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Six Injured In Crash

Six people – including a 54-year-old Murgon woman and a five-year-old child – required hospitalisation after a high-speed collision on the Wide Bay Highway near Widgee this morning.

Chopper Helps Injured Riders

A 32-year-old trailbike rider who suffered serious injuries after crashing at a motocross track in Cooyar this morning has been airlifted to hospital.

The AGL Action Rescue Helicopter team was kept busy around Bundaberg and the North Burnett during last week’s flood emergency, but it still had time to make two emergency calls into the South Burnett to assist local residents who had become stranded.

Local Residents Back Wind Farms

A majority of local residents surveyed in a recent telephone poll support future wind farms in the South Burnett / Dalby area.

Coopers Gap Wind Farm Meeting

A community consultation meeting for AGL’s Coopers Gap Wind Farm proposal will be held at the Kingaroy Town Common Hall in Oliver Bond Street from 1:00pm to 4:00pm on Thursday (January 17).

Helicopter Rescue Crew<br /> Put At Risk By Spotlight

Helicopter Rescue Crew
Put At Risk By Spotlight

A medevac chopper was put at risk when a spotlight was shone on it as it was landing

Helicopter Services Face Shake-Up

The AGL Action Helicopter Rescue Service will be forced to replace one of its current choppers when proposed changes to Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) regulations come into force.

Raffles Help Chopper Flights

Today was a good day for the helicopter medivac flights that service the South Burnett …

Boy Hurt In MX Fall

A 12-year-old boy who crashed his motocross bike at the Manar Park track, near Proston, yesterday was airlifted to hospital by the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter.

Mayor Upset By Wind Farm ‘Misinformation’

Western Downs Mayor Ray Brown is saddened that misinformation has split the community over the proposed Coopers Gap wind farm.

Pro-Wind Farm Group Meets In Dalby

A meeting was held at the Western Downs Regional Council offices today to discuss the proposed AGL wind farm project at Coopers Gap.

Dogs Ready For Take-Off

A select team of Queensland police dogs are ready to take to the air after some special training with the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter crew this morning.

Chopper Service To ‘Remain Independent’

The AGL Action Rescue Helicopter Service will remain independent if a proposed amalgamation with CareFlight NSW occurs, and funds raised in the area will stay in the area.

Frustration Over Wind Farm Limbo

State Government or Council? Who will assess the Coopers Gap wind farm

Search Stretches Chopper’s Budget

Last week’s aerial search for the missing Dragon bi-plane cost the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter about $200,000, CEO David Donaldson revealed today.

Driver Hurt In Rollover

The AGL Action Rescue Helicopter flew to the aid of a family-of-four yesterday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in rolled on the Brooweena-Woolooga Road.

Xenophon Offers To Talk To Residents

Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has offered to speak to South Burnett residents concerned about the proposed construction of a wind farm at Coopers Gap, between Dalby and Kingaroy.