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06 November 2024
Co-Responding with The Nats: how falls teams work
Ask any patient our Falls Co-Response teams have responded to over the last year, and they’ll tell you what a positive experience they’ve had. The QAS Media team recently spent time on the road with one of our Falls Co-Response teams.
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04 November 2024
Falls figures flag a fine future
After a successful pilot in 2024, planning is now underway to expand the Queensland Ambulance Service’s (QAS) Falls Co-Response Program into more of the state’s regions in 2025.
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01 November 2024
Wayne Sachs on his 50 years
Queensland Ambulance Service's Gympie Station Officer-In-Charge Wayne Sachs reflects on his career with QAS as he receives his 50-year Long Service Medal.
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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 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.
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01 July 2024
QAS in their blood: meet our King's Birthday Honours List paramedics
Two Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) officers have been included in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List, with their recognition reflecting the diversity of our staff, stations, and communities but also setting high professional standards.