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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 October 2024
Ed lives to meet his QAS saviours after 16 defib shocks
When Edward Morris collapsed into cardiac arrest on Noosa Main Beach last year, his wife Brooke was terrified to tell their children their father wouldn’t make it home.
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02 August 2024
QAS Paramedics compete for USAR selection
Within two hours of a call for duty, a select team of Queensland Ambulance Service specialists must be ready to deploy to a disaster zone anywhere in the world.
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02 July 2024
QAS paramedic joins PNG landslide response
In the early hours of Friday 24 May a huge landslide flattened a village in Mulitaka, in Papua New Guinea’s highlands, killing hundreds while they slept and leaving many survivors homeless.