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.

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).

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

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.

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

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.

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.