QAS welcomes first Indigenous Paramedic Program intake for 2024 The first cohort of Indigenous Paramedic Program (IPP) cadets have commenced their training with the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS). The 12 cadets have been allocated to work in communities stretching from inner Brisbane to the Indigenous community of Yarrabah in Far North Queensland, including regional centres such as Townsville and Gympie. This intake raises the total number of cadets to be inducted into the Program to 90 sinc