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25.01.2022 Today is going to be hot! Below we've outlined a few key tips to help you out today: If you're working outdoors, wear a hat, sunscreen (the higher the SPF... the better), sunnies and long sleeves Drink plenty of water and keep an eye on your pee. If its not clear or pale straw, you need to drink more H20 Check in on your friends, family and neighbours. The heat affects the elderly and frail more than others If you don't have fans or air-con at home, head somewhere like a shopping centre, library or cinema Hop in a cool bath or shower, or wrap a wet wash cloth around your neck if you're feeling the heat If you're concerned about someone suffering heat stroke, phone 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) or in an emergency dial 000. #summer See more

25.01.2022 Happy New Year from everyone at CCHS

25.01.2022 Following an increase in cases in Greater Sydney, additional restrictions are being implemented to protect Queenslanders. From 1am Monday 21 December 2020, Gr...eater Sydney will be declared a COVID-19 hotspot. Non-Queensland residents wanting to enter Queensland after 1am Monday 21 December will not be permitted unless provided with an exemption. If their exemption request is approved, they must undertake mandatory hotel quarantine for 14 days from when they enter Queensland. Queensland residents returning from Greater Sydney will have 24 hours after 1am Monday 21 December to get a border pass, return to their residence in Queensland, get tested and quarantine at home for 14 days from when they left the hotspot. From 1am Tuesday 22 December, Queenslanders returning from Greater Sydney will be required to get a border pass to enter Queensland and undertake 14 days of mandatory hotel quarantine. Anyone already in Queensland who has been in Greater Sydney since 11 December should get tested and home quarantine until they get their result. Home quarantine requirements including not taking visitors and remaining in your home. To find your closest testing location, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing

24.01.2022 Winners of Clifton Progress Assn Christmas Lights Competition Overall Winner- Loretta Hughes Best House- Therese Eiser Runner up best house- Damian Heagney Best... Garden- Marion Skaines Best Window- Les & Marg Mason Best Business- Clifton Community Health Encouragement award- Christine Fiechtner Thank you to everyone who entered. Merry Christmas

24.01.2022 COVID-19 vaccine information in Queensland. The Australian Government has identified and prioritised groups of people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The... first people in Queensland to receive the vaccination are those who are at higher risk of getting COVID-19 or of severe illness if they contract the virus. If you are required to be tested frequently because of your daily work, then you will be the highest priority in Phase 1a. People in Phase 1a will be notified by Queensland Health in the coming weeks about when and where you can receive your vaccine. The full list of Queenslanders who fit into Phase 1b will be available soon. This vaccine effort is the greatest in global history and we only need to look overseas, to see a very different reality. We want to assure all Queenslanders, that everyone will have their time to receive the vaccine and we'll keep you updated with the latest information about COVID-19 vaccines, right here.

24.01.2022 Heading to the shops for the Boxing Day sales? Be #covidsafe by following our key tips Carry with you hand sanitiser to regularly wash your hands Pack an...ti-bacterial wipes to clean baskets, trolleys, surfaces or your phone It's a great idea to carry a mask for those times when you can't socially distance Stand 1.5m away from other people when shopping, or consider wearing a mask If all the shopping has made you hungry, don't forget to sign in correctly to any venues you attend. Happy shopping, and be #COVIDSafe

24.01.2022 Gastro Lockdown Update - Hospital is open, Nirvana is Open, Nursing Home Open including Sunflower Lodge. Diversional Therapy Building off limits until tomorrow (Wednesday) Morning. Remember that all Covid-19 entry conditions and protocols remain in place. Please note the post in relation to traces of Covid-19 found in waste water in Warwick and Stanthorpe. If you have any symptoms, please arrange to get tested.

23.01.2022 Public Health Alert for Brisbane The Queensland Government is asking the Brisbane community to monitor their health and get tested following the identific...ation of a positive case in a quarantine hotel employee. The patient was unknowingly infectious from 2 January 2021 and tested positive for COVID-19 on 6 January 2021. Early information on the patient's movements is available below. Those who have been to these locations during these time periods, regardless of whether they have symptoms, are asked to come forward for testing and isolate until they receive their results. Critically, even if a negative test result is received, people are asked to continue to monitor for symptoms and get retested if necessary. Saturday 2 January - 7am - Train from Altandi station to Roma street Saturday 2 January - 4pm - Train from Central Station to Altandi station Sunday 3 January - 11am -12pm - Woolworths, Calamvale North Tuesday 5 January - 7.30am - 8am - Coles, Sunnybank Hills Tuesday 5 January - 8am - 8.15am - Newsagent, Sunnybank Hills Shopping Town Further contact tracing details will be released to the public from Queensland Health as more information becomes available. For anyone with concerns or is unsure if they need to get tested or isolate, please call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). To find your nearest testing clinic, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing You can also visit our bot to find your closest testing location https://qld.health/TestLocator The list of contact tracing locations is available at https://www.qld.gov.au/health/covid-19/contact-tracing

23.01.2022 Another Program from our friends at Dementia Australia

23.01.2022 Good morning everyone we have discovered that there is an unplanned NBN outage affecting our external phones and internet.

