Herald 20220816

Local woman raises money for
hair loss research
Samantha Beasley, Toowoomba,
has been fundraising over
the past month for the Australia
Alopecia Areata Foundation, to
help those who face the hair loss
disease.
At the time of writing this
article, Ms Beasley had raised
$498 of her $700 goal for the
foundation’s Hair Donation Program.
Alopecia Areata is an auto-immune
condition which
causes hair loss on the scalp and
body, affecting men, women and
children which currently has no
cure.
Ms Beasley said she was
excited to help the foundation
again with this year being the
third year she had cut her hair
for charity.
She said alopecia didn’t have
the same profile as other fundraising
efforts like Shave For a
Cure.
“My hair that will be getting
cut off will be used to make wigs
for children who are affected by
the disease,” Ms Beasley said.
“My hair grows really quick,
so doing this isn’t a big deal for
me but this means a lot for people
with alopecia.”
“There is still a lot that isn’t
known about the disease, so the
funds that I have raised will be
used for further research.”
Local hairdresser, KAS and
CO have come on board with
Ms Beasley’s efforts, agreeing
to cut her hair for free on August
20.
Ms Beasley said her online
fundraiser would still be open
after she got her hair cut.
“All the money that I have
raised online goes directly to
the Australian Alopecia Areata
Foundation.”
If you would like to donate to
Ms Beasley’s cause online, you
can do so by visiting aaafhairdonation.gofundraise.com.au/
page/Samantha-79588197.
- Sean White reporting
Raising money for alopecia
research
Moving healthcare to digital
Darling Downs Health have
set their eyes on accessible,
sustainable, and technologically
advanced care as they realise
the opportunity a Digital Health
Service presents.
The ‘Digital Strategy 2022 –
2027’, released earlier this year,
outlines the steps the Health Service
will take over the next five
years to become better connected
and improve the digital capability
of the organisation.
DDHS ICT Services director
Matt Craig said the strategy
would lay the foundations for
the future of digital healthcare
for the community.
“This strategy outlines the
steps we must take as an organisation
to ensure we are a Digital
Health Service by 2027,” he
said.
“Over the next five years we’ll
look to invest significantly into
a broad range of areas including
our people, infrastructure
and data processes that will help
deliver the best outcome for patients,
staff and more broadly,
the community.
“A lot of what we plan to do
will be through utilising network
connectivity that leverages off
the latest technologies, meaning
instantaneous connectivity, data
transfers and accessibility to information,
which is a complex
task in a hospital setting where
the security of data is paramount.”
DDHS CEO Annette Scott
said the digital strategy would
enable the Health Service to
be better connected across the
110,000sq km area it covers.
“We have more than 20 facilities
in our health service and this
strategy outlines how we can improve
the connectivity not just to
the facilities and their patients,
but to staff as well,” she said.
“It will mean more time can
be spent with patients in our facilities
or providing updates to
family and friends.
“This will all culminate when
the new Toowoomba Hospital is
completed and we’ll be utilising
various digital devices and platforms
across the facility.”
Operating over three project
delivery milestones, the strate-
Two arrested after armed robbery
Toowoomba detectives have charged two men
following an alleged armed robbery in Newtown
on Wednesday, August 3.
Police will allege a 25-year-old Goodna man
confronted a 45-year-old woman at a Brigalow
Street address at approximately 1.45pm.
It was alleged the 25-year-old man produced
a knife and demanded the keys to a blue Mazda
CX-5.
The woman complied and he left in the vehicle.
He allegedly picked up a 28-year-old South
Toowoomba man further down the road.
Hit-and-run
Toowoomba detectives have
located the vehicle believed to
be involved in an alleged hitand-run
that resulted in the death
of a 47-year-old woman on the
weekend.
It is believed the woman may
have been struck by a vehicle
between midnight and 8am on
Saturday, August 13 on 4AK
Road, Oakey.
Police have been speaking
with a member of the public in
regards to the incident. Investigations
are continuing. - Sean
White
Matt Craig - DDHS ICT Services
Director
gy includes the development of
a data warehouse, a full suite of
Wi-Fi connected devices for all
and training the workforce to be
digital ready, among other key
milestones.
The woman was not physically injured.
Both men were charged with one count each
of enter premises, burglary, enter dwelling with
intent, robbery while armed and in company and
unlawful use of motor vehicle.
The men appeared at the Toowoomba Magistrates
Court on Friday, August 12.
The stolen vehicle remains outstanding, with
police appealing for anyone who has seen a blue
Mazda CX-5, which may be bearing false number
plates, parked in the Toowoomba area to come
forward.
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