Are you a Gympie based photographer? We are hosting our annual Wishlist Jazz and Wine Festival on August 4 at Gunabul Homestead and we are searching for a photographer to donate their time on their day to take social photos. (You’ll get free tickets into the event!) Your work will be credited and it’s a…
This month beautiful Bella turned five, but it hasn’t been an easy road for the resilient Sunshine Coast youngster. Bella was born with a rare genetic disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome which means Bella is missing a piece of a chromosome. “Being our fourth baby, my husband and I knew from birth something wasn’t right,”…
Tickets to one of the best festivals in Gympie are now on sale. The third annual Wishlist Jazz and Wine Festival will take place on the lawns of picturesque Gunabul Homestead on Saturday, August 4 featuring live entertainment, gourmet food and wine. Wishlist Events and Fundraising Manager Lisa Wilson said tickets were selling faster than…
Wishlist celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday with cake, volunteers, doctors and nurses at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. Wishlist CEO Lisa Rowe said the milestone was only thanks to the incredible Sunshine Coast community who have supported the local charity for the past two decades. “Thanks to the incredible community of which we serve, and…
IT has been four months since Nambour Hospital’s Acute Restorative Care (ARC) Unit commenced operation, but already, grand plans are on the horizon. The team which provides care for frail older patients with complex cognitive issues is rallying the community this September as part of Dementia Awareness Month to raise much-needed funds for a specially-designed…
Gympie Hospital will soon be home to a new stroke service, thanks to the Gympie community converging for an afternoon of jazz and wine. The Wishlist Jazz and Wine Festival held on Saturday, August 5, raised a total of $33,723 which has been directed to the purchase of a neuro-perfusion package for the recently-installed CT…
Gympie stroke patients will soon be able to access new treatment without having to travel to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) in Birtinya. Local hospital foundation Wishlist has set its sights on raising funds for a neuro-perfusion package for the recently-installed CT Scanner at Gympie Hospital. The equipment, valued at $33,000, will be the…
A Sunshine Coast charity is changing the face of fundraising by ‘going digital’ for a cause. Wishlist – the Sunshine Coast’s health foundation – has launched their digital member benefits platform WishlistConnect this month which will raise funds for medical research, equipment and local support services. “This is the first platform of its type on…
A HUGE cheer went out from the Alex Surf Club recently as a plane flew past carrying a sign displaying the total money raised by the Sunshine Coast for Mix FM’s Give Me Five For Kids campaign. The month-long campaign raised a record-breaking $373,822 smashing last year’s total of $312,586. The funds will now be…
Once a common sight within many lounge rooms and known about town for his odd and wacky television commercials, Ian McDowell can be called nothing short of crazy, weird, silly. However, the ex-Sunshine Toyota owner who regularly brought smiles to many household faces has just added some more names to his ongoing list….compassionate, generous, caring.…
