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Amateurs supports health
The Cairns Amateurs events raised more than $31,000 for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation this year! That's the High Tea, Gala Ball and on-track events, including the Cardiac Challenge barbecue at the Vodka...
Record Cup fundraiser
PITH helmets, leopard print and wild animals were de rigueur at the annual Nu Nu Restaurant Melbourne Cup event. The event raised more than $42,000 for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, which has now received...
Dynamic year for charity
FROM a challenging yet rewarding year, the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation has emerged stronger and more dynamic than ever before. The Foundation’s annual report indicates it provided more than $1.32...
Give the gift of health
Are you stuck for Christmas gift ideas for that hard-to-buy-for person in your life? The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation has come up with an exciting new campaign to bring Far North residents new medical...
New CEO appointed
A PASSIONATE local is returning home to lead the region’s premier charity. Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation chairman Dr Ken Chapman was pleased to announce that Gina Hogan has been appointed to the role of Chief...
Big hearts reign in small town
THE Innisfail community has once again stepped forward to support their local health service. The Catalano Family Foundation has donated $25,000 to the Innisfail Hospital Friends of the Foundation, to enable them to buy a...
Lunchers raise $150,000
MORE than $150,000 was raised at the Trinity Advisory Christmas Charity Fundraising Lunch on November 19. This is a cause close to the hearts of the Trinity Advisory team. Rod and Sue Sherrington, Owners and Directors of...
Groups unite for bubs
BABIES and their families will visit a one-stop-shop of all things baby-related this Sunday, while fundraising for the most precious babies of all. The annual Cairns Pregnancy and Baby Expo will host 45 stallholders at...
Cyclists support bubs
CYCLING around the incredibly scenic Yarrabah and Gordonvale warmed the hearts of more than 80 participants in the Alive Pharmacy Warehouse Ride for Isabel on Sunday, October 17. While the event has been running since...
Cyclists smash records
RECORDS were repeatedly smashed at this year’s QSuper Cardiac Challenge in what has been a difficult year for many. More than $527,000 was raised during the fundraising bike ride from Cairns to Cooktown, surpassing...
Exciting era awaits
AN exciting era of helping grow Far North health services awaits the next Chief Executive Officer of the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. A national search will commence this weekend following the announcement that CEO Tony...
Riding for babies
ALMOST 100 cyclists are fundraising and riding around Yarrabah this weekend for neonatal babies in Far North Queensland. Cyclists in the Alive Pharmacy Warehouse Ride for Isabel will for the first time journey around the...
Heath’s new ‘why’
By Heath Schreiweis I am no cyclist, or even an athlete. Lately, life is pretty much a desk job with a few hours of gym each week. So when I decided to sign up for the QSuper Cardiac Challenge, I knew this would...
Where’s the finish?
ONE single team in the QSuper Cardiac Challenge 2021 has raised more than a sixth of the overall total. Team WTF (which stands for Where’s the Finish) has raised more than $64,000 and are well on their way to their...
Family with heart
Shane and Kai Pue have more in common than most. They work together, they’re father and son. They also have cardiac conditions. They also are each other’s inspiration and are riding in the cardiac fundraising,...
Rubber hits road for cardiology
QSuper is bolstering cardiac care in Far North Queensland by enabling 100 percent of funds raised through the annual QSuper Cardiac Challenge to support the purchase of new equipment for cardiac and respiratory services in...
Atherton contractors fundraise
CONTRACTORS for the Atherton Hospital redevelopment continue to help raise funds for the Atherton Hospital Friends of the Foundation. FKG Group Project Manager Kent Radnedge said his team of 10 staff were not only working...
Donor supports heart patients
A GENEROUS donor has helped make recovery from heart disease more comfortable. Almost $35,000 was donated by the Northern Frontier Foundation to the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, to enable the purchase...
Paradise by the sea
MORE than 80 cyclists will be the first to experience the stunning scenery of Yarrabah in the revitalised Alive Pharmacy Warehouse Ride for Isabel this Sunday (July 25). For the first time, the event has come under the...
Here’s your new car!
On April 8, David Pollak bought $50 worth of tickets in a car raffle. Today he’s driving away in the car! Mr Pollak’s name was randomly drawn in the MacDonnells Law Arrow Experience at the event on Sunday,...
Cancer test equipment on way
A NEW piece of breast cancer diagnostic equipment will soon be in Cairns, thanks to the local community fundraising and walking the arrows of Mt Whitfield. The MacDonnells Law Arrow Experience, hosted by the Far North...