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Aug 8

This weekend across #NorthernNSW the Westpac #RescueHelicpoter was tasked on a number of missions including 👇

🔺 Tasked to a property at #Burringbar where a man sustained leg and pelvic injuries in a tractor accident. He was treated by #NSWAmbulance #Paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and flown to #GoldCoast University Hospital.

🔺 responded to a motor vehicle accident at #Neath where a motorbike rider was seriously injured. He was treated for multiple leg injuries by the Helicopter Critical Care Medical team and airlifted to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle.

🔺Rendezvoused with #NSWAmbulance at #Muwellbrook Hospital Helipad for a man with multiple serious injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident south of Muswellbrook.

🔺 Tasked to #Armidale where a man sustained serious head injuries in a motor vehicle accident. He was further stabilised by the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and airlifted to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle.

🔺#InterHospitalTransfers from #GlenInnes to #Lismore Base Hospital of a man with a medical condition, #CoffsHarbour to John Hunter Hospital of a man with serious injuries sustained in an earlier motorcycle accident, and #Grafton to Gold Coast University Hospital.

Thank you to our generous partners, supporters and community who keep us ready to respond 24-7. #EmergencyService #HereForYou

This weekend across #NorthernNSW the Westpac #RescueHelicpoter was tasked on a number of missions including 👇

🔺 Tasked to a property at #Burringbar where a man sustained leg and pelvic injuries in a tractor accident. He was treated by #NSWAmbulance #Paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and flown to #GoldCoast University Hospital.

🔺 responded to a motor vehicle accident at #Neath where a motorbike rider was seriously injured. He was treated for multiple leg injuries by the Helicopter Critical Care Medical team and airlifted to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle.

🔺Rendezvoused with #NSWAmbulance at #Muwellbrook Hospital Helipad for a man with multiple serious injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident south of Muswellbrook.

🔺 Tasked to #Armidale where a man sustained serious head injuries in a motor vehicle accident. He was further stabilised by the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and airlifted to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle.

🔺#InterHospitalTransfers from #GlenInnes to #Lismore Base Hospital of a man with a medical condition, #CoffsHarbour to John Hunter Hospital of a man with serious injuries sustained in an earlier motorcycle accident, and #Grafton to Gold Coast University Hospital.

Thank you to our generous partners, supporters and community who keep us ready to respond 24-7. #EmergencyService #HereForYou ...

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Aug 7

Our Drover's have taken off!

After two years of delays, 33 vehicles have departed from #CopiHollow Caravan Park on the 4WD adventure of a lifetime as they explore Outback Australia over the next 3 weeks. Follow their adventure on the Drover's Run Outback Adventure - Fundraiser . Have a great trip everyone and we can’t wait to see more photos!! #CommunityService #4WD #outbackadventure

Our Drover's have taken off!

After two years of delays, 33 vehicles have departed from #CopiHollow Caravan Park on the 4WD adventure of a lifetime as they explore Outback Australia over the next 3 weeks. Follow their adventure on the Drover's Run Outback Adventure - Fundraiser . Have a great trip everyone and we can’t wait to see more photos!! #CommunityService #4WD #outbackadventure ...

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Aug 3

FARM ACCIDENT - #Walgett

The Westpac #RescueHelicopter on the scene in #Yarraldool on Tuesday afternoon where a man sustained serious injuries when sheets of iron fell on him from a silo. The man was treated on the scene by the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and flown to Royal North Shore Hospital #Sydney.

Overnight crews also conducted #InterHospitalTransfers from #Maclean to #GoldCoast University Hospital, and from #GlenInnes to #Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital.

#FlyingICU #HereForYou

FARM ACCIDENT - #Walgett

The Westpac #RescueHelicopter on the scene in #Yarraldool on Tuesday afternoon where a man sustained serious injuries when sheets of iron fell on him from a silo. The man was treated on the scene by the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and flown to Royal North Shore Hospital #Sydney.

Overnight crews also conducted #InterHospitalTransfers from #Maclean to #GoldCoast University Hospital, and from #GlenInnes to #Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital.

#FlyingICU #HereForYou ...

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Aug 2

DOUBLE TAKE 👀
The #Tamworth and #Belmont Westpac #RescueHelicopters today at #Armidale airport to conduct urgent #InterHospitalTransfers of patients.

