New Sign for Nambour Ambulance Station
Local Ambulance Committee member Geoff Brown, Manager of Clinical Education Alexis Hughes, Nicklin MP Robert Skelton, local wood carver Terry Maddison, Acting District Director Rob Cornthwaite, Officer in Charge Nambour Station Joy Reitz and Local Ambulance Committee President Gary Langford.
A wooden sign celebrating the ambulance service’s centenary has been handed over to Nambour Ambulance Station.
The sign was hand-carved by local artisan and former ambulance officer Terry Maddison.
Nicklin MP Rob Skelton and other dignitaries attended the station to witness the handover of the sign celebrating how far the service has come over the last 100 years. It features a hand-drawn cart alongside a modern Ambulance.
From humble beginnings as a timber building on Howard Street in 1922, the Nambour Ambulance Station has serviced the needs of Nambour and the hinterland region for over a century, providing emergency transport and first aid for members of the community.
Transferring to the brick building in Rigby St in 2001, about 50 staff members are currently stationed there, with nine acute emergency units, two patient transport units and one emergency response unit.
Terry took up woodcarving as a hobby after nearly 40 years working as an Ambulance officer and he regularly gifts his artwork to local organisations in recognition of special occasions.