The Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust in conjunction with the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network is hosting the Trust’s first fundraiser – an evening of fine wines, outstanding New Zealand art, music, humour and good company at the Millennium Hotel, Queenstown.

The Pat Farry Trust Wine and Art Auction and Gala Dinner on Saturday, 10 March 2012 will begin at 6.30pm with drinks and gallery viewing of the art. Sam Hunt, poet and balladeer, will entertain guests before the auction of amazing art works from Otago/Southland artists, ‘best of’ collections of Central Otago wines › Continue reading…

Delegates attending next month’s New Zealand Rural General Practice Network conference in Queenstown will don their running shoes and trek around the lakefront in aid of an education trust set up in honour of the late Dr Pat Farry.

The fun run is sponsored by Queenstown Medical Centre, which Dr Farry was instrumental in establishing, in conjunction with Southern Cross Primary Care.
The event will be held on Saturday, March 10, starting at 7am. Participants will assemble at the start-finish line near the entrance to Queenstown Gardens (opposite the Bath House), before proceeding around the lakefront on the Frankton track. › Continue reading…

The Trustees are excited to announce the appointment of David Gerrard as Patron of the Trust. David is an Associate Professor at the University of Otago. He currently holds the position of Director of Development and Alumni Relations in the Office of the Vice Chancellor, having been Associate Dean to the Faculty of Medicine and the Dunedin School of Medicine, since 2000. › Continue reading…

This year the Trust is seeking fundraising support not only from medical and healthcare companies but also from those involved in the rural sector. In June, Sarah is heading for Mystery Creek, or Fieldays 2011, to immerse herself in the heart of rural life to promote the Trust, increase awareness and widen the network of potential rural sponsors. › Continue reading…

Pat believed it was very important that those delivering rural health be given the opportunity to learn from those in other parts of the world and then bring that knowledge back to enrich the local community. › Continue reading…