THE 2019 Mt Franklin Cardiac Challenge set some incredible records. This year’s event resulted in a whopping $1200 raised per participant - which equated to $317, 000. Hosted by the Far North...
Year: 2019
Bike boosts ICU patients
A SPECIAL bicycle that helps patients come off a ventilator at Cairns Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), has been celebrated. The motomed, bought by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, had its first...
Ultrasound in use
A respiratory ultrasound funded by dedicated community members, is now in use by patients in the Far North. Cairns Hospital respiratory physician Dr Stephen Vincent was thrilled to take delivery of the ultrasound which is...
Foundation kicking goals
MORE than $3 million has been provided by the community to improve health care in FNQ, in 2018-2019. This is the second largest annual contribution in the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s 22 year history...
Hikers hit trail for hospital
WALKERS raised more than $23,000 tackling the MG Arrow Experience for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation in July this year. More than 75 participants put their best feet forward on the popular walking tracks to...
Nu Nu sets new record
MORE than $33,000 was raised at the annual Nu Nu Restaurant Melbourne Cup in November, setting a new record for the event. This year’s tally brings the total raised in the 15 years the event has been held, to...
Help for Herberton
THE tiny community of Herberton is throwing big support behind its hospital, now that a local Friends of the Hospital Foundation group is hard at work. The Herberton Friends group was thrilled to raise almost $1000 at a...
Donor finalises campaign
A NEW donor has come forward to finalise a fundraising campaign to bring endoscopy services in Far North Queensland, to a tertiary level. The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s “Show us ya guts”...
Vollie Q&A
1. Name: Jenny Davis 2. Age: 64 3. Have you always lived in FNQ? If not, where did you come from and how long have you been here: I have been in Cairns for 11 years, previously I lived in Brisbane 4. Volunteer...
Researcher Feature
1. Name: Tom Swan 2. Where and in what position are you working? Cairns. PhD candidate at James Cook University 3. Tell us which grant you received and how you are going to use it? $25,000 grant. This grant will be...
Weipa joins the fold
Health services in the Weipa community will receive even more support, now that a Friends of the Foundation group has been formed. The group of volunteers, known as the Weipa Friends of the Foundation, will fundraise...
Get kooky for kids
THEY might be kooky. And they might be spooky. But The Addams Family are going to help sick kids in Cairns Hospital. Event Cinemas, major supporter of the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, are hosting their annual...
Mareeba endoscopy starts
LAURIE Tracona’s gift to the Mareeba Friends of the Foundation, mean his legacy will be remembered forever. His $100,000 bequest to the Foundation means they have raised enough to buy endoscopy equipment to provide...
Tough choice on new Harley
SHOULD it stay or should it go? Adrian Bolton has a tough decision to make – to keep or sell the new Harley-Davidson he won on the 2019 Wayne Leonard’s Motorcycle Muster. “I’ve already got a...
Cath lab opens!
People in Cairns now have even more cardiac care services after a new theatre was opened today thanks to investment from the Palaszczuk Government and the community. Health Minister Steven Miles, Member for Cairns Michael...
MG her best prize yet!
The most exciting prize won by Elaine Walsh, prior to October 3, was a chook. Today she drives home to Tully Heads, the proud owner of a new MG3 Core, thanks to the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. The car,...
The knitting Harley rider
THE annual Wayne Leonard’s Motorcycle Muster ticks all the boxes for participant Pauline Fieth. A naturally shy person, Ms Fieth says she enjoys sitting in shopping centres selling raffle tickets as part of her...
Toddler in his heart
Little Sophie Gwynne was a completely normal little 18-month-old on July 23, 2006. The day before she had a cold. The next day she died of two heart conditions no one could have foreseen. In a few weeks’ time...
Dan’s got heart
WHEN Dan Elsden went to Brisbane for a cardiac procedure 15 years ago, he bought his family’s Christmas presents early “just in case”. Then aged 32 and a father of two little girls, the unknown quantity...
Lyngcoln family saddle up
MOTIVATED by the loss of their mother, the Lyngcoln brothers are not afraid of hard work. In fact, the trio formed the Annie’s Army Cardiac Challenge team last year, six months after the loss of their mother...
Cyclists help sick kids
CHILDREN throughout Far North Queensland and beyond will benefit from the hard work of hundreds of cyclists. The annual Mt Franklin Cardiac Challenge fundraising bike ride from Cairns to Cooktown, has this year identified...