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Bundaberg Base Hospital is a public hospital in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. Bundaberg Base Hospital was opened by the Governor of Queensland in 1914. Bundaberg Hospital was the scene of a political scandal, due to the 'gross negligence of one of its surgeons, Jayant Patel. Manslaughter charges have been recommended against him, while charges of official misconduct were leveled at the hospital's Director of Medical Services, Dr. Darren Keating (the top-ranked doctor), and District Manager, Mr. Peter Leck (the CEO). On 29 June 2010, Jayant Patel was found guilty of the unlawful killing of three patients, and grievous bodily harm to a fourth.[2] On 1 July he was sentenced to seven years in jail for his offenses.[3] His lawyers made a successful appeal to the High Court of Australia where his convictions of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm were quashed and a new trial was ordered. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundaberg_Base_Hospital

Community is at the heart of the hospital's history BUNDABERG Hospital has a proud history of serving the ever changing health needs of our local community. 2 min read July 7, 2014 - 12:00PM It was community support and fundraising at the start of the 20th century which resulted in the old four-room wooden building being replaced by what was a modern two-storey brick hospital building and nurses' quarters. In 1914 Bundaberg Hospital was a 16 public bed facility serving a population of around 9000 people. One hundred years later Bundaberg Hospital now has more than 200 beds and is the primary health facility for about 93,000 people. Additions to the original floor plan have included the outpatients' block, Allied Health, and Rehab ward, a new emergency department, the new family unit, and the main block to cater to ICU, renal, pediatrics, and operating theatres. "The centenary is an occasion to celebrate not only the building but the health care provided by the thousands of staff who have served the Bundaberg community. Former and current staff can look back with a lot of pride on how they have each contributed to the health and wellbeing of the people of Bundaberg." Source: www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/bundaberg/communit...

Cricket was introduced in Papua New Guinea (PNG) by missionaries from the London Missionaries Society in the early 1900s. Initially, matches were not always played with strict rules, with teams fielding over fifty players a common occurrence. The game became very popular among the Papuan coastal villages where these missionaries and early British explorers first landed. There is still conjecture about where the first game of cricket was played, with Milne Bay, Oro, and Hanuabada the three (3) most likely areas where the first cricket match was played on the shores of PNG. Source: www.icc-cricket.com/about/members/east-asia-pacific/assoc...

In the past, matches were not always played to strict rules, with teams of more than fifty players a common occurrence. Cricket did not arrive in the Territory of New Guinea until Australia took over the administration of the territory under a United Nations mandate. Cricket in rural areas tended to be played mostly by the indigenous population, whilst in urban areas such as Port Moresby the game was played mostly by the British and Australian expatriate population, and competition for clubs in the city was started in 1937. A team of nine expatriates and two indigenous players played in Papua New Guinea's first international, against Australia in 1972. Since its beginnings cricket was picked up naturally in the Motuan areas of Papua New Guinea, most recognizably the village of Hanuabada. Hanuabada village is located in the outer suburbs of Port Moresby, where cricket is played every day by small children to their national stars, every afternoon the streets are flooded with boys playing cricket, this was also where the Liklik Kricket Competition was started in PNG. It may be for these reasons more than half of the PNG national cricket team is from Hanuabada village. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_national_cricket_team

Bushland Beach is a beautiful stretch of beach in a suburban area. Bushland Beach is part of the Northern Beaches area of Townsville, located 25 minutes drive from Townsville's central business district. Access to Bushland Beach is via a turnoff along the Bruce Highway. Source: www.townsvillenorthqueensland.com.au/things-to-do/product...