MATTHEW CALANNA DIVISION SEVEN (Unity Team) CANDIDATE
Edge Hill, Whitfield, Manunda
Matthew Calanna of 'Calanna Pharmacy' will run as the Unity Team candidate for Cairns Regional Council in Division 7 with the Cairns Unity Team in 2024.
Cairns Council Candidate Matthew Calanna is a “born and bred” Cairns local with 4 generations of family members who have lived in the region, dating back to the early 1900’s. Division 7 Candidate Matthew Calanna has been a resident in the Whitfield/Edgehill area for close to 14 years.
Matthew Calanna studied a Bachelor of Pharmacy, graduating in 2013 and has been a community pharmacist since then. After finishing Uni in Townsville, he returned to Cairns to join his father (Mario Calanna) in business, which at the time consisted of 2 pharmacies in Cairns – Woree and North Cairns.
Matthew Calanna took on the role of developing and growing “Calanna Wholehealth Pharmacy” and expanded the network of stores. There are now 12 pharmacy locations across Cairns, Townsville, Innisfail, Atherton and the Gold Coast.
The Calanna Wholehealth Pharmacy Group also directly supports numerous sporting and community organisations, schools, parishes and charities. providing monetary assistance and stocking up the first aid kits of many sporting clubs in the region over the decades covering most codes including Rugby League, Rugby Union, Netball, Soccer,Basketball, the local Men’s Shed's across our local regions, Rotary, Rosie's, the Hospital Foundation and many others.
Matthew Calanna has been a board member of the Cairns Meals of Wheels Organisation since 2012 and this is where he met and began working more closely with our local councillors as the Cairns Regional Council supported the work of Cairns Meals on Wheels.
Matthew Calanna says he has "enjoyed serving the community in my role as a pharmacist and business owner in the region. I love the Cairns region and want to use the skills I have learned and gathered within business and the community work I am involved with to keep our city growing and for Cairns to be a place for future generations to prosper, live, learn, work and enjoy for many generations to come".
Cairns Council Candidate Matthew Calanna is a “born and bred” Cairns local with 4 generations of family members who have lived in the region, dating back to the early 1900’s. Division 7 Candidate Matthew Calanna has been a resident in the Whitfield/Edgehill area for close to 14 years.
Matthew Calanna studied a Bachelor of Pharmacy, graduating in 2013 and has been a community pharmacist since then. After finishing Uni in Townsville, he returned to Cairns to join his father (Mario Calanna) in business, which at the time consisted of 2 pharmacies in Cairns – Woree and North Cairns.
Matthew Calanna took on the role of developing and growing “Calanna Wholehealth Pharmacy” and expanded the network of stores. There are now 12 pharmacy locations across Cairns, Townsville, Innisfail, Atherton and the Gold Coast.
The Calanna Wholehealth Pharmacy Group also directly supports numerous sporting and community organisations, schools, parishes and charities. providing monetary assistance and stocking up the first aid kits of many sporting clubs in the region over the decades covering most codes including Rugby League, Rugby Union, Netball, Soccer,Basketball, the local Men’s Shed's across our local regions, Rotary, Rosie's, the Hospital Foundation and many others.
Matthew Calanna has been a board member of the Cairns Meals of Wheels Organisation since 2012 and this is where he met and began working more closely with our local councillors as the Cairns Regional Council supported the work of Cairns Meals on Wheels.
Matthew Calanna says he has "enjoyed serving the community in my role as a pharmacist and business owner in the region. I love the Cairns region and want to use the skills I have learned and gathered within business and the community work I am involved with to keep our city growing and for Cairns to be a place for future generations to prosper, live, learn, work and enjoy for many generations to come".
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Cairns Regional Council Election 2024
The Cairns Regional Council Election will take place in 2024 and Shane Cuthbert is well placed, as a politically active member of the Cairns community to comment on the many Cairns Divisional candidates and Mayor position up for grabs.
Shane Cuthbert has attended MOST Cairns Regional Council General Meetings, Cairns Regional Council Planning and Environment Meetings and shares various networks with current and aspiring Cairns Councillors.
The Cairns Regional Council Election will take place in 2024 and Shane Cuthbert is well placed, as a politically active member of the Cairns community to comment on the many Cairns Divisional candidates and Mayor position up for grabs.
Shane Cuthbert has attended MOST Cairns Regional Council General Meetings, Cairns Regional Council Planning and Environment Meetings and shares various networks with current and aspiring Cairns Councillors.