Two Boys Flown Out
Holiday fun turned to pain for two young visitors to the region over the Easter Long Weekend
MX Rider Injured
A motocross rider suffered suspected pelvis and lower limb injuries after he fell from his motorbike at Manar Park on Good Friday.
Motorbike Deaths Double
The RACQ has highlighted a worrying trend in motorcycle fatalities: deaths are up more than 50 per cent
Choppers Fly 42 Missions
RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopters averaged six missions a day over the past week to deliver care across southern Queensland.
RACQ Calls For End To
Regional ‘Fuel Rip-Offs’
The RACQ has called on the ACCC to act following the release of a quarterly report into petrol prices
CareFlight Says Thank You!
Last year RACQ CareFlight flew 167 missions into the South Burnett … helping to save the lives of everyone from new-born babies and injured farmers to snakebite victims and car crash casualties.
Doctors Earn Their Wings
Twenty doctors will start work next as new “retrieval registrars” on CareFlight aircraft across Queensland
Two Men Bitten By Snakes
Two South Burnett men are recovering after being bitten by snakes near Kingaroy at the weekend
New Law Ticks Old Habit
It is now legal for motorbike riders to “lane filter”, ie drive between queued traffic, in Queensland.
Elderly Man Kicked In Face
An elderly man has been airlifted to hospital by RACQ CareFlight Rescue with facial injuries after he was kicked in the face by a cow this morning.
$200m Boost For RACQ CareFlight
The RACQ CareFlight helicopter rescue service has been given an early Christmas present with the announcement today of $200 million in funding over the next 10 years.
Secondhand Car Buyers At Risk: RACQ
The RACQ has warned secondhand car buyers they now have less consumer protection from being sold a lemon.
Woman Cut Free From Crash
A Kingaroy woman was flown to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition after a two-vehicle crash on the corner of Kingaroy-Cooyar Road and Industrial Avenue in Kingaroy on Saturday morning.
Choppers Damaged In Storm
RACQ CareFlight Rescue is counting the costs of yesterday’s storm that left a trail of destruction across parts of south-east Queensland.
Seventh Snake Bite Victim
A South Burnett woman aged in her 40s is the seventh snake-bite patient to be airlifted by RACQ CareFlight Rescue in just nine weeks.
RACQ To Battle Fuel Excise Rise
The RACQ is campaigning against the Federal Government’s fuel excise rise from November 10
Elderly Man Hurt
In Knife Accident
An elderly Nanango man has been airlifted to hospital after suffering an accidental knife wound to the leg
Driver Injured As 4WD Hits Tree
A 21-year-old Brisbane man has been flown to hospital with multiple injuries after his 4WD hit a tree this afternoon.
Another Warning About Button Batteries
Parents are again being warned of the dangers of button batteries after RACQ CareFlight Rescue airlifted a toddler who reportedly swallowed one yesterday.
Trail Bike Rider Injured
A Brisbane man has been airlifted by the RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter service after being injured in a trail bike accident north of Goomeri today.