23.01.2022 Are you feeling unwell with any of the pictured symptoms? If the answer is yes, it's really important you get tested for COVID-19, and stay at home until you... receive your tests results and no longer have symptoms. Even if your symptoms are mild, it's important you do not attend any social gatherings, or head to the shops to do your Christmas shopping. You need to do the right thing and #gettested To find a testing location near you click on the link below: https://qld.health/TestLocator #COVID19

23.01.2022 6th January 2021 Well, Happy New Year. Not the sort of ending or beginning we wanted from 2020 and 2021 with the Gastro Lockdown. Thank you to the entire team for all the great work in containing and resolving the situation. At the time of writing, we are well past the required 72 hours without gastro symptoms, have completed the full deep clean and decontamination and have all areas of the site open once more. Everything we do is a team effort and another big Thank You to R...esidents, Patients, Families, and representatives, you are all part of the CCHS team and without your support we could not do what we do. Covid-19 entry requirements and protocols remain in place and I would ask everyone to pay particular attention to the interstate Hotspot declarations and what that means for potential visits to Hospitals and Aged Care in Qld along with increased vigilance of your own health. Please isolate and get tested if you have any symptoms as we now have the reports of Covid-19 traces in wastewater testing in Warwick and Stanthorpe. Please also note the recommendations to get tested if you have been to various parts of NSW and Victoria. In mid-February we are on track to formally open our Special Care Isolation room, this facility is part of our Pandemic response and has been made possible by some very generous people, it will be a unique resource for a small rural country town such as ours. More details over the coming month. 2020 really hampered our fundraising and has left a big hole in the budget. The CCHS Business Development Committee are proud to announce a major 2021 Fundraiser, Feast in the Fields. Please keep Saturday 13th March 2021 as a Date Claimer with more information to following and tickets going on sale later in January. Communication is the key and things continue to change rapidly. Please contact us to discuss your individual circumstances and as we always do, we will work with you and your loved ones to see what can be achieved. At the time of writing the rain is coming down and we have lost all power to Clifton and are operating on our emergency generators. Be Kind to each other and Together we will continue to make a difference. Regards Brad

22.01.2022 Visitor restriction update People that have been in a restricted Local Government Area on or after 2 January 2021 must not enter a hospital until 6pm AEST on ...Monday 11 January 2021. Current restricted Local Government Areas within the Metro North, Metro South and West Moreton Hospital and Health Service regions include: - City of Brisbane - City of Ipswich - Lockyer Valley Region - Logan City - Moreton Bay Region - Redland City - Scenic Rim Region - Somerset Region. There are some exemptions and you can find them here: www.qld.gov.au//current-status/public-he/hospital-visitors If you haven’t been to Greater Brisbane, you are able to visit your loved one in our hospitals, just be aware of visiting hours , fill in your contact tracing details on entry , and keep washing your hands

22.01.2022 Public Health Alerts for Sunshine Coast and Brisbane Public Health Alert: Sunshine Coast Following further contact tracing work today, Queensland Health h...as expanded its list of venues where a confirmed COVID-19 case has visited. Contact tracing is currently underway with the Public Health Unit contacting those determined to be close contacts directly. While the risk to Queenslanders is considered low, anyone who has been in these venues at these dates and times should monitor their health and if they develop any COVID-19 symptoms, even mild, get tested and isolate until they receive their test results. 5 January 2021 -11pm - Jetstar flight JQ570 Melbourne to Brisbane 6 January 2021- 6.30pm - 7pm - Cappriccios Italian Pizza Restaurant, Maleny - take-away only, waited outside. 7 January 2021 - 4:15pm - 4:25pm - Purple Palate Cellars Maleny 7 January 2021 - 4:30pm - 4:50pm- Woolworths Supermarket Maleny Public Health Alert: Brisbane Queensland Health is asking anyone who visited the below locations at these dates to get tested and quarantine for 14 days since attending those venues. 3 January 2021 - 11am - 12pm Coles - Woolworths Calamavale North 5 January 2021 - 7.30am -8.00am - Coles Sunnybank Hills Shoppingtown The Public Health Unit have determined that anyone who attended these venues to be close contacts with the most recent confirmed case. For anyone with concerns or is unsure if they need to get tested or isolate, please call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). To find your nearest testing clinic, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing. The list of contact tracing locations is available at https://www.qld.gov.au/health/covid-19/contact-tracing.

