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Patient Letter: Thanks to ‘Heart of Australia’ and Professor Darren Walters
Charles Burcher is back on his farm 68kms North/West of Goondiwindi checking this year’s wheat crop for mice damage! Charles saw Professor Walters due to shortness of breath on exercise, some pain at times in his back behind his shoulder blades and increasing pain in...
Celebrate with Heart of Australia at our Gala
Two years in the making, Heart of Australia’s Gala is finally set to return. The annual gala unites the city and country, as specialists, operations team, medical aides, bookings team members, and supporters, celebrate with dancing and dining. Held on the September...
New Era Heralded as Life-Saving Medical Specialists Launch New Mobile Clinic For Regional Queensland
A new era is being heralded for life-saving specialist medical services in rural and remote Queensland with the launch of a custom-built mobile medical clinic servicing towns from the Mackay region to Cape York Peninsula. Heart of Australia’s new truck, dubbed HEART...
Specialist Spotlight: Dr Alexander Dashwood
Dr Alexander Dashwood has always had an interest in the rural communities of Australia. He previously worked with the indigenous cardiac outreach programme and thought this initiative was the perfect way to give back to the rural communities and to improve cardiac...
From patient to keeper, a lasting relationship with Heart of Australia
In 2016, Robert was experiencing extreme tiredness, lack of energy and he even fell asleep while out on his ride on mower. Knowing something wasn’t right, he visited his local GP in Emerald who referred Rob to the Heart of Australia truck. Stepping on to...
2021 Queensland Australian of the Year Award
In recent weeks Dr Gomes was named as one of four finalists for the prestigious Queensland Australian of the Year Award. Since its inception in 1960, the Australian of the Year Awards has recognised outstanding achievements of Australians from all walks of life. The...