Established 1981 as Gold Coast Helicopter Rescue Service to serve Queensland community. Since 1993 part of RACQ (Royal Automobile Club of Queensland) and known as RACQ CareFlight. On July 2016 changed name to LifeFlight
Operates rescue aeromedical bases in Brisbane, Bundaberg, Sunshine Coast, Mount Isa, Roma, and Toowoomba.
As of 2020 operates 5 AW139, 3 Bell 412, 1 Bk117 and a AS350 that completed more than 2000 missions last year. Two of the AW139, one each in Toowoomba and Roma, operate under contract with a consortium of gas companies (Arrow Energy, Origin Energy, Queensland Gas Company and Santos) for the Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS)