#Aeromedical #FlyingICU #NSWAmbulance

DOUBLE TAKE 👀
The #Tamworth and #Belmont Westpac #RescueHelicopters today at #Armidale airport to conduct urgent #InterHospitalTransfers of patients.

#Aeromedical #FlyingICU #NSWAmbulance ...

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Aug 2

The Westpac #RescueHelicopter service would like to recognise some significant staff milestones that have been achieved recently. Together, these staff have over 160 years of service with the Rescue Helicopter across our operational, engineering, administration, and marketing and fundraising teams.

Congratulations to:

Karen Cooper – 30 years
Graeme Anderson – 20 years
Trent Owen – 20 years
Zeke Huish – 15 years
Michael Legge – 15 years
Shane Zoutendyk – 15 years
Ed Baldwin – 10 years
Heidi Brand – 10 years
Tommy Lee Lewes – 10 years
Chrystal Lockyer – 10 years
T’Arne Stone – 10 years

#CommunityService #EmployeeRecognition ...

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Aug 1

Today the Westpac #RescueHelicopter has been tasked to #Macksville and #Narrabri 🚁.

🔺 A man injured in an earlier motorcycle accident on a property at #ThumbCreek was treated for head injuries by the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and flown to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle.
🔺A woman with a medical condition at Narrabri required an urgent #InterHospitalTransfer to #Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital.

#HereForYou #AW139 #NorthernNSW

Today the Westpac #RescueHelicopter has been tasked to #Macksville and #Narrabri 🚁.

🔺 A man injured in an earlier motorcycle accident on a property at #ThumbCreek was treated for head injuries by the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and flown to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle.
🔺A woman with a medical condition at Narrabri required an urgent #InterHospitalTransfer to #Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital.

#HereForYou #AW139 #NorthernNSW ...

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Jul 31

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The Westpac #RescueHelicopter this afternoon was tasked to assist #NSWPolice, #NSWAmbulance and #NSWSES to assist a teenager who injured her ankle in the Gilbraltar Range National Park near #GlenInnes. The girl was located by ground crews and able to be walked to an awaiting ambulance as the Rescue Helicopter arrived overhead.

This was one of many recent missions across #NorthernNSW including #InterHospitalTransfers of patients from
#Armidale to #Tamworth (📸), Glen Innes to Queensland Children’s Hospital, #PortMacquarie and #Taree to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle, and #Grafton to #GoldCoast University Hospital.

#HereForYou #EmergencyServices

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The Westpac #RescueHelicopter this afternoon was tasked to assist #NSWPolice, #NSWAmbulance and #NSWSES to assist a teenager who injured her ankle in the Gilbraltar Range National Park near #GlenInnes. The girl was located by ground crews and able to be walked to an awaiting ambulance as the Rescue Helicopter arrived overhead.

This was one of many recent missions across #NorthernNSW including #InterHospitalTransfers of patients from
#Armidale to #Tamworth (📸), Glen Innes to Queensland Children’s Hospital, #PortMacquarie and #Taree to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle, and #Grafton to #GoldCoast University Hospital.

#HereForYou #EmergencyServices ...

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Jul 30

HORSE FALL 🐴

The Westpac #RescueHelicopter this afternoon was tasked to #Eviron, west of #Casuarina where a man fell heavily when he fell from a horse. #NSWAmbulance #Paramedics attended the scene and transported the patient to #Coolangatta to rendezvous with the Rescue Helicopter, and he was further stabilized and transported to #GoldCoast University Hospital by the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team.

#HereForYou #Aeromedical #NorthernNSW

HORSE FALL 🐴

The Westpac #RescueHelicopter this afternoon was tasked to #Eviron, west of #Casuarina where a man fell heavily when he fell from a horse. #NSWAmbulance #Paramedics attended the scene and transported the patient to #Coolangatta to rendezvous with the Rescue Helicopter, and he was further stabilized and transported to #GoldCoast University Hospital by the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team.

#HereForYou #Aeromedical #NorthernNSW ...

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Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service is the trading name used by Northern NSW Helicopter Rescue Service Limited. Australian Business Number (ABN) 40 002 862 026, Australian Company Number (ACN) 002 862 026. Registered Charity with the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission. Public Benevolent Institution and endorsed as a deductible gift recipient (DGR). New South Wales Charitable Fundraising Authority Number (CFN) 11992.