Herald 20220920

Order of St John lends helping hand to rural patients
The Toowoomba Hospital
Toowoomba Hospital refurbishment project.
Foundation’s Clive Foundation CEO Alison Through their efforts,
Berghofer Toowoomba Kennedy said the foundation
Hutchinson Builders have
Hospital Accommodation
had been absolutely jumped on board to donate
units will receive a blown away by the outpouring
their services along with
much-needed facelift,
of support from many local businesses and
thanks to generous support
of the Order of St John
Knights Hospitaller Priory
of the Darling Downs.
the Order of St John’s and
its members.
“The foundation took
over operations of the
trades.
“These units haven’t
seen any significant upgrades
since they first
The accommodation Toowoomba Hospital opened in 1998 and were
units are run by the foundation’s
Patient Accommodation looking a little tired and Toowoomba
volunteers and helps
provide onsite accommodation
for rural patients of
Darling Downs Health and
their loved ones who need
to travel more than 50km
Units in 2018.
"We love being able to
provide this service to rural
patients,” she said.
“So, we were blown
away by the offer of support
out-dated.
"We can’t wait for our
first guests to experience
the differences our upgraded
units will make to their
stay.”
for treatment at Toowoomba
from the Order of Order of St John
Hospital.
St John’s to support our Knights Hospitaller Fundraising
Committee chairman
Chair Julian Turner
said on hearing the need
for the project, the Priory
was keen to answer the
call.
“Every two years we
look for a project in the
Darling Downs that we
can lend our support to.
"Then we heard the
Hospital
Foundation was looking to
refurbish their accommodation
units,” he said.
“It’s important that the
Order of St John Knights
Hospitaller continue to
serve the sick and the poor,
and this project means that
Highfields library hosts local author
The new Highfields Library
is hosting an author event from
11am to noon on Saturday,
Septembe 24, where local author
Mark Kleinschmidt will
discuss writing, publishing and
his novel, The Blood Rune, with
ex-ABC journalist and author,
Bruce Honeywill.
The author has pledged 10
per cent of the profits from The
Blood Rune to three domestic
violence charities, Friends with
Dignity, RizeUp Australia, and
Next Steps Australia.
“Domestic violence touches
too many Australians,” Mark
said. "Seeing it’s a sub-theme in
The Blood Rune, I felt it was a
good opportunity to help.”
While potentially grim and
confronting, the author handles
the subject with great sensitivity,
with the book being applauded
by high school librarians, and
receiving rave reviews from
readers aged 14 to 88.
Raised in the remote Australian
bush, on a diet of real and
imagined adventures, Mark
writes to share the types of stories
that stirred his imagination
and turned him into an avid
reader and lover of language.
“I wrote the story I’d want to
read, while keeping the language
suitable for young adults, but
even so, the strongest following
is from adult readers.” Mark
said.
Mark is no stranger to the
writing and publishing sector;
Westering, his collection of original
bush verse published in the
late 1990s, sold over 10,000 copies
and won the Golden Gumleaf
Bush Laureate, Book of the Year
award for 1998.
He has also spent over a decade
writing and editing online
content for magazines and websites.
While the Blood Rune is
Mark’s first novel, he is currently
working on the sequel, The
Fire Rune, and has a further two
books planned for The Ronan
Ryan Odyssey series.
Domestic violence - grim and
confronting
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we can fulfill that purpose support of the hospital
and ensure the hospital foundation.
foundation can continue to “We’ll celebrate the
provide this great service achievements of the project
“We’re grateful that
in October at our Fund-
Sean Lees and the team raising Dinner, which is
from Hutchinson Builders always a fun night with
have stepped forward to raffles, auctions and a
take on this project and guest speaker,” he said.
help create a home away “It’s an opportunity
from home for patients of for the Order of St John
Darling Downs Health.” Knights Hospitaller to say
Mr Turner said the Order
thank you to Hutchies, the
of St John Knights subcontractors, trades and
Hospitaller looked forward
local businesses who’ve
to thanking everyone been involved in the refur-
involved in the project bishment project as well
in October at their Home as fundraise in support of
Away From Home black the Toowoomba Hospital
JULIAN TURNER
tie fundraising dinner in Foundation.”
Order of St John Hospitaller
Milestone birthday
Family and friends gathered at the Coalbank Hall on September 7 to celebrate the 80th birthday
of Neal Nothdurft. Neal has lived at Coalbank all his life and says he loves where he lives
and getting up to work on his farm, Hill View, each day is what keeps him fit, healthy and happy.
ABOVE: Neal Nothdurft and wife Eileen centre front, with daughters Robyn Haynes, left,
and Deb Richardson and son Doug Nothdurft. Neal is the proud grandfather of 15 and great
grandfather of 14.
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