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08 June 2026
Tully paramedic leader honoured in King's Birthday 2026 Honours List
A Cassowary Coast ambulance leader who has weathered the storm of Queensland’s biggest natural disasters has been recognised for community leadership and her role in reinforcing local disaster preparedness.
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08 June 2026
Townsville’s ambulance leader honoured in King’s Birthday List with Ambulance Service Medal
The director of Townsville’s ambulance district is one of three Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics announced as an Ambulance Service Medal (ASM) recipient in the King’s Birthday 2026 Honours List.
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08 June 2026
First graduate of QAS Indigenous Paramedic Program honoured in King's Birthday 2026 Honours List
A pioneer of the QAS Indigenous Paramedic Program (IPP) has been announced as one of three Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) recipients of the Ambulance Service Medal (ASM) in the King’s Birthday 2026 Honours List.
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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.
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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.
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28 November 2025
Restart a Heart Day teams keep the beat
From Ravenshoe in the Far North, to the lawns of the Gold Coast University Hospital, and dozens of towns and cities in between, LAC volunteers and QAS paramedics hosted 46 separate events on Restart a Heart Day (October 16).
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03 September 2025
What’s it like being a field paramedic?
Thinking about trying a regional change? Mark Ward is a QAS field paramedic based at Weipa. He created this video to showcase what a week in his rural and remote role looks like... and it couldn't be more different to Metro living…
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02 August 2025
Community-informed approach transforms Cape care
A small but mighty team has developed an entirely new approach to the way Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) supports remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Cape York and so far, its benefits have paid off in spades.
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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...