Cate's Chemist Blog

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,...
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.