Extra funding announced for LifeFlight
LifeFlight has announced that the Queensland state government has committed AU$800,000 to the organisation.
LifeFlight, based in northwest Australia, has announced that the Queensland state government has committed AU$800,000 to the organisation to help keep it in the air and to ‘ensure the safety of residents and visitors to the northwest’. This was announced by Mark Ryan, minister for emergency services.
“The LifeFlight operations in Mount Isa ensure the safety of the people in this region,” said Ryan. “The funding is on top of the $1.2 million already provided by [the government] in 2015-2016 to support LifeFlight’s Mount Isa base until February 2017.”
Since the company took over the base at Mount Isa in July 2015, the service has flown 37 missions, including a range of critical care airlifts.
“LifeFlight Mount Isa services a population across a vast and remote landscape and is a vital lifesaving lifeline which ensures people in this remote region have access to critical care in their hour of need,” said LifeFlight CEO, Ashley van de Velde. “The community has always supported LifeFlight, and we are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to continue to provide our services to them and build on this solid relationship.”