07 January 2026

Triple zero heroes

Emergency situations can be scary even for adults, but when Kerry Cochrane collapsed in front of his young sons, they took immediate action to save their dad.

06 January 2026

LACs arm bystanders

A Central Queensland town’s out of hospital cardiac arrest risk outcomes are set to improve thanks to a dedicated and passionate Local Ambulance Committee (LAC) working closely with its ambulance station.

05 January 2026

Brodie's connection to community

He might be younger and fresh-faced, but Brodie Savage is the first to admit he isn’t chasing the adrenalin-fuelled aspirations of a high acuity Critical Care Paramedic (CCP) role.

22 November 2025

Patient reunited with paramedics who returned her to the dance floor

It seemed like a normal Saturday night for Joyann and her husband Brad in June this year. They were out dancing when Joyann started feeling fatigued and short of breath. She couldn’t finish the last dance, which is very abnormal for her.

17 November 2025

Fire, flood, cyclone or storm - Community connection gets it done

Be it fire, flood, cyclone or storm – Queensland is officially the most disaster-prone state in Australia, having experienced more than 100 officially-declared disasters in the past decade. Responding to these disasters occurs by central

02 September 2025

‘Soul filling’ reunion in the heart of Gympie

When a person calls Triple Zero (000) to get help for someone in cardiac arrest, a Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) call taker will start guiding them through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

01 September 2025

BRT bike joins Wynnum's heritage collection

Queensland Ambulance Service’s (QAS) Bicycle Response Team (BRT) was formed in November 2017 to boost our response to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) but they’ve proved so valuable to our response, one of our first mountain bikes

01 August 2025

Sam gets his birthday wish

Salvatore ‘Sam’ Testa’s one wish for his 61st birthday was to thank the incredible first responders who saved his life, enabling him to celebrate another year with his family and friends, as Nadia Othman reports...

30 July 2025

Heart-warming moment between two services

When a two-storey North Bundaberg home went up in flames in March this year, the responding QAS officers certainly didn’t expect the twist the job was about to take.