RACQ helps keep life-saving choppers in the air

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RACQ and LifeFlight Rescue are celebrating a successful 30-year partnership.

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter.

Few jobs could match the satisfaction Peter Marris gets from his role as RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Pilot and Base Lead in Bundaberg.

When he joined RACQ LifeFlight Rescue in 1998, Mr Marris was passionate about flying but it was the ability to make a tangible difference in people’s lives that kept him with the service.

“Being able to make a difference in the outcome for people in distress adds a totally different dimension to job satisfaction,” Mr Marris said.

“To be able to do that while doing something that I am passionate about makes me feel very lucky.”

Thirty years ago, RACQ became the naming rights sponsor of what we now know as RACQ LifeFlight Rescue.

Since then, the relationship has strengthened and the Club is now also the major sponsor for the RACQ Capricorn Rescue Service and the RACQ CQ Rescue Service.

RACQ Community and Sponsorship Manager Melanie Calzavara said 30 years of RACQ LifeFlight Rescue was a significant milestone.

“The service they provide to Queenslanders is invaluable and I feel incredibly proud to be honouring our 30th anniversary with RACQ LifeFlight Rescue this year and I know our members feel proud too,” Mrs Calzavara said.

“Seeing the statistics of how many people the rescue crews are helping – sometimes close to 7,000 people a year – really solidifies why we have continued our support for so long.”

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue crews are often thrown into the most chaotic and challenging situations. It is their confidence and skill amid times of stress and uncertainty that makes people feel safe.

Since its inception in 1979, RACQ LifeFlight Rescue (formerly CareFlight Rescue Service) has delivered rapid-response aeromedical care to more than 77,000 people.

Mr Marris hoped people would continue to appreciate the life-saving service RACQ LifeFlight provided for Queenslanders.

“There is no doubt that RACQ LifeFlight Rescue will continue to be a valued service to the community for years to come, something people hopefully appreciate and will continue to support,” he said.

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