We have about 150 local ambulance committees (LACs) with over 1,300 volunteers who support our ambulance stations right across Queensland.
How our committees support us
Our committees are an important part of our service, and help us by:
- connecting with the local community
- fundraising to improve our services, including education or research for operational staff
- working with our staff to deliver community education programs such as the CPR Awareness Program.
Committees are established under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 and are formed under a constitution. New LACs can be established in any community if there’s an ambulance station and at least 5 volunteers.
Who can join a committee?
To join a committee, you must be over 18 and live in Queensland. You must also live or work in the area serviced by your local ambulance committee.
You can’t join a committee if you:
- work for QAS
- are a member of another LAC
- are an undischarged bankrupt
- have been convicted of an indictable offence in Australia.
LAC volunteer roles
Committee members
Each committee has office bearing roles including president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. Our committee members help us engage with our community and do fundraising and education activities.
Peer trainers
Peer trainers run training sessions in their local communities and clubs and encourage members to go to practice sessions each year to maintain their skills.
Community coordinators
Our community coordinators:
- arrange and run local CPR awareness sessions
- establish and maintain relationships with community organisations
- work with local OICs, peer trainers and ambulance committees
- train and support peer trainers.
How to join
Find out if there’s a committee in your local area by calling your local region office first. If there is, fill in our general web enquiries form and we'll contact you about volunteering opportunities. Make sure you include your contact information and the suburb you live in.
If you have a local ambulance station, but no committee, call your local region office and find out how you can help recruit volunteers.