Cardiac Challenge 2023

Every year, hundreds of cyclists from around Australia and overseas are drawn to the city of Cairns in tropical Far North Queensland to saddle up for the Cardiac Challenge.

And every year, the fundraising bike ride from Cairns to Cooktown gains momentum. The three-day, 333km ride from the leafy, sun-dappled Kuranda Range Road, winding upwards through lush rainforest to the Atherton Tableland, across rolling golden savannah lands and on to the shores of the sparkling Coral Sea at Cooktown has raised more than $4 million for cardiac services since being launched in 2007 by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation which has raised more than $4 million for cardiac services in that time.

Black Star Radio’s Mark Hogan catches up with Gina Hogan, the CEO of the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation as this event draws to a close for 2023.