21.01.2022 We have a winner! Our jelly bean competition has closed, and the winning number of black jellybeans was 75! A big thank you to everyone who entered. We were abl...e to raise $110 towards our community heroes-Meals on Wheels, Lions Club and Scouts. We know these jelly beans have gone to a good home..... See more

21.01.2022 #LIVE: Queensland residents who are in the Greater Sydney area have until 1:00am on Tuesday to return to the state and will have to get tested and quarantine at home on arrival, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says. MORE: http://ab.co/37BF64u

21.01.2022 Celebrating Our Citizens I want to be Audrey Doyle when I grow up. She’s 97... She bounced into the room, well she walked in unassisted. As part of a survey form, I asked her whether she was born in Australia Oh yes dear, I was born in Allora Are you still driving Audrey? Oh no, I gave up last year, you just know when it’s time #IncrediblePeopleDoingIncredibleJobs

21.01.2022 We've had no COVID-19 cases in our region this week. HEALTH ALERT: A NSW resident who travelled to Queensland this week has since tested positive to COVID...-19. Queensland Health has identified some locations that person travelled to while in Queensland. 16 December 2020: VA925 Sydney to Brisbane 16 December 2020, after 11:30am: The Glen Hotel, Eight Mile Plains. If you have been to either of the above locations at these times and develop any symptoms, you should isolate immediately and get tested. The Northern Beaches Local Government Area will be declared a hotspot from 1am Saturday 19 December. Anyone who was in the Sydney Northern Beaches region on or since Friday 11 December 2020 and arrives in Queensland on a flight from Sydney after 1am Saturday 19 December 2020 must go into hotel quarantine at their own expense for 14 days from the date they left the Northern Beaches, and get tested. Suburbs and localities North of Sydney can be found in the comments For more information about this update, click here: https://bit.ly/34pn4jH Keep an eye out on Queensland Health page and here for ongoing updates. #staysafe

20.01.2022 Wishing you and your families a safe and Merry Christmas from all of us at Clifton Community Health Services.

20.01.2022 One of our resident cats has hurt his leg and is off to the Clifton Vet. Get well soon Mickey.

20.01.2022 CCHS Resident and Clifton Museum Volunteer, Ga, was onhand to have a behind the scenes look as the internal fitout of the new Clifton Museum takes place. This dedicated group of volunteers welcomed Ga's input into the project and celebrated the visit with a delicious morning tea. Thank you to Dave for conducting the special tour. Great work everyone, This project would not be where it is today without the hard work of all the volunteers.

20.01.2022 Storm has caused power problems in Norman Street, We are currently running on our generators. Ergon advise they are aware of the problem.

19.01.2022 Some information on a support program from our friends at Dementia Australia.

19.01.2022 Following an increase in cases in Greater Sydney, additional restrictions are being implemented to protect Queenslanders. From 1am Monday 21 December 2020, Grea...ter Sydney will be declared a COVID-19 hotspot. Non-Queensland residents wanting to enter Queensland after 1am Monday 21 December will not be permitted unless provided with an exemption. If their exemption request is approved, they must undertake mandatory hotel quarantine for 14 days from when they enter Queensland. Queensland residents returning from Greater Sydney will have 24 hours after 1am Monday 21 December to get a border pass, return to their residence in Queensland, get tested and quarantine at home for 14 days from when they left the hotspot. From 1am Tuesday 22 December, Queenslanders returning from Greater Sydney will be required to get a border pass to enter Queensland and undertake 14 days of mandatory hotel quarantine. Anyone already in Queensland who has been in Greater Sydney since 11 December should get tested and home quarantine until they get their result. Home quarantine requirements including not taking visitors and remaining in your home. To find your closest testing location, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing

19.01.2022 8am Friday 8th January 2021 3 day full lockdown across Greater Brisbane Council Areas Greater Brisbane will be entering a three day lockdown. From 6pm tonight until 6pm Monday, residents in the local government areas of Brisbane, Ipswich, Moreton Bay, Logan and Redlands can only leave home for one of these four reasons:... 1. To buy essentials like groceries or medications 2. Work or study if you can’t do either from home 3. Exercise 4. Healthcare or to provide help, care or support Residents of these areas must also wear masks everywhere except at home. See more

19.01.2022 COVID-19 Weekly Wrap! #keepingyouinformed We have had no new COVID-19 cases this week Queensland is set to reopen to Adelaide from 1am on Saturday, De...cember 12. The border reopening is subject to no new unlinked cases in the community. Queensland's borders will open to New Zealand from 1 am Saturday 12 December. For more info, click here: https://bit.ly/33ZrAVO Dancing is back! Indoor dancing will be allowed in all venues including pubs, clubs and nightclubs, subject to the one person per two metre rule from noon on Monday 14 December. To make sure your Christmas celebrations are #COVIDSafe click here: https://bit.ly/3ozKdYn Stay safe by: Washing hands often and thoroughly Maintaining social distancing Covering coughs or sneezes Staying at home if unwell Getting tested if you're showing any signs of COVID-19.

