Chopper honour for Bergohofer

HE’S a well-known name on the Granite Belt and Southern Queensland and now philanthropist Clive Berghofer is set to be even better known in the region.
The South West Queensland legend Clive Berghofer’s dedication to the community and RACQ CareFlight Rescue was honoured late last week with the lifesaving service naming a helicopter in his honour.
“Clive was a key supporter of CareFlight being based in South West Queensland,” CareFlight chairman and former Queensland Premier Rob Borbidge A.O. said.
“Last year, 477 missions were flown from the Toowoomba Base.
“It’s a testament to the work that Clive and so many other people do in this community to support their RACQ CareFlight Rescue.”
Mr Berghofer, a well-known philanthropist, has donated a million dollars to the service in 10 years.
The Toowoomba hangar is also named in his honour.
“As a key supporter, Clive’s name is already on the side of the helicopter,” Mr Borbidge said.
“But the naming of the Toowoomba helicopter is a permanent reminder of what this man has done for his community.”
In honour of Mr Berghofer’s continued support of RACQ CareFlight Rescue Mr Borbidge unveiedl the newly renamed Clive Berghofer rescue helicopter in Toowoomba last week.
Toowoomba mayor Paul Antonio also attended last week’s ceremony, which was held in the original CareFlight hangar at the Clive Berghofer CareFlight Centre in Toowoomba.
Last year, a third of all RACQ CareFlight Rescue missions involved patients in Queensland’s South West.
Since RACQ CareFlight Rescue began flying from its Toowoomba base in 2006, it has treated and transferred more than 1648 patients.