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INDUSTRY • BUSINESS

Moving on up

CONGRATS!
Cairns clinic PhyxMe joins
forces with Queensland’s
leading allied health care group.
Words Renee Cluff

In yet another promising sign of
confidence in the Tropical North
Queensland economy, the Allsports
Physiotherapy group has come to
Cairns, through a partnership with
PhyxMe Physiotherapy and Fitness.
PhyxMe, who operate clinics in Edge
Hill and Smithfield, was established
by Chris and Megan Thomas in Cairns
in 2012. Over the past 7 years, PhyxMe Chris and Megan Thomas
has become a leading provider of
sports-based physiotherapy, with an interested in PhyxMe shows great administrator and a clinician. Chris
established Pilates and yoga studio respect for Cairns’ commercial and I love being physiotherapists and
and its name is recognised for its position,” Megan said. “It means they joining with Allsports means we get
exceptional treatment services and trust Cairns will grow, they believe more time back in our profession,
support of community sporting clubs. in the industry and they also have treating the people of Cairns.”
Megan Thomas told Tropic that it was confidence in PhyxMe as a company According to Megan, clients won’t
PhyxMe’s reputation that last year and high quality health provider.” notice many visible changes, however
sparked the interest of Brisbane- Megan and Chris will continue to services will be expanded. “There
headquartered Allsports Physiotherapy provide physiotherapy treatment, as is now a large network of leading
- an established, highly-resourced well as manage and direct the business specialist physios, surgeons, sports
and respected allied health and sports under a shared philosophy with the physicians, hand specialists and
medicine group, with 25 other clinics Allsports Group. podiatrists that we can consult with
throughout Queensland. “If you could pick a model and for our clients,“ she said.
“Having a large company like this philosophy on which we designed “We’re also opening the region’s first
PhyxMe, it would be that of QPilates studio, which means Cairns
Allsports, with open plan clinics, 30 clients will be able to access individual
minute one-on-one consultations with physio-led clinical Pilates programs
your therapists, sporting team coverage designed to rehabilitate from injuries,
and Pilates studios being part of the surgery, chronic conditions and to
LOCAL. FREE. business,” Megan said. improve athletic conditioning.”
FRESH. NEWS. “When you own a large clinic, you
get to the point where you are MORE: phyxme.com.au
TropicNow.com.au choosing between being a manager,

COUCH BOOST

Local cancer charity COUCH has Trinity Petroleum in 2018. COUCH
received a significant donation as the director Peter Phillips said he was
organisation prepares to open its $3 overwhelmed by the generous
million Wellness Centre. Northern support, which continues a long
Frontier Foundation chairman and association between the charity and
former Trinity Petroleum owner Dean the team at Trinity Petroleum. COUCH
Pradal and current Trinity Petroleum is set to open the $3 million Wellness
CEO Rob McCagh joined forces for Centre in a rainforest setting off
the combined $30,000 donation to Reservoir Rd, with local people
COUCH. The pair were joined by affected by cancer able to access a
a special guest, Kiyoshi Homma, range of health and rehab services.
a director and representative of
Idemitsu Kosan, one of Japan’s largest
diversified petroleum companies, and MORE: couch.org.au
the parent company that acquired

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