18.01.2022 COVID-19 update Visitors, staff and volunteers are not allowed to enter our hospitals or aged care facilities if they have been in a COVID-19 hotspot in ...the last 14 days or since the hotspot was declared (whichever is shorter). Currently specific parts of New South Wales are hotspots. To find out more about this directive, click here: https://bit.ly/3p7hri5 If you're feeling unwell with any COVID-19 symptoms, it's really important you get tested, and stay at home until you receive your result and no longer have symptoms. To find a testing centre near you, click here: www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing For more information about hotspots and current contact tracing alerts for NSW, click here: https://bit.ly/2LRIeRh

18.01.2022 We did not win this one, but it was great to be nominated. A community working together can achieve anything.

18.01.2022 My daughter Jane has a very kind heart. So today I taught her about community and passing love on to those who might have family far away. This morning we went ...a delivered 15 little Christmas vases for the residents of Clifton Community Health Services. Jane walked out so happy and already planning her next visit.

17.01.2022 Public Health Alert Queenslanders who visited regional NSW. Queenslanders who visited the regional New South Wales towns of Orange, Nyngan and Broken Hi...ll between 2-3 January are being asked to get tested for COVID-19. The alert comes after a positive COVID-19 case from NSW transited through the towns while infectious. To access a full list of COVID-19 testing locations, with interactive map and postcode search, visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing You can also visit our bot to find your closest testing location https://qld.health/TestLocator Remember, if your local testing clinic is crowded, consider attending another one.

17.01.2022 Our regular seated Tai Chi classes help with muscle strength, flexibility and overall health and well-being.

16.01.2022 Today, Jane, along with many others, became the first Australians to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Over the next few weeks, thousands of aged care and disabil...ity care residents and staff, along with our frontline health workers, will join them in being vaccinated. I want to thank every individual who has played a vital role in getting us to this moment and all those who will play just as important of a role delivering vaccines to people across our nation.

16.01.2022 Today's #ThrowbackThursday is the incredible story of Elizabeth Kenny. Elizabeth was born in 1880, lived in Nobby, and was a self-appointed nurse. She would r...ide on horseback to those in need, without pay. She opened a cottage hospital in Clifton, and treated Clifton's first polio patient. Her life and nursing career is an interesting read. Click on the link below to read on! https://bit.ly/2IKJzIk Thanks State Library of Queensland for the photo and blog. #darlingdownshealth #yearofthenurseandthemidwife

16.01.2022 Please enjoy our January 2021 Newsletter

14.01.2022 We are so excited that Johnny Young is singing in our Big Christmas Sing-A-Long online event on 17 December. Register at www.bigchristmassingalong.com.au

14.01.2022 We are seeking individuals who are true team players with a passion for working with people of advanced age in the Housekeeping/Hospitality area. This position is responsible for maintaining a clean, comfortable, tidy and safe environment for all patients, residents, staff and visitors. This includes: cleaning individual patient and resident rooms and bathrooms cleaning communal and food preparation areas... assisting the Cooks with the preparation of food presentation and delivery of food to patients and residents Clifton Community Health Services’ mission is to provide excellence in care, quality of life and the best possible environment for each patient and resident. Respect of the uniqueness of each patient, resident and family is paramount. A Federal Police Check and specific immunisations are mandatory. Please forward your application including Resume to the Human Resources Officer, Clifton Community Health Services, 20 Norman Street Clifton Qld 4361 or via email to [email protected] by Monday 18 January 2021.

14.01.2022 Today marks a momentous step forward in Queensland's COVID-19 response, with Gold Coast Health frontline nurse and #HealthHero Zoe Park, being the first Queensl...ander to receive the COVID-19 vaccination as part of phase 1a Others to receive the vaccine in phase 1a, include; priority frontline health care workers, priority quarantine and border workers, and aged care and disability care workers and residents (the vaccination rollout for this group is being managed by the Australian Government Health department). This vaccine effort is the greatest in global history and we only need to look overseas to see the impact COVID-19 is having. All Queenslanders, will have their time to receive the vaccine, to view the roadmap visit: www.qld.gov.au/covid19vaccine

