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The Toowoomba-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew airlifted close to 1,000 people in 2025, including stranded mountain climbers, injured motorists and people hurt in farming...
The LifeFlight Sunshine Coast crew airlifted nearly 700 people as the region welcomed a new advanced rescue helicopter and a number of winch...
The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew airlifted a record number of patients in 2025, including a teenager who fell 80m from Mount Walsh and...
The Mount Isa LifeFlight aeromedical crew airlifted 37 per cent more patients in 2025, welcomed a new advanced helicopter and completed rescues including...
LifeFlight’s air ambulance fleet airlifted 1,014 patients in 2025, with the Townsville jet flying a record number to hospital amid strong demand for...
An investment in advanced AW139 rescue helicopters, world-class training and new bases has boosted LifeFlight retrievals to a new record in 2025....
A LifeFlight aircrew has won a prestigious pilot award for the dramatic search and rescue of a Queensland couple stranded in croc country...
LifeFlight CEO Ashley van de Velde OAM has been honoured with a prestigious award recognising his four decades of service in aeromedicine....
StarFlight Australia (SFA) has ordered three new Airbus H145 helicopters as part of its commitment to enhance the aeromedical network in Tasmania with...
Emma Cooper says a first-hand look at LifeFlight’s work in Roma inspired her to sign up as one of the not-for-profit’s newest critical...
LifeFlight’s newest Sunshine Coast-based doctor is an adrenaline junkie eager to dive into the next stage of his aeromedical career....
LifeFlight’s Bundaberg base has entered a new aeromedical era with 24/7 doctor coverage for the first time....
Gold Coast doctor Koichi Yasuda is soaring into a new field and joining the Brisbane-based LifeFlight crew....
StarFlight Australia (SFA) has welcomed the opportunity to strengthen Tasmania’s aeromedical network following the Tasmanian Government’s decision to award the company a $354...
Norwegian doctor Maria Brønstad is set to trade the snow-swept mountains of her native land for Townsville’s hot humid climate as one of...
Cairns’ newest LifeFlight critical care doctor has fully embraced the Far North Queensland lifestyle as she prepares for the next stage in her...
LifeFlight’s newest cohort of critical care doctors have taken to the skies to deliver life-saving aeromedical care across Queensland....
LifeFlight has been recognised for aeromedical excellence after scooping double award wins at the prestigious Australian Aviation Awards last night in Sydney....

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