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| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Gladstone | Not many

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Gladstone |

Not many people know that the Gladstone Marina boasts one of the highest boat ownerships per capita in Australia. As a result, we are often tasked to water rescues in the Gladstone area, winching patients from boats off the coast of Gladstone who require urgent medical assistance.

In 2020, RACQ CapRescue was tasked to 64 rescues in the Gladstone Region including primary accidents, inter-hospital transfers, motor vehicle accidents and search and rescues, costing the Service over $720,000.

With an approximate flight time of 35 minutes to Gladstone, 52 minutes to Heron Island and 58 minutes to 1770, we can provide fast, safe, and efficient medical services to the Gladstone region. But we need your help to fund our life-saving service, which we continue to provide FREE to those we rescue.

Make a tax-deductible donation today and know you will be the hero in this story. Donate now! Link is in our bio.

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Donation Tally #RACQ

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Donation Tally

#RACQ #CapRescue has received enormous support for our 25th Anniversary Appeal. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed so far!

There's still time to be a hero in our story and donate to our annual appeal! Head to the link in our bio today!

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Patient Story | Aodha

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Patient Story |

Aodhan McCann grew up with the belief that if you fell off the horse you got straight back on. Only for Aodhan “the horse” was a collapsed parachute, 180degree spins and a 50-foot plummet to the ground in the Gladstone Region on 14th December 2012.

“The (RACQ CapRescue) staff were amazing at keeping me calm. I don’t remember too much… but when I woke up, I remember looking at one medic then over to the other and they said it’s going to be OK and told me we were nearly there.”

Aodhan does not remember too much about the incident, but one thing he has not forgotten is the service that saved his life that day. #RACQ #CapRescue is always at the top of Aodhan’s mind for fundraising, and where he can, Aodhan will always put his change in a nearby donation box.

Will you be the hero in this story and put your change in a nearby donation box or donate to our 25th Anniversary Appeal? Help us continue our life-saving work, head to our website to donate.

Read Aodhan’s full story on our website, link is in our bio.

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Rockhampton | Rockham

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Rockhampton |

Rockhampton, the home of our state-of-the-art facility, is the region we are tasked to the least, however, it is the region with the largest hospital in Central Queensland. Rescue300 is a “frequent flyer” to the Rockhampton Base Hospital helipad, transporting up to 90% of patients from towns including Biloela, Gladstone, Moura, Yeppoon and everywhere in between, to the main referral hub for the region.

In 2020, RACQ CapRescue was tasked to 30 rescues including primary accidents, search and rescue missions, motor vehicles accidents and inter-hospital transfers. The cost totalled to $272,000.

Although Rockhampton is our home base, the Rockhampton Region encompasses a vast area and is home to over 82,000 people.

Be the hero in this story and help us protect over 82,000 people in the Rockhampton Region. Donate now to our 25th Anniversary Appeal and help keep our life-saving service in the air. Donate now at caprescue.org.au.

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Donation Tally | The

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Donation Tally |

The support #RACQ #CapRescue has received across our 25th Anniversary Appeal has been incredible! But it's not over, we are almost half way to our goal and with just over two weeks until June 30, now's the time to make your tax-deductible contribution today.

Head to the link in our bio today and be the hero in our story!

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Banana | The Banana S

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Banana |

The Banana Shire is our second most frequently visited region, with 80 rescues conducted in 2020 including inter-hospital transfers, motor vehicle accidents and primary accidents. The cost to #RACQ #CapRescue totaled to over $1.04 million.

Over 82% of our rescues to the Banana region are inter-hospital transfers. RACQ CapRescue attends to the retrieval of critical patients from outlying hospitals, providing emergency transportation to the Rockhampton Base Hospital with a flight time of approximately 35 minutes to Baralaba, Biloela, and Moura.

It is vital for our community that RACQ CapRescue can continue its life-saving service and provide patients with a first-class medical service, especially for remote regions like Banana Shire. Be the hero in this story and donate to the RACQ CapRescue 25th Anniversary Appeal. Help us continue to be there for the people who need us the most. Donate now at the link in our bio!

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Patient Story | One o

| 25th Anniversary Appeal | Patient Story |

One of those 80 rescued to Banana Shire in 2020 included Riley Tomlin, an experienced Stockman with Hewitt Cattle Australia, who was involved in a serious accident on Pegunny Station, resulting in life threatening injuries.

“I was mustering on my motorbike when a beast broke away from the mob so I went to chase it. Not knowing the country, I guess I’ve come off. I upended the motorbike a couple of times and it landed on top of my right thigh. It punctured and cut a few arteries,” Riley recalls. “RACQ CapRescue were phenomenal, they got me to hospital in one piece and alive, which is more than anyone could ask for with the severity of the injury.”

Six months on, Riley reunited with the rescue crew that saved his life. The Hewitt Cattle Australia were so grateful for the role RACQ CapRescue played in their work mate’s accident that they made a substantial donation to the Service.

Help us continue to save lives of Central Queenslanders like Riley and donate to our 25th Anniversary Appeal. To donate today and read Riley's full story, head to the link in our bio.

| MAY RESCUE REPORT | If you thought you heard o

| MAY RESCUE REPORT |

If you thought you heard our #Rescue300 crew out and about a little more than usual lately, you weren't wrong! May was a massive month for our #RACQ #CapRescue!

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