The latest technology in surgical drill at Cairns Hospital has been bought through the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. At a cost of just over $58,000, the Midas Rex Drill is more efficient and precise then...
Year: 2016
Big outcome for big auction
Saturday's big auction will provide a big donation to help a big cause in Far North Queensland. The no-reserve land auction at Millhouse Estate Edmonton, resulted in the 800sq m block being sold to a local woman and a...
Big excitement for big cause
Excitement is building in the Far North about the region’s first known No-Reserve Charity Land Auction. To be held on Saturday, May 14 from 9.30am on the 800sq m block, auctioneer Lance Richards is excited about the...
Muster all in the family
It’s all in the family for the Nielson family and their participation in Wayne Leonard’s Motorcycle Muster. Dad Geoff, daughters Kylie and Beck and Kylie’s partner Darren Tabone have all taken part in...
Big reason to give
James Fennell had his whole life ahead of him – successful business, happy and healthy family of four kids, beautiful wife. Six years ago, persistent abdominal pain, lethargy and rapid weight loss led to tests and a...
Big cause has big aims
FUNDS from a No-Reserve Charity Auction will be earmarked for a special prostate cancer scanner attached to Cairns Hospital. Cairns Hospital urologist Dr Stefan Antoniou said the prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)...
Big blocks, big life, big cause
Big blocks, big life, big cause. A no-reserve land auction with a percentage going to support men’s cancer in the Far North, is believed to be the first of its kind in the region. Urban Properties’ Rachel...
Trish is “doing her bit”
By day, she is a mild mannered administration clerk, mother and grandmother. But one weekend a year, every year, Trish Sexton turns into a passionate motorist – and no she doesn’t make an annual pilgrimage to...
Loss inspires fundraising
THIS time it’s personal. Taking part in the Wayne Leonard’s Motorcycle Muster is personal this year for Steve Cutuli, who lost his brother to organ failure aged 39 last year. Mr Cutuli, a teacher, will be...
Personal motive for ride
IT's ironic that Adrian Bolton's dad didn't like motorbikes, yet Adrian uses his to help fundraise for improved health services in the region. It also is ironic that Adrian was wearing his Wayne Leonard's...
Goji Berry Slice recipe
Goji Berry Fudge Slice Base 4 cups raw cashew/almonds 4 cups shredded coconut 520g pitted dates 200g goji berries 2 cup raw cacao powder 1 cup maple syrup 1 tsp Himalayan sea salt ...
Donation boosts fundraising
AN innovative fundraising idea will help boost Cairns’ contribution to cancer care. Real estate agent Karl Latham’s donation of $5000 from a house sale commission was added to the Trinity Powersports Sea-Fari...
Magnificent seven ready to ride
Cairns' own “Magnificent Seven” are getting ready to saddle up and ride the ranges once again. The septuplet of cyclists are the only individuals who have ridden all nine Mt Franklin Cardiac Challenge...
Fundraising for trauma victims
In the blink of an eye, Tish Baker’s life changed forever on January 10 this year. The keen motorcyclist was struck by a car while on a friend’s bike, on a day trip to Lake Eacham. “I...
Riding for the beat of a heart
HEART patients in the Far North are resting easier because of the hard work of cyclists on the annual Mt Franklin Cardiac Challenge bike ride. Two pieces of equipment – worth almost $50,000, have been bought by the...
Board vacancy
The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation is seeking applicants for a board vacancy. Established in 1997, the Foundation is a non-profit charitable organisation that assists the activities and services of health services across...
And the winner was …
JUST one ticket was all it took for Glenn Cornish to win his very own $17,000 jetski. Mr Cornish’s mother Lyn Cornish bought the single raffle ticket in his name, from Stockland Shopping Centre, on the remote chance...
No place like home
Anything to provide a reprieve from the sometimes clinical cancer ward, is a good thing according to Cairns cancer patient Scott Walsh. Mr Walsh, 41, is battling lung cancer that has spread through his body and was just...
Prawn laksa rice noodle soup
What you need 1 tsp each of ground coriander, ground cumin, turmeric, 2 small onions (about 190g/7oz), peeled and chopped, 50ml/2fl oz coconut milk, 2.5cm/1in piece of fresh root ginger, roughly chopped, 2 garlic cloves,...
Sale commission boosts charity
A REAL estate agent’s commission donation to a fundraising event will be matched by the house’s owner. Karl Latham has come up with possibly the most unique fundraising idea for the Trinity Powersports...
Unit’s legacy lives on
LOSING her 45-year-old son Brian “Unit” Wilson to cancer was the toughest experience of Dawn Butler's life. But she gains some peace from knowing his legacy lives on through the annual jetski fundraising...