Year: 2020

Age: 65 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 since 1989 and am originally from New Zealand. Volunteer role Information desk,...

MORE than $33,000 worth of equipment will be bought for Atherton Hospital as a result of an auction and cent sale last Saturday. The auction of donated items from the former Atherton Hospital nurses quarters netted...

CHEERY volunteers are more than a little wrap happy this Christmas. Hundreds of dedicated volunteers are giving up their time this month to wrap gifts in return for a donation to the Far North Queensland Hospital...

Name: Dr Andreas Kupz Age: 40 Where and in what position are you working? I am Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University. Tell us which grant you...

Ingredients: 2 x 270m cans coconut milk 3/4 cup white chia seeds 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 yellow nectarines, stone removed, cut into thin wedges 4 apricots, stone removed, finely diced 1/2 cup...

Name: Julie Bates Where and in what position are you working? QSuper Regional Relationship Manager What region do you cover? North Queensland How long have you been in the role? Three months Prior to...

Name: Clinton Pattenden Age: 56          Role: Chef in Dcafé, master sandwich and wrap designer under the strong influence of Mr T (Tiguana). Home: I am originally...

CHRISTMAS has come early for all of Far North Queensland, with Trinity Accountants hosting a fundraising lunch for their clients. More than $70,000 has been raised for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation at the...

What a simply INCREDIBLE day at Nu Nu Restaurant on November 3, for their annual Melbourne Cup function. Thank you to everyone for helping us raise $31,000 on the day. This was an incredible achievement, given the reduced...

ALMOST $40,000 worth of medical equipment was handed over to staff of Innisfail Hospital in October. An Accuvein worth $14,663, fibrescope worth $15,667, ear toilet worth $7331 and birthing pool worth $1380 are the result...

Mareeba Hospital has been given a hand up in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic with vital new equipment donated by the local Freemasons. Granite Freemasons Lodge together with Hand Heart Pocket the Charity of...

A GROUP of teenagers who took on and won the challenge of riding from Cairns to Cooktown for cardiac services, will see those very services up close today. Five teenagers, part of team Wheelie Good in the QSuper Cardiac...

A SPECIAL simulation baby has been bought for the Intensive Care Unit at Cairns Hospital to enable regular training. ICU Nurse Educator Kathryn Charlesworth said the training mannequin would allow them to conduct...

Parts of the old nurses’ quarters at Atherton Hospital have been salvaged to give the Tablelands community an opportunity to take home a piece of antiquity. Atherton Hospital Acting Director of Nursing, Leonie...

A SPECIAL ultrasound bought through community fundraising is helping improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in the Far North. The $70,000 ultrasound was bought with funds raised at the 2019 Nu Nu Restaurant...

CYCLISTS in this year’s QSuper Cardiac Challenge smashed the ball out of the park, raising more than $292,000 for cardiac services in FNQ. Hosted by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, the event was able...

MORE than $220,000 is being invested in medical research in FNQ, thanks to community support. The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation announced its annual research grants TODAY, including two large grants of $50,000...

Paul Durdin’s own near death experience has truly given him a new appreciation for life. The Cairns-based disability support worker became unwell with a mosquito-borne illness several years ago and underwent a...

THE Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation has received a generous bequest to be used for paediatric oncology. Artist George Wagner (pictured) bequeathed more than $74,000 to the Foundation, in recognition of the work...

When Chris Marsh looks back at April 4 this year, he can see he had all the warning signs of a heart attack. He was more puffed than usual after playing 18 holes of golf. But he attributed that to not playing...

What you need 120gm butter, 250gm semi sweet chocolate chips, ¾ cup sugar, three eggs, one cup flour, one-quarter teaspoon salt. Topping: 220 gm semi sweet chocolate, four tablespoons heavy cream, two cups...