14.01.2022 8th January 2021 What a different landscape from just two days ago. Additional visitation restrictions for Health Services, Hospitals and Aged Care were introduced across all Greater Brisbane late on 7th January.... From 6pm Friday 8th January 2021 Greater Brisbane is entering a full lockdown. Whilst we fall just outside these restricted areas, please immediately postpone any plans to visit our Hospital and Aged Care facilities if coming from outside our immediate area or meet the self-isolation conditions below. From 6pm tonight until 6pm Monday, people in the local government areas of Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands, and Logan will be required to stay at home except: Shopping for essentials, food, and necessary supplies Medical or healthcare needs, including compassionate requirements. Exercise with no more than one other person, unless all from the same household Providing care or assistance to an immediate family member Work, or volunteering, or study if it is not reasonably practicable to work or learn remotely. Child custody arrangements Legal obligations Visit for end of life. Attend funeral or wedding in line with restrictions. Further restrictions include: No more than two visitors to the household per day (in addition to anyone else currently staying in the household), excluding care workers or volunteers. All businesses that can remain open must adhere to one person per 4 square metres with maximum of 20 to 50 with COVID Safe or Industry Plan Restaurants and cafes to provide takeaway service only. Cinemas, entertainment and recreation venues, gyms etc to close Places of worship to close Weddings involve a maximum of 10 people, including the celebrant and witnesses. Funerals involve a maximum of 20 people. Mandatory mask wearing anywhere outside of your home. No visitors to aged care facilities, hospitals, disability accommodation services or correctional facilities. Anyone who has visited Brisbane since January 2nd, 2021 and has now moved on to other parts of the state or country should also closely monitor their health and self-isolate at home for the next three days. Arrange to get tested if feeling unwell or displaying any symptoms. Consider also wearing a mask if outside your home for any reason. Please contact Qld Health for further information or clarification in relation to this direction. Communication is the key and things continue to change rapidly. Please contact us to discuss your individual circumstances and as we always do, we will work with you and your loved ones to see what can be achieved. Be Kind to each other and Together we will continue to make a difference. Regards Brad

13.01.2022 UPDATE - 5pm Friday 18 December: A NSW resident who travelled to Queensland this week has since tested positive to COVID-19. Queensland Health has identified so...me locations that person travelled to while in Queensland. 16 December 2020: VA925 Sydney to Brisbane 16 December 2020, 9am-10am: Brisbane Domestic Airport 16 December 2020, 10am-10:30am: Hertz Car Rental, 1980 Sandgate Road, Boondall 16 December 2020, after 11:30am: The Glen Hotel, Eight Mile Plains 16 December 2020, 5pm-8:30pm: Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya 16 December 2020, 8pm-10pm: Hungry Jacks, Kawana Waters 16 December 2020, 9pm to 7am 17 December: Kawana Waters Nightcap Hotel, Buddina 17 December 2020, 7am-7:30am: Coles Express Mooloolaba 17 December 2020, 8:30am-9am: Hertz Car Rental, 1980 Sandgate Road, Boondall 17 December 2020, 10:19am-10:26am: The Prince Charles Hospital Fever Clinic, Chermside If you have been to any of the above locations at these times and develop any symptoms, you should isolate immediately and get tested. #covid19au

13.01.2022 BREAKING: Immediate changes to COVID restrictions. A cleaner working at a Brisbane quarantine hotel has tested positive for the UK strain of COVID-19. The Chief... Health Officer has ordered immediate steps to protect vulnerable members of the community. Restrictions now apply to the Metro North, Metro South and West Moreton Hospital and Health Service regions. No visitors to aged care No visitors to hospitals No visitors to disability accommodation No visitors to prisons or youth detention centres Anyone with symptoms is urged to get tested. A 24-hour fever clinic is operating at 51 McKechnie Drive, Eight Mile Plains. A full list of testing clinics is available here:bit.ly/QLDfeverclinics

12.01.2022 Whilst it’s not been as smooth a start to the year as we all would have liked, there sure is still plenty to be positive about! We’ve had some rain to freshen things up (and more of that to come hopefully), and it’s all hands on deck as we start making preparations for our big event in 2021 ‘Feast in the Field’. You might have noticed our advertisements in local publications outlining our ‘Long Lunch’ fundraiser on Saturday 13th March and that tickets will be on sale from mid January so stay tuned you won’t want to miss this one!

12.01.2022 UPDATE **Please note that we are testing at the Warwick Hospital until 5pm today and will reopen tomorrow morning from 8am to 5pm** Traces of COVID-19 found i...n sewage in Warwick and Stanthorpe These surveillance tests are sensitive and can pick up tiny pieces of the genetic material of the virus, and this result does not necessarily mean that there are active cases in the Southern Downs region. There are currently no known outbreaks or infectious cases in the Southern Downs area, however we can’t rule out the possibility that infectious persons were, or are still, in the area. People who have recovered from COVID-19 can have live or dead virus in their stool for weeks after recovery. Anyone with any symptoms of COVID-19, no matter how mild, should get tested immediately. Our testing locations can get busy - so please be patient - we're all working together to keep everyone safe. If your local testing clinic is crowded, consider attending another one. To find out more about wastewater detection visit: www.qld.gov.au//coronavirus-covi/current-status/wastewater To find your closest COVID-19 testing location, visit www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing and enter your postcode.

