Springsure & District Aged Care Committee Inc.

Springsure & District Aged Care Committee Inc. in Springsure is a community-governed aged care organisation providing residential and community aged care for older adults in Springsure, a small Central Highlands pastoral and mining town 650 km north-west of Brisbane in the shadow of Mount Zamia. The committee manages residential aged care and community services for the Springsure district, which encompasses extensive cattle grazing properties and the Central Highlands' iconic basalt plateau country. Community-governed aged care committees like this one are a distinctly Queensland institution, reflecting the tradition of rural communities taking collective responsibility for the care of their elders.