Year: 2018

NEXT time you have a heart attack in Cairns, it may well be a defibrillator bought through Cardiac Challenge donations, that shocks you back to life. The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation bought four defibrillators...

PARENTS of sick children in Mareeba Hospital will be able to rest a little easier, thanks to Savannah Lifestyle Resorts. The over 50s lifestyle resort initiated the $15,500 donation of four parent beds, through the...

MORE than 28 cyclists are about to hit the dirt to fundraise for rural health services. The R’n’R MTB Adventure, hosted by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, departs from Mareeba this...

THE strong Victorian ex-patriate community in Port Douglas is hoping to emulate the success of that state’s Good Friday Appeal. Port Douglas AFL president Chris Bradsworth said the league had come up with the initiative of...

WALKING through the rainforest with your friends while fundraising for life saving equipment, is the latest initiative of the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. The Audi Arrow Experience will be launched today,...

ONE year and one day ago, Geoff Choveaux’s life hung in the balance. The “jumper leads” were put on his chest eight times, re-starting his heart when it stopped beating numerous times. Today, the Yungaburra...

ONE man’s near-death experience at Cairns Hospital has led to the donation of a vital piece of equipment. Rob Sattler spent nine days in the Intensive Care Unit at Cairns Hospital in 2017 and is now so grateful to...

What you need 250g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), 100g butter, 250g cooked beetroot, drained; three eggs, 250g light brown sugar, 2 tbspn cocoa powder, 1 tbspn vanilla extract, 150g ground almonds, 1 tbspn baking...

THE Mareeba Friends of the Foundation recently handed over about $30,000 towards equipment at Mareeba Hospital, the latest in a long line of donations. The community organisation has been operating for more than 10 years,...

DO you want a front row seat to the best show in town? Volunteers are needed to help the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation help the world's top ironment and women compete in the Cairns Ironman events. Be...

WE love to spend the money that is generously donated to us and we've been putting it to good use recently. Triple M Cairns raised $13,067 during their 2017 Give Me 5 for Kids campaign and we bought quilts, lamps and...

WE recently caught up with these fabulous ladies, who are "Friends of the Foundation" in Gordonvale, Innisfail and Mareeba for a workshop on their fundraising activities. Fundraising groups in each of these...

IT was while riding in one fundraising bike ride that Rebecca Buldo’s interest in another fundraising ride was piqued. The Cooktown nurse said the R’n’R MTB Adventure would be a family affair –...

THE Cairns community has reached its goal, and fundraised $1.4 million for a second cardiac catheter laboratory at Cairns Hospital. Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation chairman Dr Ken Chapman said he was blown away...

MANY hands make light work and that was certainly the case for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s annual Christmas wrap last month. Foundation fundraising and marketing manager Glenys Duncombe said 130...

A LOCAL builder with a long history of supporting the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, is the surprise winner of a Toyota Yaris car raffle. Max Bryant, owner of Bryant Constructions, was somewhat surprised when...

A GENEROUS Cairns family touched by heart disease has come forward to help other heart patients in the Far North. The family, who did not wish to be identified, have pledged $100,000 to the Far North Queensland Hospital...

IT’s not every day that someone walks into a charity office in Far North Queensland, with a cheque for $300,000. But that’s exactly what happened a few weeks ago to experienced fundraiser Glenys Duncombe of...