Management News

Club members and the wider community will be aware that a committee and special fund has been established to raise $150,000 for the purchase of a Computerised Radiography Unit for Ballina District Hospital.
This is an essential piece of equipment for our hospital because it captures the x-ray image in digital format providing an ability to email such images to a specialist in the field at Lismore Base Hospital 24 hours, 7 days a week.
With this instant, ‘on-line’ facility available, fewer patients will need to be transferred to Lismore and a more timely review, diagnosis and treatment for Ballina patients will be possible.
To date, the committee has raised $113,843 via the Ballina Shire “Healthy Community Futures” Fund. This is a great effort but there are still a large number of businesses and individuals in our community that have, to date, not made a contribution.
Donations can be made at National Australia Bank’s Ballina Branch or the Richmond Mortgage Fund (4 Martin Street Ballina).
If you’d like to make a donation but are unable to get to either of these locations, please give me a call on 0421-046-700. For your convenience, I can arrange to collect your donation.
Raising this amount of money is an extremely challenging task. I have been particularly touched by the number of elderly people who have approached me with donations that they really must have difficulty in making.
One gentleman gave me $100 with the comment, “It is all I can afford at the moment. As soon as I have some more I will give it to you”.
Come on Ballina Shire – dig deep! We still need to find another $35,000+. Surely we can do this if everyone makes some form of contribution.
Think of the potential benefits to you, your family and your community.
This is state of the art medical equipment – our hospital needs it and the people of Ballina deserve it!
Please, give us your support, donations are tax deductible.
– Bob Grant
Community Committee Member
Ballina Shire “Healthy Community Futures” Fund
www.ballinahealthyfutures.com.au