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Work on a new $18.5 million Sunshine Coast base for LifeFlight will start next week, marking a significant milestone in the service’s 45-year history helping almost 90,000 people.
Newlands will be the builder of the three-hangar base in the Aerospace Precinct, which at 1500sqm is close to three times larger than the current hangar.
The build is expected to take about nine months and finish late next year.
Eighty-five per cent of trades and materials for the new base will be sourced locally from Sunshine Coast and Brisbane contractors while Newlands will have up to 50 people working onsite.
The not-for-profit aeromedical rescue service traces its roots back to 1979 when the Sunshine Coast Helicopter Rescue Service (SCHRS) was founded by the late Des Scanlan and others and launched from the base of the Big Cow.
The service’s founders, surf life saving legend Hayden Kenny OAM, Jim Campbell, Rod Forrester, Bill Freeman, Roy Thompson and Karyn Moffatt on behalf of the late Don Moffatt, were onsite to turn the first sod.
Mr Kenny, who was the first air crewman and chairman, said he was deeply proud to have been involved with the service from the start.
The base will accommodate two AW139 helicopters and one Challenger 604 air ambulance jet, helping make LifeFlight’s 24-hour response more efficient to meet the increasing demands from the Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay-Burnett and South Burnett regions.
In FY24, LifeFlight helped 600 people in the region, 19 per cent higher than the previous year.
LifeFlight chair Hon. Jim Elder said it was a privilege to have the original founders present for the next evolution of LifeFlight Sunshine Coast.
Mr Elder said the support from the Queensland Government, including funding for the base’s construction and a 20-year ground lease, was key to getting lift-off for the base.
“We’ve also been thrilled by the immense community support we’ve received for our appeal for the fit out of the new base,” he said.
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