broken hip and ongoing management of Parkinson’s Disease. The HAART team is an interdisciplinary team comprised of a range of clinicians with a special interest in the rehabilitation and health of older people living in the community.
They provide individual and group-based rehabilitation to improve wellbeing, functional capacity, independence and quality of life after a recent health event, functional decline or injury. “I’m incredibly grateful to the HAART team for helping me learn to walk and drive again. Having this service available close to home was invaluable,” Lynette said.
“I’m now working towards my goals of returning to ocean swimming with my daily swim group, the Bobpers. We do a combination of bopping and bobbing at Woorim Beach, every day of the year.”
Since its opening in March 2025, the HAART team has supported 1,819 locals.
