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Meet the oldest Air Ambulance Nurse in Australia

Meet the oldest Air Ambulance Nurse in Australia

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Maureen Roberts has many career highlights to share from her 32 years as Australia’s longest serving air ambulance nurse.

In a recent interview on Macquarie Media, Maureen told the story of the pilot of her aircraft passing out at the controls and how she calmly popped his oxygen mask on and brought him around enough to land the plane. And you thought your job had challenges!

Maureen began her career in the Riverina and became interested in the Air Ambulance are speaking to a fellow nurse from the service. She started her career in Albury but is now based at Mascot, near Sydney.

Another memorable moment of her career involved a premature baby in the skies over the Hunter Valley in NSW. The Air Ambulance needed to land but a FA18 Hornet on “critical fuel” took precedence. Maureen remembers saying to the Air Ambulance pilot “the fighter pilot can eject if he needs to but we can’t, we need to land”!

One of the wonderful things about her job, Maureen told us, is that every day is a different experience depending on the patients you're transporting.

“Sometimes you're taking people home to die and they know they're going to die and they have the most amazing conversations with you."

Hear the full interview with Maureen Roberts here

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Dina
Dina from QLD commented:

up the pension by 20% and the economy will rise by 100% 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to Dina:

Dina: Another way you will get your needs become reality is by joining the party I joined: The Seniors Party (www.seniorsparty.org). Their aim is to get representation in Canberra to turn our needs into policies and then fight to get them through. Please check them out and if you like them so will your friends. Good luck! 

Yvonne
Yvonne from NSW commented:

It would be great to be able to put pressure to bare on the big banks to not be so greedy ie fees, honour fees, credit card fees etc, more competition amongst business to keep them honest and prices at a sensible level, better and cheaper housing, more affordable Health care, as that is becoming so expensive, cheaper petrol,cheaper rents, give us a break. 

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Perrine - FiftyUp Club from NSW replied to Yvonne:

Yvonne, thanks for all the great comments and recommendations! 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to Yvonne:

Yvonne: Spot on! I went a step further: I joined a Party I found, it's The Seniors Party (www.seniorsparty.org). Their aim is to get representation in Canberra to also put pressure, but on politicians to start listening to those that have worked hard all their life. have a look at it, I don't think you will be disappointed. 

Frank
Frank from NSW commented:

Reduced living costs. This may be outside the Over 50 Club charter, extension of pensioner benefits to self funded retires. 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to Frank:

Frank: I feel the same as you. This is why I went a step further and also joined a Party I found, it's The Seniors Party (www.seniorsparty.org). Their aim is once getting representation in Canberra to draft policies that will cover, amongst other subjects pensioners and self-funded retirees, then pushed through the right channels to have them approved. Go into their site and have a look at it, I've got the feeling that (just like me) you will like what you see. And if you like it so will be your friends. Have a go! 

bary
bary from NSW commented:

A reduction /discount in holding costs of assets(home-car), the day to-day running of assets and living in general including holidays. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

What about home insurance?? Any good deals?? 

maree
maree from QLD commented:

oh how I would like to see the pensioners get a fair go electricity goes up pension stays the same fuel pension stays the same are they wanting us to disappear so they can keep our money we paid taxes all our lives and what do we get a kick in the guts while we are down my suggestion is the politicians drop their wage right down and stop the 3000,000 a year for the rest of their life what do you think they need to look at the money they rake in for themselves all we want is to have enough to pay our bills and live our lives in comfort 

Dina
Dina from QLD replied to maree:

up the pensions by 20% and the economy will grow by 100% 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to maree:

Maree: You speak my language! Please have a look at a Party I found, it's called The Seniors Party (www.seniorsparty.org). Your words are exactly what they're aiming at. Once they get representation in Canberra (something all pensioners need badly!) they want to turn our needs into policies and fight to get them through. We are not going to be the "forgotten group" any more if we believe this Party can do something for us. Please have a look at it, I think you are going to like it. And if you like it so will your friends. Have a go at it! 

Robert
Robert from QLD commented:

After a life time working for the Man and the community at large I would like to see better recognition for my contribution to the public as having been a volunteer St John Ambulance First responder for 30 years public servant in the Q health ICU in a major Hospital and again as a volunteer Red Cross emergency services member 4 to date seeing quality discounts on my Rates, Urban Utilities, Gas, Power bills, insurances - car/s - home and contents - life, public transport and quality health support all of which are skyrocketing beyond my capacity to earn but! not just for me! but everyone who has worked all their life to benefit our families but the community at large! we have created the spoils so to speak for the following population that follows, we deserve that respect and recognition 

Dina
Dina from QLD replied to Robert:

you have right in what you are saying there is no recognition for us and we all have contributed one way or an other to make Australia for what it is now. 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to Robert:

Robert: When I started to read your comments I thought I was reading something from a Party I found: The Seniors Party (www.seniorsparty.org), this is exactly what they say and their main aim is to get representation in Canberra to push for our needs. We are not represented in the land of the law and we need it badly. Please visit their site, I think you are going to like it. And if you so will your friends. Good luck! 

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Someone from NSW commented:

Mum wanted to join. 

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Michael from QLD commented:

to seek discounts or no contracts on purchasing goods and services. 

lyle
lyle from QLD commented:

The car insurance we presently pay here in QLD is way too high. Lets get the Coles Group on board for both our cars and home insurance. When you have paid home insurance continually for 36 years and never made one claim, we are still penalized because of where we reside. 

David - FiftyUp Club
David - FiftyUp Club from NSW replied to lyle:

Hi Iyle, we want to move into QLD as soon as we have enough members there. Thanks for the feedback. We hope to be able to provide you a good deal. 

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