{"id":367621,"date":"2025-12-10T14:28:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T04:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=367621"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:30:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T04:30:04","slug":"lifeflights-lease-extended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/12\/10\/lifeflights-lease-extended\/","title":{"rendered":"LifeFlight&#8217;s Lease Extended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>December 10, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toowoomba Regional Council has approved a long-term extension of LifeFlight&#8217;s existing site at the Toowoomba Aerodrome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder the new arrangement, LifeFlight\u2019s future at the Aerodrome has been secured for up to 30 years,\u201d Mayor Geoff McDonald said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLifeFlight provides critical aeromedical rescue and emergency services across our region, and this extension ensures they can continue their lifesaving work well into the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIn addition, LifeFlight has indicated it would like to expand its services to create a Visitor Experience and Education Centre, using the existing hangar and additional space for car parking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis would be a welcome addition from an organisation that already provides an extremely valuable service to our community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the existing lease wasn\u2019t due for renewal until 2032, we acknowledge the great work they do and have agreed to an in-principle lease renewal that will provide long-term tenure for LifeFlight\u2019s ongoing operations in Toowoomba.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Council has given in-principle approval of two separate lease areas to LifeFlight \u2013 one commercial lease for operational facilities, and a community lease for charitable and educational facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was endorsed at TRC&#8217;s Ordinary Meeting on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toowoomba Regional Council has approved a long-term extension of LifeFlight&#8217;s existing site at the Toowoomba Aerodrome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":352029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,172,3],"tags":[1131,1551],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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