Long-time enrolled nurse Denise Holdway has recently celebrated an amazing 50 years of caring for patients – the vast majority of which has been spent at Mundubbera Multipurpose Health Service.
Ms Holdway, 65, still has plenty of energy and isn’t ready to stop work yet, but she has paused to reflect on some of her memories in an amazing half-century of caring for her community.
This is her story, in her own words.
“On January 4, 1971, I began my nursing career in Gayndah, as a shy 15-year-old Assistant in Nursing,” she said.
“When I turned 17, I was able to begin my Enrolled Nurse training, which I completed after moving to Mundubbera in 1974.