10.01.2022 A big Thank You to Val's family for the wonderful donation in memory of their mum.

10.01.2022 Parrots entertaining the residents and staff in Nirvana Hostel

10.01.2022 Social distancing is still a thing. The more space between you and others, the harder it is for germs to spread. To purrfectly social distance this weekend, stay three cats (or 1.5metres) away from other people. #catsplained

09.01.2022 Appears that NBN issue may be resolved, phones working again.

09.01.2022 A fabulous online celebration on 17 December for older Australians and their families and those who care for them - hosted by Studio 10's @Narelda Jacobs and fe...aturing Johnny Young Normie Rowe Kamahl Ernie Dingo Phil Walleystack Music and Angus Gill You can register to watch and contribute videos at www.bigchristmassingalong.com.au See more

09.01.2022 Have you checked out our Christmas Lights? Stars made from Coat Hangers! Christmas Trees made from old windmill rod! and all covered with colourful solar lights. Thank you to Kathy & John for the amazing creative work and to Terry for the instalation. There are also many that are not visible from the street that are just for the residents to enjoy. A great lift after a difficult year. This could be the start of something that grows and grows each year. Might be able to see us from space every December, in a few years! Thank You

09.01.2022 While Queensland’s borders remain unchanged, anyone currently in Queensland who has been in Victoria on or since 21 December should get tested immediately and q...uarantine at home or their accommodation until they receive a negative result. We are closely monitoring the situation in New South Wales and Victoria and urge Queenslanders to reconsider non-essential travel to these states as it is an evolving situation. If you do decide to go to Victoria or New South Wales, you need to be aware of the potential consequences, such as border changes and not making it home to Queensland before hotel quarantine is imposed. If you’re already in Victoria or New South Wales, consider coming home. Stay up to date with the latest COVID-19 updates here: https://www.qld.gov.au//conditions/he/coronavirus-covid-19

09.01.2022 The Darling Downs Men are regular visitors to Clifton Community Health Services (Covid Rules permitting), delighting all with their music. Heres hoping there will be many more visits in 2021

08.01.2022 Public Health Alert: Brisbane Positive case confirmed with UK strain of COVID-19 Genome sequencing has confirmed the Queensland case of COVID-19 has the U...K variant. Anyone who has been to the following locations regardless of whether they have symptoms or not should get tested and isolate until they receive their result. Critically, even if a negative test result is received, please continue to monitor for symptoms and get retested if necessary. Saturday 2 January - 7am - Train from Altandi station to Roma Street Station Saturday 2 January - 4pm - Train from Central Station to Altandi station Sunday 3 January - 11am-12noon - Woolworths Calamvale North Tuesday 5 January - 7.30- 8am - Coles Sunnybank Hills Tuesday 5 January - 8-8:15am - Nextra Newsagent, Sunnybank Hills Shopping Town The Eight Mile Plains Community Health Centre testing clinic will remain open right through the night, so please consider that location for testing tonight. The Eight Mile Plains Community Health Centre is located at 51 McKechnie Drive, Eight Miles Plains. Further contact tracing details will be released to the public from Queensland Health as more information becomes available. For anyone with concerns or is unsure if they need to get tested or isolate, please call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). To find your nearest testing clinic, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing You can also visit our bot to find your closest testing location https://qld.health/TestLocator The list of contact tracing locations is available at https://www.qld.gov.au/health/covid-19/contact-tracing

08.01.2022 Anyone with any symptoms of COVID-19, no matter how mild, should get tested immediately. Our testing locations can get busy - so please be patient - we're ...all working together to keep everyone safe. If your local testing clinic is crowded, consider attending another one. To access a full list of COVID-19 testing locations, with interactive map and postcode search, visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing You can also visit our bot to find your closest testing location https://qld.health/TestLocator #allinthistogether #COVID19

07.01.2022 Looking good Terry

06.01.2022 Wow! Thanks to a some awesome community support, we are very pleased to report that almost all of the 200 Feast in the Field tickets have been sold. If you’re q...uick and head to https://toowoombatickets.com.au//feast-in-the-field-2021-1 You just might be able to secure the last few seats available if not and you’re feeling a bit disappointed; then please feel free to email us at [email protected] and we can pop you on a wait list (in case of any cancellations). We are all looking forward to hosting this year’s event, with entertainment provided by talented local Gretta Barton and Granite belt dynamic Duo ‘Smooth Talk’, catering by Wild Sage Collective, plus Katie’s Coffee and Cocktail van and craft beer and wine available at our ‘Garden bar’. Thanks again must go to our local sponsors the Raff Group RAFF Group and our generous suppliers and local community groups for various donations and offers of help. It sure is a great start to what we hope will become a successful annual event #thepowerofcommunitypartnerships #athousandthankyous #seeyouonthehill

05.01.2022 Great News, with the Clifton Co-Op Hospital Complex (Clifton Community Health Services) being nominated for an Australia Day Award. It gets better, with news this morning that the Clifton Hospital Auxiliary has also been nominated for an Award.

