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Cancer Council tweaks typical morning tea for health!

Morning tea is often synonymous with sweet treats – but a little bit of creative tweaking can make a dish that little bit healthier and just as delicious! This month in celebration of popular annual fundraising event, Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, Cancer Council Queensland is sharing tips on how to shape the perfect healthy morning…

Pop the kettle on and tea up online to beat cancer!

Cancer Council Queensland’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea Blogger Ambassador Phoebe Lee, of travel blog Little Grey Box, is encouraging the state’s bloggers and social media lovers to raise vital awareness this month. May is Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea time and Cancer Council is calling on all Queenslanders to pop the kettle on and raise their…

Celebrity cook gives Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea new flavour

Celebrity cook, TV presenter and writer Alana Lowes is encouraging Queenslanders to tip the balance in the fight against cancer this May by sharing one of her favourite recipes for the perfect Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. The Cancer Council Ambassador is committed to making every cup count in the fight against cancer, and is inspiring…

Online foodies converge on Australia’s Biggest BYO Morning Tea!

Cancer Council Queensland is teeing up with some of Brisbane’s most popular Instagrammers, foodie bloggers and radio personalities this Sunday (May 3) to officially launch Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. Australia’s Biggest BYO Morning Tea will be held at New Farm Park on May 3 and encourages Instagrammers and bloggers, their followers, community members, friends and…

Pop the kettle on: Celebrity chef raises cup in cancer fight

It’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea time and celebrity chef Dominique Rizzo is urging Queenslanders to pop the kettle on and raise their cups to tip the balance in the fight against cancer. The Cancer Council Ambassador, TV Chef and Owner of Putia Pure Food Kitchen in Banyo, Brisbane has been a long-term supporter of the…

Online foodies InstaMeet for Australia’s Biggest BYO Morning Tea!

Tea, coffee and food has taken over Instagram, but this May it’ll be for a good cause – Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea launch in Brisbane! Cancer Council Queensland is teeing up with some of Brisbane’s most popular Instagramers, foodie bloggers and radio personalities to officially launch Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea in 2015. The…

Where there’s tea there’s hope: Stock up on Chari-tea essentials!

A chilly change in Queensland weather is on the way – make your dollar count by stocking up on Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea 2015 merchandise – it’ll give you the warm fuzzies! Cancer Council’s Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is fast approaching, with all Queenslanders invited to pop the kettle on this May 28…

Dance dirty and support Cancer Council Queensland

Cancer Council and Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage have joined forces to sweep Queenslanders off their feet and raise funds for women affected by breast cancer. Announced as the official charity partner for the national season, Australians are being invited to support Cancer Council during Dirty Dancing performances in Melbourne, Brisbane and…

Cancer Council calls on hosts for $2.5m Biggest Morning Tea

Cancer Council Queensland is calling on Queenslanders to register early to host an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, aiming to raise $2.5 million for those affected by cancer. Every day around 68 Queenslanders are diagnosed with the disease and, tragically, 21 Queenslanders will die of it. Cancer Council Queensland spokesperson Katie Clift urged the community to…

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