Year: 2023

Cazalys drives Foundation’s future

Cazalys drives Foundation’s future

CAZALYS Cairns has shifted gears for a brighter future, delivering a turbocharged boost to the Far North Queensland Health Foundation (FNQHF) with a generous vehicle donation. The donation, presented by Cazalys Cairns...

$1.5 million, seven months: target achieved

$1.5 million, seven months: target achieved

Far North Queensland has done it again, this time fundraising $1.5 million to take cancer care to the next level for the region’s patients. Today the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation has announced the...

Heart saved in 47 minutes

Heart saved in 47 minutes

FORTY-seven minutes was the time taken from when Peter Eicens rang the ambulance, to when the blockages in his heart were cleared at the Cairns Hospital cardiac catheter laboratory on Sunday, August 20. Mr Eicens, a...

Sonographer rides for babies

Sonographer rides for babies

SONOGRAPHER Alf Hall (pictured) has had the unenviable task of performing thousands of ultrasounds on pregnant women that have lost their baby. “Unfortunately for our wonderful and cohesive sonography team this is a...

Rider full of hope and heart

Rider full of hope and heart

Kerri-ann Hope may only be 38 but a genetic heart issue has meant she’s had two pacemakers installed in the past 13 years. Diagnosed in 2010 with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy, Kerri-ann has had two...

Riding for pregnancy loss

Riding for pregnancy loss

JAYNE Steinborner considers herself a mother of four - a girl and three boys. With only two of the boys living, Jayne feels her losses every day. Her first loss was Matthew who died during birth at 21 weeks in...

Club helps kick cancer goals

Club helps kick cancer goals

FAR North Queensland’s community is kicking goals, helping take cancer care to the next level in the region. Today the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation has announced a $10,000 donation towards the...

Limbering up for cancer patients

Limbering up for cancer patients

Walkers are stretching, limbering and getting their active-wear prepped for a life-saving walk this Sunday. The BDO Arrow Experience, hosted by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, is a fundraiser for cancer...

Generous Innisfail gifts

Generous Innisfail gifts

MORE than $90,000 worth of medical equipment has been bought for Innisfail Hospital, thanks to generous bequests from local philanthropists. Innisfail Hospital Friends of the Foundation this week handed over...

Gold standard for cancer patients

Gold standard for cancer patients

HUNDREDS of breast cancer and melanoma patients in FNQ are benefiting from fundraisers walking the arrow trails of Mt Whitfield last year. A second set of neoprobes has been bought for breast cancer and melanoma patients...

COUCH donates legacy funds

COUCH donates legacy funds

COUCH, a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing cancer-related wellness services and support for Far North Queensland locals, is proud to donate legacy funds to the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. ...

Patients benefit from bike ride

Patients benefit from bike ride

NOSE, throat and respiratory patients are among the winners from the 2022 QSuper Cardiac Challenge. Two pieces of equipment bought from last year’s event are already being used by patients and trainee doctors to...

Communities step up for cancer

Communities step up for cancer

THE Atherton and Mareeba communities have stepped up to support cancer patients in the region. The committee of the Rotary FNQ Field Days has donated $25,000 towards the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s...

$28,            000 raised for FNQ sick kids

$28, 000 raised for FNQ sick kids

Woolworths customers across the Far North have positively impacted the lives of hundreds of sick and injured kids, raising $28,126 for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation as part of this year’s Woolworths Easter...

Mario’s legacy lives on

Mario’s legacy lives on

The legacy of an incredibly community-spirited Cairns man will continue through his son’s gift to help cancer patients in the region. Matthew Calanna has donated $125, 000 towards the Far North Queensland Hospital...

Chair eases cannulation

Chair eases cannulation

A $4000 chair donated by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation will make cannulations more comfortable for patients and staff. Cairns Hospital Medical Imaging Department Nurse Unit Manager Bonnye Miller said the...

Warrior inspires community

Warrior inspires community

SIX-year-old Aria Bahnemann will take a stand for local sick kids, becoming the face of this year’s Woolworths Easter Fundraising Appeal to raise funds for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. Once a bubbly...

Researchers rewarded

Researchers rewarded

A PLANT only found in the Wet Tropics may hold the key to helping patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Dr Phurpa Wangchuk will use a $50,000 grant from the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation to further...

Cup breaks records

Cup breaks records

A record-breaking $55,000 was raised in a few short hours at the Nu Nu Restaurant annual Melbourne Cup fundraising lunch. It was certainly a case of shining bright like a neon sign at the five-star event, which smashed...

Elaine Sue’s Marshmallow Caramel Slice

Elaine Sue’s Marshmallow Caramel Slice

Base: 125g butter, 12g sugar, 1 egg, 1 ¾ cups SR flour, ¼ cup cornflour, vanilla. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla, beat well. Sift flour and cornflour, fold into mixture. Press into tray and...

Cafe Chat

Cafe Chat

Name: Kylie Hooper Role: Dinosaur mascot for D’cafe Front of house, making coffee, food and serving What's your background: I was born in NSW then moved to Cairns almost 12 years ago and I love the...