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Toorbul community celebrate launch of new helipad

Toorbul and surrounding communities will now have easier access to aeromedical rescue and retrieval care, thanks to the construction of a brand-new helipad....
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An emotional reunion for Gold Coast Surfing Champion

There was an emotional reunion between Gold Coast Surfing champion, Mark Richardson, and the LifeFlight Air Ambulance Jet crew who saved his life...
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LifeFlight chopper crew reflects on busiest day of rescues in its history

Tuesday, November 14 is a year since the one-in-5000-year flood almost wiped the small New South Wales town of Eugowra off the map....
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LifeFlight aircrew officer base tour gives past patient “best day ever”

The tale of a young girl being winched into a yellow and blue helicopter, finally meeting the hero who she remembers putting little...
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Gympie Council pledges $160K to LifeFlight rescue chopper service

Gympie Regional Council has further strengthened its commitment to aeromedical service RACQ LifeFlight Rescue with a new $160,000 agreement....
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Country cattle auction raises $25K for LifeFlight

The Roma Saleyards hosted a charity cattle day that saw $25,000 raised for LifeFlight Australia....
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Hay, hay! Community campdrafters raise $40K for LifeFlight

A uniquely South West Queensland auction of a road train filled with hay bales, raised $33,000 for LifeFlight in Roma, sparking even more...
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Learn from medical experts at LifeFlight’s free trauma training workshops

Ralph Clark never thought he'd have the skills or confidence to be able to help in the event of an emergency, until he...
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New rescue chopper doctor makes childhood dreams come true in FNQ

An Intensive Care doctor has made his childhood dreams come true, by training with LifeFlight to join the aeromedical team on Far North...
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Adventurous new Aussie joins RACQ LifeFlight Rescue aeromed crew

A doctor from the UK is combining her passion for medicine with her thirst for travel, thrills and adventure, by becoming a retrieval...
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LifeFlight Australia’s new retrieval registrars rescue ready

A Swedish doctor who was part of the incredible team, which helped save the life of a young man during one of RACQ...
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New doctors rescue ready to fly for LifeFlight in NQ

A Swedish doctor has joined the teams flying to assist the people of North Queensland, as she and four other new RACQ LifeFlight...
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RACQ LifeFlight Rescue doctor returns for another rotation in the region

A Swedish doctor who was part of the incredible team, which helped save the life of a young man during one of RACQ...
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New doctors take off with RACQ LifeFlight Rescue chopper

Two new RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care doctors are joining the Sunshine Coast rescue chopper crew, after undergoing rigorous training to become retrieval...
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Demand drives LifeFlight First Minutes Matter program’s return to the region

Ralph Clark never thought he'd have the skills or confidence to be able to help in the event of an emergency, until he...
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Gala night smashes LifeFlight fundraising record

Darling Downs LifeFlight supporters dug deep and smashed a fundraising record, at a spectacular Gala event celebrating the aeromedical service's critical role in...
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Coast locals give back to LifeFlight in Gala night of celebrations

Hundreds of Sunshine Coast residents frocked up and dug deep, to celebrate the impact of the local RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter service, while...
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Community’s K’gari clean-up initiative leads to LifeFlight donation

What started as an initiative to help clean up K'gari (Fraser Island), soon turned into a campaign to help LifeFlight continue saving lives...
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