OUR MISSION
Providing our community and stakeholders with a sustainable and supported, world-class aeromedical and emergency helicopter rescue service 24/7, 365 days a year.
Your lifeline in the sky
Since 1996, BMA CQ Rescue has been a trusted lifeline for remote communities across our diverse region.
Based in Mackay, BMA CQ Rescue proudly serves the vast corners of Central and North Queensland. It operates 24/7, 365 days a year, and delivers critical aeromedical care and search and rescue support. We respond when there’s no time to spare and no other way to help. Often, we’re the only connection between someone in crisis and the urgent care they desperately require.
For over 29 years, we’ve responded to life-threatening emergencies, natural disasters and completed urgent medical transfers. We’ve flown to remote cattle stations, isolated islands, highways and mine sites. To those waiting on the ground, the sound of our helicopter brings an overwhelming sense of relief: help is here.
OUR VISION
To continue and advance the delivery of life-saving aeromedical and emergency helicopter rescue services to the people of Central and North Queensland
OUR VALUES
Compassion
Integrity
Commitment
Reliability
Your Region’s Rescue Helicopter Service
Our missions aren’t just numbers; they’re life changes, families reunited, and futures made possible.
BMA CQ Rescue is proudly community-funded and based in Mackay. We’re here for everyone who lives, works or travels through Central and North Queensland, from Townsville to Rockhampton.
Our Rescue Helicopter
Our AW139 helicopters are state-of-the-art twin-engine aircraft built in Italy. With greater range, faster response time and enhanced safety features, the AW139 can help even more people.
Our Partners
As a community-funded rescue helicopter service, BMA CQ Rescue relies heavily on the ongoing support of our valuable corporate partners to help keep us in the air and flying to the rescue.
Our People
Each BMA CQ Rescue helicopter is staffed with a skilled team of pilots, aircrew officers, critical care paramedics, and doctors who work seamlessly together in high-pressure situations.
Our Impact
Every mission we fly has a lasting impact. As a lifeline for communities across our vast region, we bring hope in the darkest of moments and help reunite families when it matters most.
Our Coverage Area
Our service area stretches from Twonsville in the north to St Lawrence in the south. Along the coastlines of the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef, to inland communities of Bowen and Galilee Basins.
Contact Us
Whether you have a question, want to get involved or simply need more information about BMA CQ Rescue, our team is ready to help! Reach out to us, we’d love to hear from you.