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Townsville LifeFlight soars in FY24

July 15, 2024

Townsville's LifeFlight aeromedical crew flew 153 missions in FY24, helping 322 people and achieving a 13 per cent increase from the 284 people...

Sunshine Coast LifeFlight soars to new heights in FY24

July 15, 2024

The Sunshine Coast based LifeFlight aeromedical crew helped 600 people in FY24 – representing a 19 per cent increase on the previous year....

Wide Bay-Burnett soars amid LifeFlight rescues

July 15, 2024

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight crew flew 416 missions during FY24 and undertook 36 search and rescues....

Toowoomba LifeFlight soars with most people helped

July 15, 2024

Toowoomba is LifeFlight’s busiest base with the LifeFlight rescue and LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) chopper crews coming to the aid of...

LifeFlight soars with record people helped in FY24

July 15, 2024

Leading aeromedical provider LifeFlight helped a record 8,177 people in FY24 – more than 11 per cent higher than the previous year....

Tony Fraser joins StarFlight Australia board

July 3, 2024

StarFlight Australia, a subsidiary of Fox Group Holdings and LifeFlight Australia, has appointed Tony Fraser to the Board as a Director....

QAL CEO appointed to LifeFlight Board

June 25, 2024

Experienced aviation executive Amelia Evans has been appointed to the Board of LifeFlight Australia as a Non-Executive Director....

LifeFlight elevated to ‘Queensland Greats’ list

June 7, 2024

Leading aeromedical organisation LifeFlight has officially joined the list of ‘Queensland Greats’ after taking out a prestigious award at a ceremony in Brisbane...

LifeFlight and RACQ close chapter on 30-year partnership

April 9, 2024

LifeFlight Australia CEO, Ashley van de Velde OAM, has thanked RACQ for its dedication to the network over the past 30 years....

LifeFlight trains rescue crews over water on the Sunny Coast

April 4, 2024

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter rescue crews are creating plenty of buzz over the ocean on the Sunshine Coast this week with a series...

LifeFlight Australia soars with new aircraft to meet demand

February 28, 2024

LifeFlight Australia has expanded its fleet of helicopters to meet increasing demand and to provide more emergency aeromedical care to Queenslanders....

LifeFlight named ITIJ Air Ambulance Company of the Year

November 10, 2023

LifeFlight Australia’s fixed wing Air Ambulance fleet, aviators, aeromedical crew and support staff have been officially recognised as the best in the world,...

LifeFlight chopper doctors fly through 1st year in Wide Bay-Burnett

August 21, 2023

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue's fleet of aeromedical and search and rescue helicopters will soon be flying into a new world-class maintenance facility at Archerfield...

Major New Service Centre for LifeFlight Choppers Underway

August 14, 2023

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue's fleet of aeromedical and search and rescue helicopters will soon be flying into a new world-class maintenance facility at Archerfield...

Record rescue year – 81,000+ people helped since 1979

July 19, 2023

LifeFlight Australia has come to the aid of more than 81,000 people since our humble beginnings 44 years ago....

Record rescue year for Bundaberg LifeFlight chopper crew

July 19, 2023

Bundaberg’s RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew came to the aid of a record 374 people last Financial Year, outstripping their previous record of...