Remote Qld Indigenous community's only drug and alcohol rehab centre closes
Mimosa Creek Healing Centre, which opened in 2012 in the community south-west of Rockhampton, was run by not-for-profit organisation Central Queensland Indigenous Development (CQID). It offered residential rehabilitation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men recovering from drug and alcohol abuse, among other community services. In March, during a trustee meeting, the Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council opted to terminate CQID's lease for the centre.
- ▪Mimosa Creek Healing Centre, which opened in 2012 in the community south-west of Rockhampton, was run by not-for-profit organisation Central Queensland Indigenous Development (CQID).
- ▪It offered residential rehabilitation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men recovering from drug and alcohol abuse, among other community services.
- ▪In March, during a trustee meeting, the Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council opted to terminate CQID's lease for the centre.
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Woorabinda alcohol and drug rehabilitation centre closes after council terminates leaseKBy Katrina BeavanABC CapricorniaTopic:RehabilitationPosted Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 8:15amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 8:15amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 8:15amThe only substance rehabilitation centre in Woorabinda, south-west of Rockhampton, has closed. (ABC Capricornia: Erin Semmler)In short: The Mimosa Creek Healing Centre in Woorabinda, south-west of Rockhampton, has closed after 14 years of operation.The local council terminated the lease, citing community concern around culturally appropriate care and sustained recovery outcomes.What's next? The organisation running the rehab says concerns were never raised with them, and they will continue all operations, apart from rehab, in a new…
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