Triumph, tragedy and saving lives: CQ Rescue marks 25 years
Premium Content Subscriber only Born out of necessity, RACQ CQ Rescue Mackay has celebrated its silver jubilee by reflecting on the triumphs, the tragedies and everything in-between. The community-based organisation has performed more than 10,000 rescue missions in its 25-year history, a service now iconic to the region and hard to imagine being without. Director Dr Bert Sadlier said the operation started in 1996 after a groundswell of community support. “Going back to the early 80s and 90s, it was recognised there was a need for an emergency retrieval service in this area,” Dr Sadlier...
Source: cqnews.com.au