Naked nurses raise $7000

The sale of a calendar depicting naked nursing staff from Brisbane Water Private Hospital has raised over $7000 for breast cancer research.

The concept arose from a conversation between nurses during surgery in November last year and within one month sponsors were found and the calendar was on sale.

The first edition of the calendar sold out and the reprint was delivered early February. The calendar covers a period of 15 months and all the photographs were taken on a Sunday in the operating theatre in Brisbane Water Private Hospital.

Participants in this project came from many different parts of the hospital including theatre nurses, day procedure nurses, and administration and ages range between 29 and 59.

January "babe" Ros O'Shea said: "We never thought that it would be so popular.

"We've even had patients looking for calendar babes while staying at the hospital."

The photographs were taken by BCN Photography who donated their services.

Some of the money raised will also go to the Central Coast Community Chest.

Cec Bucello, February 3