Caring for cardiac patients at Cairns Hospital is all in a day’s work for registered nurses Ruby Valks and Peyton Williams (pictured above). But for three days in September, they’re swapping their pink uniform to join the sea of riders in green and blue to raise vital...
WHAT does lip balm, leather balm and honey, have to do with life-saving medical equipment? For Don Anderson, everything as the keen amateur bee-keeper sells the proceeds of his hobby to assist his fundraising for the QSuper Cardiac Challenge. “I was mowing near some...
The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation has obtained a one-lane road closure of the Kennedy Highway (Kuranda Range) on Saturday, September 14, 2024. To enable cyclists in the QSuper Cardiac Challenge to safely traverse the range, the up-lane will be closed from...
A LEGEND of rugby league is throwing his weight behind an innovative new aspect to the QSuper Cardiac Challenge. Sam Backo, who is lucky to be alive after a massive heart attack while undergoing unrelated orthopaedic surgery, has joined the Brothers Leagues Club team...
NEW devices bought for the Cairns Hospital Intensive Care Unit might weigh less than 500 grams, but the information they hold can be the difference between life and death. Four PICCO devices bought through the QSuper Cardiac Challenge and a special lunch celebrating...
ONE rides his bike every day, the other rides his bike once a year but two QSuper Cardiac Challenge participants have been recognised for their contribution to the event’s success. Long-time rider Tony Nastasi has been commended for raising $25,705 for this year’s...
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