Frequently Asked Question - How does PBS Pricing Work?
PBS pricing is complex and there is not a generally high level of understanding about how it all works. It is hard to explain fairly in small sound bites in media. Here are some key points: Under our subsidised medicine scheme,...
Ask your pharmacist about your Flu Shot today!
Book Vaccinations Online Cate's Chemist Garbutt, or Cate's Chemist Hyde Park Getting your vaccination at Cate's Chemist is easy. Your pharmacist will let you know if you are eligible for a government funded vaccination, or if you need to see...
Hiring Now - Pharmacy Assistant
Now Hiring a Pharmacy Assistant! Permanent Full Time Staff discounts Professionally rewarding work environment About Us: Cate’s Chemist Townsville is a growing group of locally owned pharmacies providing ‘Convenient Health Solutions’ to our communities. Our vision is to let our...
Independantly Accredited
You are probably familiar with the high quality of service and health care from your community pharmacy, but it can be reassuring to know that someone from outside the pharmacy is checking to see that things are running smoothly and...
Sleep Apnoea Services

Cate's Chemist Hyde Park now offers comprehensive sleep apnoea services, including bulk-billed overnight investigations, CPAP treatment trials, and high-quality equipment from ResMed. Discover how we can help you achieve better sleep today! Learn more.

High Tea
Selectability is a not-for-profit, community mental wellbeing and suicide prevention service supporting the people and communities within our chosen markets of northern, central and western Queensland. If you have worked with Supported Options in Lifestyle and Access Services (SOLAS) or...
How does Pharmacy Work?
Depending on which source you use, pharmacists remain the most or second most trusted profession in Australia, and they enjoy bipartisan support at all levels of government because of the valued contribution they make to the primary health network alongside...
Crutches available for hire
Find yourself in an Accident & Emergency department with a leg cast, brace or strapping? Call one of the friendly staff at Cate's Chemist Hyde Park on 07 4772 2473 to discuss hiring underarm and forearm crutches for adults and...
Sleep Apnoea Services at Hyde Park

Struggling with symptoms like loud snoring, daytime fatigue, or witnessed choking during sleep? Learn about sleep apnoea and how Cate’s Chemist can help with bulk-billed sleep studies and CPAP equipment to improve your sleep quality and overall health.

Early Years Expo
Come along to the very first Early Years Expo Sunday 11 March, a FREE community event which will showcase: workshops guest speakers various exhibitors and stalls free activities for the kids. welcoming babies ceremonies The expo is designed to provide...
Australia’s men need My Health Record
Australia’s men are a diverse population, with many differing health behaviours, conditions and health service use. However, men see a general practitioner (GP) less frequently than women. My Health Record is forming the cornerstone of a safe, secure and better...
Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service
Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS) group programs aim to improve the quality of life of veterans, eligible ADF members and their families and complement counselling and other services that promote recovery through prevention, early intervention and treatment.All group...
Life Hacks
Trying ‘too hard’ can sabotage the success of a good New Year resolution. Marg Hegarty, a behaviour change spokeswoman for Queensland’s free healthy lifestyle program, My health for life, said New Year resolutions often fail because people are overly ambitious....
Who is Cate?
The Pharmacy Guild recently interviewed Cate for their members. Here is an extract... What made you consider a career in community pharmacy? I didn't specifically choose or aspire to a career in community pharmacy, however, when I applied for university,...
Beating Problems of the Bowel
After the cough and cold, and pain relief departments, the next most frequented area in pharmacies is probably where we keep our products for 'bums and tums'. Diarrhoea and constipation are always annoying and uncomfortable, but when they are long-lasting...
Ageing - Quality with Quantity
Australians are living longer and the country has an ageing population. In 2014, 15% of the population (3.5 million people) were aged 65 and over, and by 2054 this is projected to increase to 21% (or 8.4 million people). So...
Medicines & Driving
During the silly season most people will consider their alcohol consumption and how it affects their driving. However, many people don’t realise that medicines can also affect driving. We all know alcohol can slow our reflexes, but many medicines can...
New Website!
We are pleased to introduce our new website. It allows us to modernise and future proof our internet presence, but we lose our old blog posts. We will continue to post informative and educative health information in this new blog....
Stay Smart Online
Staying safe online is crucial to protecting your medical, personal and business information. The ATO has a simple guide here.