LifeAid Emergency Care

07/10/2025

In remote Australia, a fall from height isn’t just a short trip to the emergency department—it can be hours away from definitive care.⁠
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That’s why LifeAid focuses on prevention, early intervention, and on-site clinical response.⁠
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Because when you’re working on scaffolds, towers, or platforms, there’s no such thing as ‘just a quick job’.⁠
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07/10/2025

🔥 Bushfires are a natural part of the Victorian landscape – but with the right planning and action, we can reduce their impact on communities, the environment and critical infrastructure.

Forest Fire Management Victoria’s bushfire risk management program is underway across the state.

👉 Read more from the Chief Fire Officer:
https://www.ffm.vic.gov.au/media-releases/a-letter-from-the-chief-fire-officer-bushfire-risk-management-program-underway-across-victoria

06/10/2025

Who looks after the people who look after everyone else?

Remote paramedics, nurses, and first responders face high-pressure environments every day.

At LifeAid, we’re taking a whole-team approach to mental health and wellbeing, blending trauma-informed care, leadership support, and practical systems that make a real difference.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kirstie-close-27059b36_communityparamedicine-remotehealthcare-emergencyresponse-activity-7380810286179688449-mPyE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAePwLQB1oDIMvxaRMw6Xu1pnmjyGZqh5MI

Who looks after the people who look after everyone else? Remote paramedics, nurses, and first responders face high-pressure environments every day. At LifeAid, we’re taking a whole-team approach to mental health and wellbeing, blending trauma-informed care, leadership support, and practical system...

06/10/2025

Teamwork at its best.

Last summer, our crews worked alongside aerial firefighting assets — including this Kestrel helicopter — to support medical response and fireline safety operations.

From the ground to the sky, our team members like Shannon Larkin — a paramedic originally from Canada who now calls country Victoria home — bring experience, adaptability and heart to every deployment.

06/10/2025

LifeAid Troopie ambulances are fitted with more than stretchers and oxygen—they’re backed by clinical directors, drug licences, and strict practice guidelines.

It’s serious clinical care, delivered in the toughest of environments.

02/10/2025

🌾 Quilpie shows Queensland how to stay prepared 🌧️

The small outback town of Quilpie has a history of significant flooding. Its story is a powerful reminder: natural disasters aren’t “if,” they’re when.

Discover how this resilient community keeps bouncing back and what every Queenslander can learn from their experience.

Read the full story and get inspired to get ready: https://www.getready.qld.gov.au/news/waters-run-through-quilpie

Quilpie Shire Council

01/10/2025

Barry the koala loves that October is Safe Work Month. He's on a mission to keep every job safe, every single day.⁠
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Whether it’s first aid training, on-site medical support, or just keeping you updated on the latest safety practices, LifeAid is here to help you look after your team.⁠
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Let’s start the month by checking in on your workplace safety plan – is your crew prepared? If not, we can help.⁠
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Contact LifeAid today for on-site safety and first aid solutions.⁠
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30/09/2025

Behind every great paramedic is hours of training, mentorship, and the courage to take on work in some of the toughest environments. 💪

We’re proud to be supporting the next wave of paramedics who’ll serve remote and high-risk communities across Australia.

Read more about how we’re building that future here:

From Experience to Education Our recent article on community paramedicine sparked conversations across platforms about the depth of experience behind LifeAid’s teams. Paramedics with decades on the frontline, nurses with remote health expertise, and first responders with firefighting backgrounds ....

30/09/2025

No one plans to fall. But teams can plan to prevent.⁠
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LifeAid delivers working at heights training designed for industries where safety is everything. We help workers build the confidence to operate in tough conditions, and the skills to respond when an incident occurs.⁠
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It’s not just compliance—it’s lives protected.⁠
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Check out our Working Safely at Heights courses on lifeaid.com.au or call us to discuss.⁠
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26/09/2025

Swimming in the sheep dip run. Black tea with the shearers at smoko. The smell of wool in the sheds. Sunday roasts in the big gauze room. Trips in the old Jeep to find just the right mulga tree for Christmas.

Ann Close - co-Director at LifeAid - grew up with summers like these at Beechal Station near Quilpie, where her aunt and uncle ran the homestead after the war. Those memories aren’t just family nostalgia — they’re part of a bigger story about care, community, and the rhythm of life in remote Australia.

As we head into the Twin Hills Campdraft this year, I’m sharing some of those memories and what they mean for how LifeAid shows up today — clinically ready, but also carrying forward the old manners of the bush: be steady, be present, look after one another.

If you have a Quilpie or Twin Hills memory — one photo, one line — I’d love to hear it. These stories travel better when we carry them together.

Out in western Queensland, a road is never just a road. My mum spent some of her favourite Christmases travelling up to Beechal Station near Quilpie, a vast sheep property where her aunt and uncle lived.

26/09/2025

Photos from .bolden at Twin Hills