Be a Local Legend.
Help create our new Sunshine Coast Aeromedical Hub!
LifeFlight has been serving the Sunshine Coast, South Burnett, and Wide Bay-Burnett community since 1979. As the needs of the communities we serve continue to evolve and the region's population grows, the demand for our service increases. In the past four years we have seen an increase of 50% in the people assisted.
Our new regional aeromedical hub with a three-bay hangar for helicopters and a jet will act as a gateway to serve the increasing demands of the region. It will also help future proof LifeFlight’s aeromedical services.
With accommodation for crew and a larger engineering area, the base is designed to make LifeFlight’s 24-hour response more efficient.
We need your help today so that we can continue to provide world class aeromedical services and emergency response to the people of the Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay, South Burnett and beyond, whenever they need us.
Will you become a Local Legend?
WAYS TO DONATE
Be a Local Legend - buy a tile and take your place on our Wall of Legends.
Every gift of any size will bring us closer to a safer Sunshine Coast. But if you’re in a position to make a larger gift of $500 or more, you will be forever honoured on our Wall of Legends.
Your name, your business name or the name of someone you love will be feature as a tile at the new Sunshine Coast aeromedical hub. Your contribution will be remembered for generations to come.
If there’s someone you’d like to remember, a place on the Wall of Legends is a lovely option for special donations in memory of a loved one.
PLEASE NOTE: After purchasing your tile, a member of our team will contact you to discuss the details you’d like displayed on your tile.
About the project
The new LifeFlight Sunshine Coast Aeromedical Hub located in the Aerospace Precinct at Sunshine Coast Airport will be a gateway for the region and beyond.
The hub will have the versatility to house two AW139 helicopters and one Challenger Air Ambulance jet, and will be fitted with cutting edge latest medical and search and rescue equipment. The new facility helps future proof LifeFlight’s vital search, rescue and aeromedical services.
The Queensland Government has generously supported the build of the aeromedical hub. LifeFlight continues to rely on community support to equip the facility with the latest medical and search and rescue equipment, so LifeFlight can continue to deliver greater levels of patient care.
The new LifeFlight Sunshine Coast regional base:
- A dedicated and fully equipped rotary and fixed-wing hangar
- Appropriately accommodate two AW139 helicopters and a jet
- Adequate space for on-site engineering and maintenance
- Appropriate facilities for administration, training, storage, engineering, maintenance, and crew quarters
- Allow for optimised fleet movement and enable crew to depart as smoothly and quickly as possible
How will the new Sunshine Coast regional base benefit your community?
Higher standard of critical care to Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay, and South Burnett regions
The new Sunshine Coast LifeFlight base will be a state-of-the-art regional hub that will deliver an even higher standard of critical care to residents and beyond.
Increased operational efficiencies when every second counts
In a life-threatening situation, every second counts. When the base is running as efficiently as possible, this can save time and create efficiencies that enable our crew to depart as smoothly and quickly as possible.
Meeting the increased demand for emergency services in the region
The new fit-for-purpose Sunshine Coast base will provide a robust regional hub in the strategic network of aeromedical bases, to meet the expected increase in demand for emergency services in the region.
If you would like to speak to one of our supportive team members, please email supporters@lifeflight.org.au.
To donate over the phone, call 1800 630 014.
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All donations over $2 are tax-deductible. At the LifeFlight Foundation (ABN: 63 618 170 184), we use Payments2Us and Ezidebit so your donations are secure. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch.