Corporate Partnerships Coordinator

EVERY LIFE. EVERY MOMENT. EVERY DAY.

RACQ Capricorn Rescue is a vital, life-saving service, providing the fastest and most efficient means of rapid deployment of medical and rescue teams to major accidents, workplace incidents, inter-hospital transfers, counter disaster and search and rescue missions to the communities of Central Queensland.

The Service was incorporated in December 1995 and commenced operations on 26 January 1996.
A community based, not-for-profit, registered charity, our Service provides a world class, dedicated aerial search and rescue with full aeromedical and counter disaster capabilities to service the Central Queensland region, encompassing an area of over 350,000km2 and keeping a community of more than 300,000 people safe. Due to its vertical rescue capabilities, our aircraft are able to rescue
individuals in the most hostile and dangerous environs that conventional methods cannot achieve.
All rescue services are provided free of charge and this vital Service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

On average, the helicopter completes more than one tasks per day, with tasks encompassing retrievals from outlying hospitals, primary attendance at accident scenes, and search and rescue activities. We are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

We work closely with other medical and aeromedical services to provide a turn-key solution to emergency medical challenges faced when working in remote areas. In addition to emergency transportation of patients we can provide on-ground medical support for various periods of time.
From our state-of-the-art facility in Rockhampton, we have a flight time of 19 minutes to Great Keppel Island and coupled with direct access to the Rockhampton Base Hospital helipad, we provide timely response to critical care needs.

Since 1996 our dedicated team has provided this service to the CQ region for free. On average, our helicopter is tasked once a day, with our annual operating costs projected in the vicinity of $8.2 million. Although we receive significant funding from the Queensland Government, we are still required to raise almost 50% via valuable partnerships, funding, events and donations from within the communities we service. In 2018 approximately $1.1 million came from Donations and $1.4 million from Sponsorship. The generosity and continued growth of these valuable partnerships are as vital to RACQ Capricorn Rescue as our Service is to our community.