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20 March 2025
Watching the experts from the passenger seat
We’d met earlier that morning at the start of their shift; me keen to get as many photos and video as I could and experience a day in the life of a paramedic on the northern Gold Coast, and them; “volun-told” to have this internal comms guy
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15 March 2025
It's sunny skies for cardiac arrest survivor Gary
In early February 2025, 64-year-old Gary Fletcher had decided to start driving himself to hospital from his Narangba home after an extreme bout of chest pain while mowing, but his plans changed quickly.
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20 March 2025
Watching the experts from the passenger seat
We’d met earlier that morning at the start of their shift; me keen to get as many photos and video as I could and experience a day in the life of a paramedic on the northern Gold Coast, and them; “volun-told” to have this internal comms guy
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28 February 2025
Son kickstarts his dad's chain of survival
In the early hours of Sunday 22 September 2024, Bron Preston woke to her husband, Steve, snoring. But when Bron rolled over to wake him, his eyes were already open, and he was cold to the touch.
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04 February 2025
LAC gets early start to teach young students first aid
Chermside Local Ambulance Committee (LAC) volunteer and student paramedic Emily Bailey admitted she had a moment of fear and trepidation when she accepted a request for the LAC to deliver first aid training to around 60 primary school children at
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03 February 2025
Brave boy recognised for quick thinking to keep his mum safe
In November last year, North Lakes paramedics Stacey Heath and Ainsley Jonker were called to a Keperra home after an eight-year-old boy called Triple Zero (000) stating his mum was having the worst seizure she’d ever had.
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14 December 2024
Aubrey's special ending to the school year
Darling Downs and South West Assistant Commissioner Peta Thompson and Paramedic Richard Taylor proudly presented nine-year-old Aubree Tidyman a Recognition of Bravery certificate after ultimately saving the life of her grandfather, Roland.
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01 October 2024
A lasting legacy after a young life lost
One day after Joel Week’s 21st birthday he tragically died in a single-vehicle crash at Valentine Plains outside of Biloela. A year on from the tragedy, the community has continued to honour the young larrikin who lived life to the fullest. To
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01 October 2024
Ed lives to meet his QAS saviours after 16 defib shocks
When Edward Morris collapsed into cardiac arrest on Noosa Main Beach last year, his wife Brooke was terrified to tell their children their father wouldn’t make it home.
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29 July 2024
Remote rangers recognised for life-saving skills
QAS staff travel to Bamaga in Queensland's remote far north to present certificates to community rangers for their quick thinking and CPR skills which saved a little girl's life.
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01 July 2024
Big-hearted Brody fundraises for defib
An 11-year-old boy called Brody has raised money to pay for a defibrillator for his local community's day care.