05.01.2022 There is a rumour that Santa will be visiting the residents of Nirvana Hostel at approx 10.30am on Saturday as part of these festivities.

05.01.2022 Public Health Alert: Brisbane, Sunshine Coast Following further contact tracing work today, Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where a conf...irmed COVID-19 case has visited. Contact tracing is currently underway with the PHU contacting those determined to be close contacts directly. While the risk to Queenslanders is considered low, anyone who has been in these venues at these dates and times should monitor their health and if they develop any COVID-19 symptoms, even mild, get tested and isolate until they receive their test results. 16/12/20 - Virgin flight VA925, Sydney to Brisbane - Arrival time 9.00am/9.30am 16/12/2020 - Brisbane Domestic Airport, Brisbane City - 9.00am/09.30am to 09.54am 16/12/2020 - Hertz Car Rental, 1980 Sandgate Road, Boondall - 10.00am (Exchanged vehicle at 10.15am) to 10.30am 16/12/2020 - The Glen Hotel, Eight Mile Plains - 11:00am to 2.30pm (Any patrons after 2:30pm should continue to monitor for symptoms and get tested if any develop) 17/12/2020 - Hertz Car Rental, 1980 Sandgate Road, Boondall - 8.30am (Exchanged vehicle at 8.55am) to 9.00am 17/12/2020 - The Prince Charles Hospital Fever Clinic, Chermside - 10.19am to 10.26am 16/12/20 - Hungry Jacks, Kawana Waters - 8.00pm to 10.00pm 17/12/20 - Coles Express, Mooloolaba - 7.00am to 7.30am 16/12/20 - Kawana Waters Nightcap Hotel, Buddina - 9.00pm to 7.00 am on 17/12/20 16/12/20 - Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Birtinya - 5pm to 8.30pm For anyone with concerns or is unsure if they need to get tested or isolate, please call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). To find your nearest testing clinic, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing. The list of contact tracing locations is available at https://www.qld.gov.au/health/covid-19/contact-tracing

05.01.2022 Did you know that as a small, community owned and run, not for profit, health services cooperative, we play an important part in educating the rural medical workforce of the future. Under a variety of agreements we welcome students on placement for Assistants in Nursing (Cert III in individual Support), Enrolled Nursing, Registered Nursing, Medical Students, Medical Interns and we employ Medical Registrars. We recently had the privilege of hosting several groups of Registered Nursing Students from USQ, we wish them all well with their careers,Thank You for choosing Clifton and we hope to see you all working in rural Qld at sometime in the future.

04.01.2022 The legendary Normie Rowe is joining the Big Christmas Sing-A-Long on 17 December. Register to watch the fantastic show here: www.bigchristmassingalong.com.au

04.01.2022 COVID-19 Weekly Wrap! We have had no new COVID-19 cases this week We can now have 100 people gather in public outdoor spaces, and 50 people can gather a...t a private property, this number includes those who live with you. The two person visitor limit to our hospitals and aged care facilities has been removed. Patients can have as many visitors as the hospital allows at any one time, for any length of time, within visiting hours. Queensland is now opened to all of Victoria and News South Wales. Travelers entering Queensland will only need a border pass if they've been in a hotspot or overseas in the previous 14 days. At this time, Queensland remains closed to Greater Adelaide, with any travelers required to do 14 days of hotel quarantine at their own expense. Stay safe by: Washing hands often and thoroughly Maintaining social distancing Covering coughs or sneezes Staying at home if unwell Getting tested if you're showing any signs of COVID-19. #COVID19Update #darlingdownshealth

04.01.2022 The Northern Beaches Local Government Area will be declared a hotspot from 1am Saturday 19 December. Anyone who was in the Sydney Northern Beaches region on or since Friday 11 December 2020 and arrives in Queensland on a flight from Sydney after 1am Saturday 19 December 2020 must go into hotel quarantine at their own expense for 14 days from the date they left the Northern Beaches, and get tested. The Northern Beaches is a region that includes the suburbs and localities North... of Sydney. It includes Allambie Heights, Avalon Beach, Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Bayview, Beacon Hill, Belrose, Bilgola Beach, Bilgola Plateau, Brookvale, Church Point, Clareville, Clontarf, Coasters Retreat, Collaroy, Collaroy Plateau, Cottage Point, Cromer, Curl Curl, Currawong Beach, Davidson, Dee Why, Duffys Forest, Elanora Heights, Elvina Bay, Fairlight, Forestville, Frenchs Forest, Freshwater, Great Mackerel Beach, Ingleside, Killarney Heights, Ku-ring-gai Chase, Lovett Bay, Manly, Manly Vale, McCarrs Creek, Mona Vale, Morning Bay, Narrabeen, Narraweena, Newport, North Balgowlah, North Curl Curl, North Manly, North Narrabeen, Oxford Falls, Palm Beach, Pittwater, Queenscliff, Scotland Island, Seaforth, Terrey Hills, Warriewood, Whale Beach and Wheeler Heights. See more

