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Vollie Q&A
1. Name: Ed Diniz 2. Age: 61 3. Have you always lived in FNQ? If not, where did you come from and how long have you been here: Born in Portugal, moved in Perth in...
Cafe Chat
1. Name: Tuanna Mirri 2. Role: Cafe chef 3. Age: 63 4. Have you always lived in FNQ? If not, where did you come from and how long have you...
COVID-19 in FNQHF sights
LOCAL communities outside Cairns will have the best equipment to tackle COVID-19, thanks to contributions from the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. Foundation chairman Dr Ken Chapman said the team was now working...
Coronavirus Donation
AN extremely generous philanthropist has stepped forward to donate a massive amount of money to help manage an expected surge of COVID-19 cases in the coming months. Just as the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation...
It’s all about the babies
It’s all about the babies this Sunday when the annual Cairns Pregnancy and Baby Expo takes over the Cairns Pullman International Hotel. More than 60 stalls of everything related to babies from nappies to strollers...
Cancer patients days brightened
PATIENTS undergoing chemotherapy treatment at the Liz Plummer Cancer Care Centre will have a brighter welcome thanks to community support. Dawn Evans and financial advisor Matthew Parrish of Parrish Financial, this week...
Crafty ladies raise funds
INCREDIBLE, is one of many words used by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s new CEO, to describe the organisation’s work. Tony Williamson has spent the past few weeks settling in to the role and...
FNQ babies kept warm
PRECIOUS neonatal babies in Cairns can put more energy into growing, rather than keeping warm, thanks to generous community support. Two Cosytherm mattresses have been bought by the Far North Queensland Hospital...
New members join board
WITH the new year now upon us, the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation has announced new blood joining its board. Robyn Boundy, Danae Jones and Joanne Parisi are joining chairman Dr Ken Chapman and fellow board...
Williamson steps into role
Well known Cairns business dynamo Tony Williamson is bringing his energetic expertise to the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. Mr Williamson has joined the Foundation as interim CEO, after Tony Franz resigned,...
Innisfail’s new equipment
NEW pieces of equipment have been donated to the Innisfail Hospital, improving the lives of patients at the emergency department. The Innisfail Friends of the Hospital Foundation presented hospital staff with a Fisher and...
Bike ride sets records
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...
ICU care boosted
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...
Charity 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...
Hospital hikers hit trail
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 finishes project
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...