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The much‑loved Book Nook at Robina Hospital has received a fresh new look, thanks to a vibrant hand‑painted mural by local Gold Coast artist Michelle Le Plastrier. Created and managed by the Creative Health Hub, the Book Nook has long been a favourit…

Gold Coast Health’s Creative Health Hub has once again collaborated with the team at the Interdisciplinary Persistent Pain Clinic (IPPC) to deliver two creative patient workshops.

Young performers and artists from across the Gold Coast are set to fill hospital spaces with music and creativity this April, as part of Queensland Youth Week.

Robina Hospital's Creative Health Hub marks International Women's Day with an art exhibition celebrating women's achievements, creativity and the communities they build in health and beyond.

Staff and visitors at Robina Hospital are invited to experience Surfing Yugambeh Country — a vibrant Creative Health Hub exhibition celebrating First Nations connection, culture and healing through art.

Diary of an Art Therapist II invites patients, staff and visitors into the vivid, and sometimes confronting world of mental health through art - exploring how creativity supports healing, expression and recovery.

Staff who entered the H Block staff art competition recently saw their artworks on display for the very first time – including Burleigh Bliss, a vibrant photograph capturing surfers waiting for the perfect wave at Burleigh Headland. 

A silent art auction is raising funds for the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation, inviting the community to purchase original artworks in support of better equipment, research and patient care on the Gold Coast.

A new Calm Corner with a Little Library has opened at GCUH, offering patients and visitors a quiet, welcoming space to pause, read and find a moment of calm during what can be a stressful hospital visit.

Teresa Franks is not only an award-winning artist and children’s book illustrator - she is also a mother, the smiling face behind the counter at Bayberry’s Café at Robina Hospital, and a powerful advocate for supporting mental health through creativi…

Throughout September, the foyer of Gold Coast University Hospital is home to Knitting Makes Me Feel Comfy, a condensed showing of local artist Melissa Spratt’s feature exhibition SENSITISED & SENTIMENTAL, presented by the Creative Health Hub.

Gold Coast Health has gathered feedback from staff, patients, First Nations representatives and the community to shape the Arts in Health strategy for the new Coomera Hospital, guiding healing, inclusive environments.

It’s National Pain Week (21-27 July) and we’re showcasing our innovative approach to pain management.

Local artist Graeme Macdonald returned to painting after a laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer. His landscape artworks are exhibited as part of Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, celebrating life beyond treatment.

A once-lime green wall at Southport Health Precinct has been transformed into a work of art that’s reshaping how patients and staff are welcomed when they arrive at the Sexual Health Unit.