November 24, 2014
For a bunch of bikers who want to “grow old disgracefully”, the Burnett branch of the Ulysses Club is failing miserably … they’re actually doing a lot of very good things.
Last year they raised funds to help fit out a palliative care room at Wondai Hospital.
This year, they’ve been raising funds to help out the Kingaroy Hospital.
The results of their efforts were unveiled on Saturday: a new TV, chairs and coffee table in the waiting room for the acute care ward.
Kingaroy Hospital Director of Nursing Mark White said the waiting room was in a “high flow” area where people were waiting to come in for visits and also waiting for day surgery.
He said the new chairs were solid, portable and could be easily wiped over, which would improve infection control.
The Ulysses Club is a social club for motorcyclists aged 40 years and over.
The Burnett branch meets on the second Saturday of every month from 9:00am at the Kingaroy Hotel, and also hold regular rides.
Branch president Dale Grant said the club was expanding with new members joining in recent months.
