Former premier Wayne Goss recovers after brain surgery Former Queensland Premier Wayne Goss is recovering from brain surgery. FORMER Queensland premier Wayne Goss is recovering in the Mater Hospital tonight after successfully undergoing brain surgery to remove a tumour. Surgeons said Mr Goss was recovering well. It was the third round of neurosurgery for Mr Goss who recovered well after previous neurosurgery in 1997 and 2002. A spokesman for Mr Goss and his wife Roisin said they would like to thank the surgeons, Dr Bruce Hall and his team for "really coming through on the surgery." They also thanked nurses and staff at hospital. "We would also like to say how much we have appreciated all the messages and good wishes we have received from so many people, " they said. Wayne Goss was Premier of Queensland from 1989 to 1996.