Year: 2022

Teamwork literally makes the dream work, when it comes to buying equipment for Cairns Hospital. The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation recently bought a Kiddie Kruizer – a durable and fun wheeled chair for the...

OLDER people who are long-term hospital patients who require ongoing rehabilitation and care through the Christmas and New year period, are among those receiving Christmas gifts from the community, this year. Kenfrost...

CAR washes, high teas, meat trays, charity balls and individual donations, have helped improve health services in Tully. Almost $20,000 worth of equipment has been bought for the Tully Hospital through the Tully Friends...

TED Simms’ service to others is living on long after his passing, thanks to his bequest to the Cairns Lions Club which has chosen to fund a piece of equipment that has already diagnosed people living in Bamaga and...

COMMUNITY-spirited business people have come together at a special Christmas lunch to raise more than $230,000 for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. Hosted by Trinity Advisory, this is the third time the lunch...

CHILDREN and adults who need to be intubated for dental and other procedures in Innisfail, now can, thanks to the Catalano family. Through the Catalano Family Foundation, Innisfail Hospital Friends of the Foundation and...

A group of highly experienced doctors, health workers, and Aboriginal leaders from across the nation have gathered to begin a ‘Deadly Heart Trek’ in Queensland, aimed at helping tackle the rising rates of rheumatic...

MANY years and hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of support for the FNQ community, was solidified at a special cheque handover this week. Representatives from the Commonwealth Bank handed over a special...

A BELOVED member of the Gordonvale Friends of the Hospital Foundation has been fondly remembered by family, friends and fellow volunteers. Elaine Sues (formerly Townson), was a Gordonvale girl through and through, having...

EVERYTHING baby will be at a one-stop shop at the 7th annual Cairns Pregnancy and Baby Expo this weekend. For the first time, the event has moved to the much larger Fred Moule Pavilion at Cairns Showgrounds under the...

Almost $1 million in donated funds have been used to improve health outcomes for Far North Queenslanders, in the past financial year. The region’s premier health charity, the Far North Queensland Hospital...

Bernie Hall-Matthews was living an idyllic life as a little boy with his family in Cooktown in the 1970s. Until his mother took him to the local GP for a chest infection at the age of three and it was discovered he had an...

AN Edmonton couple bought just one raffle ticket each in the BDO Arrow Experience camper trailer raffle, and today will drive away with their new toy. Debbie and Andre Huiskes bought one ticket in each name, but her...

Nicole Baso’s smile lit up a room and her fiancé John Jirouch hopes her memory will stay alive through his donation to the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. He made a tax-deductible donation to the...

THE sudden loss of cyclist Luke Azzopardi more than 12 months ago sent shock waves through the whole community. None were more impacted than his immediate family and loved ones. Luke’s Oma AnneMarie Helmke...

PEOPLE with life threatening blood clots in the lungs can now be treated using a keyhole procedure in Cairns Hospital thanks to a generous donor and the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. Vascular Surgeons at...

CELEBRATING 25 years of giving, the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation hosted an anniversary ball with an incredible coming together of clinicians and the business community. Foundation CEO Gina Hogan, Chairman Dr...

FAR North Queensland businesses now have a superb opportunity to give employees convenient access to food, drinks and healthy snacks while supporting a local charity at the same time, thanks to the Far North Queensland...

  In February, we paid a special but sad tribute to one of our very long term volunteers, Kitty McCallum who passed away recently. Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation Dr Ken Chapman said Kitty was an...

Name: Dhinno Karyanto Age: 50 Role: Chef at both dCafe and Sea Breeze Café Origin: From Indonesia and moved to Australia in 2012 Working: with Foundation from December 2020 - present. ...