04.01.2022 TEMPORARY CLOSURE DUE TO WEATHER // Our pop-up drive-in testing site at Warwick Hospital is now closed due to the weather. The clinic will be reopening this... afternoon or tomorrow morning, depending on the weather. Keep an eye out on our page for updates. For alternative testing locations near you click on the link below: www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing #allinthistogether

03.01.2022 Following an increase in COVID-19 cases in Sydney's Northern Beaches region, additional border restrictions will be implemented in Queensland. Anyone from the... Northern Beaches will need an exemption to enter Queensland. If an exemption is granted, they will have to go into hotel quarantine for 14 days. From 1am Sunday 20 December, anyone entering Queensland from NSW will need a Queensland Border Declaration Pass. Travelers can apply for a pass online from 8pm tonight. We are also asking anyone who has been in Greater Sydney or the NSW Central Coast who enters Queensland to get tested and self isolate until they receive their result. We strongly recommend Queenslanders intending travel to Sydney to reconsider their plans. We will continue to carefully monitor the situation in NSW. Anyone with any symptoms of COVID-19, no matter how mild, should get tested immediately. Stay home and isolate until you get the results and your symptoms resolve. To find your closest testing location, visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/covid19testing You can also visit our bot to find your closest testing location: http://qld.health/TestLocator

03.01.2022 With a lot of work and planning by the dedicated CCHS team with our volunteers and supporters, we have managed two Covid-19 safe, resident/patient Christmas parties over two days. Whilst the protections in place and room capacity rules meant we were unable to have all our wonderful families attend this year, the messages sent in that were collated by Jade were fantastic. Some photos from the second party attached. Great work everyone and THANK YOU

03.01.2022 We welcome the MYEFO home care funding but we want to know what the Government is doing in the long term to ensure quality care for the over 200,000 people in residential care homes.

03.01.2022 The COVID-19 cluster in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, has now increased to 17 positive cases. As a result: Anyone who was in the Sydney No...rthern Beaches region on or since Friday 11 December 2020 and is already in Queensland should get tested and quarantine in their home or accommodation for 14 days from the date they left the Northern Beaches. Anyone who was in the Sydney Northern Beaches region on or since Friday 11 December 2020 and arrives in Queensland on a flight from Sydney after midnight tonight (Thursday 17 December 2020), must get tested and quarantine in their home or accommodation for 14 days from the date they left the Northern Beaches. Anyone who was in the Sydney Northern Beaches region on or since Friday 11 December 2020 and arrives in Queensland on a flight from Sydney after 1am Saturday 19 December 2020 must go into hotel quarantine at their own expense for 14 days from the date they left the Northern Beaches, and get tested. This includes both interstate visitors and Queensland residents returning home. We will continue to closely monitor the situation and will provide an update tomorrow morning.

02.01.2022 LASA applauds our elders and all of their families across Australia and around the world, for a truly loving Christmas and New Year!

02.01.2022 If you've visited the Greater Brisbane area anytime since 2 January, check the QLD Health website for a list of current restrictions, guidance and contact tracing alerts. QLD Health website - http://ow.ly/wEk650D2Rou Media Statement, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Minister for Health Yvette D'Ath - http://ow.ly/A8e850D2Rov

02.01.2022 Additional local testing sites

02.01.2022 To our valued CCHS family, we currently have 5 suspected cases of gastro onsite and to prevent possible spread we have instituted a preventative lockdown pending the pathology test results. Access to the site and internal movements will be restricted and depending on the results this may well effect visiting plans over Christmas, more information to follow when available. Our wonderful team have initiated all relevant infection protocols and procedures and our medical officers have attended to review the relevant residents.

01.01.2022 Thank you to all our volunteers on International Volunteers Day

01.01.2022 Given the evolving COVID-19 situation in Brisbane, (see the earlier public health alert post) please reconsider any travel from Brisbane to our Clifton Health Facilities. Additional restrictions will shortly come into effect across Aged Care and Hospitals across the Greater Brisbane area.

01.01.2022 Vaccines strengthen your immune system by training it to recognise and fight against specific viruses or bacteria. They are a safe way of producing an immune re...sponse in the body without causing illness. Developers of COVID-19 vaccines around the world are undertaking important clinical trials in large numbers of people. It’s the data from these trials, along with other information, that the Therapeutic Goods Administration needs to approve vaccines for use in Australia. For information about how vaccines are assessed for safety and effectiveness, visit: https://www.tga.gov.au/covid-19-vaccines