It’s been another busy day for RACQ CQ Rescue airlifting an injured horseman from a property south-east of Nebo and assisting police search the mouth of the Pioneer River during a grass fire.

The region’s rescue helicopter service was dealt a significant boost last weekend with a record number of attendees raising more than $140,000 at the annual gala dinner.

RACQ CQ Rescue flew more than 976km in an epic 10-hour mission late yesterday to winch an injured man from a fishing charter boat on a remote reef near Heron Island.

A Whitsunday man was airlifted to hospital this afternoon after being savagely bitten by a goanna while walking his dog at Shute Harbour.

A teenager was airlifted to Townsville Hospital by RACQ CQ Rescue last night fighting for life after being crushed in a horror accident on a property near Moranbah.

More than 550 runners and walkers took the cool early morning in their stride yesterday to pound the pavement and help the region’s rescue helicopter take flight.