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1.    Name: Gary Abbott 2.    Age: 65 3.    Have you always lived in FNQ? If not, where did you come from and how long have you been here? I was born in Canberra and came to...

Ingredients: three cups chicken stock, three stalks lemon grass (crushed with back of your knife), six thin slices galangal ( can be substituted with 1 tbsp crushed ginger), four kaffir lime leaves- torn in half...

INCREASING demand for treatment of breast cancer and advanced skin cancer, prompted the call to fundraise for Gamma Detection Probes through the BDO Arrow Experience. Cairns Hospital plastic surgeon Dr Kristian...

MORE than $110,000 has been donated to health researchers in the region by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, raising the Foundation’s charitable grants to more than $250,000 in the last two years. ...

A CAIRNS Hospital nurse who goes above and beyond for older patients, and a Mareeba midwife whose expert advice is regularly sought-after, have received the top awards in nursing and midwifery. Intake referral clinical...

When Cheryl Campbell bought tickets in a raffle last year, she never expected to end up using the equipment she contributed to. While Mrs Campbell knew she had a heart condition for many years, the rare pulmonary arterial...

Walkers limbered up to take on the Arrows of Mt Whitfield in June to raise funds for increased diagnostic services. Organiser of the BDO Arrow Experience, the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, has revealed the...

Cairns and Far North Queensland will celebrate 25 years of wonderful achievement by their Hospital Foundation and its thousands of volunteers, donors and supporters working for their community across the region.   ...

Thelrina Akene woke up at her home on Yam Island recently and couldn’t walk. She and her mum Sandi were transferred via helicopter to Thursday Island Hospital for a series of medical tests. Fast forward a few weeks...

HARD working health staff in Tully now have access to free meals for those times a shift goes longer than expected. Through the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s “Feed our Health Heroes”...

MORE than $11,000 has been donated to the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation by North Queensland based construction company, BESIX Watpac. BESIX Watpac donated the funds from the sale of replaced Cairns Hospital...

Hard working health staff in Mareeba have been gifted meals to help them deal with COVID-19 related challenges. Through the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s “Feed our Health Heroes” campaign,...

A LOCAL MP has put his hand in his pocket to support the region’s Health Heroes. Member for Cairns Michael Healy has donated $1000 to the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s Health Heroes campaign and...

AS health staff bear the brunt of FNQ’s COVID pressure, donors are stepping up to help health heroes feel the love. The Northern Frontier Foundation is the first major donor to the Far North Queensland Hospital...

A NEWLY married couple have channelled wedding gifts to the charity that supports everyone in Far North Queensland. Gregg Millett and John Tavener decided that as grooms who had everything they needed in life, they...

Name: Kaitlin Crawford Age: 41 What is your role/Which café do you work in? My main role is as coffee barista in Seabreeze café but get time out in Dcafe on Monday as an all rounder. Home: I...

Ingredients Moroccan chicken thigh, spinach, coleslaw, sliced cucumber, tzatziki sauce, mint yoghurt, Turkish roti bread Method Line baking tray with grease proof paper, place dry rub mix in bowl, add chicken...

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...

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...