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Aug 15

Did you spy the Westpac #RescueHelicopter in #PortMacquarie this afternoon? A woman with a serious medical condition was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle.

#FlyingICU #AW139 #InterHospitalTransfer

Did you spy the Westpac #RescueHelicopter in #PortMacquarie this afternoon? A woman with a serious medical condition was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle.

#FlyingICU #AW139 #InterHospitalTransfer ...

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Aug 15

MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT - #OwensGap

The Westpac #RescueHelicopter has responded to a motorcycle accident west of #Scone this morning.

Local #NSWAmbulance #Paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team treated the man for serious injuries, and he was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle.

#StaySafe #Aeromedical

MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT - #OwensGap

The Westpac #RescueHelicopter has responded to a motorcycle accident west of #Scone this morning.

Local #NSWAmbulance #Paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team treated the man for serious injuries, and he was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle.

#StaySafe #Aeromedical ...

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Aug 14

The view from the Westpac #RescueHelicopter this morning coming into John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle. A woman with a serious medical condition was airlifted from #Gunnedah for specialist treatment. #FlyingICU #HereForYou #NorthernNSW

The view from the Westpac #RescueHelicopter this morning coming into John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle. A woman with a serious medical condition was airlifted from #Gunnedah for specialist treatment. #FlyingICU #HereForYou #NorthernNSW ...

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Aug 12

Our Westpac #RescueHelicopter crews have been busy the past 48 hours, so please remember to #staysafe as we head into the weekend.

Crews have conducted urgent inter-hospital transfers from #Tamworth, #PortMacquarie, #Tenterfield and #CoffsHarbour to major hospitals including John Hunter.

Our #Helicopter Critical Care Medical Teams have also responded to incidents including a male with spinal and other serious injuries after a fall from scaffolding on a rural property at #Tyalgum, west of #Murwillumbah. He was flown to #GoldCoast University Hospital.

A teenage female with spinal and other serious injuries from a single vehicle accident at #Weilmoringle, north of #Brewarrina near the #Queensland border, was treated, stabilised and flown to John Hunter Hospital.

Our Westpac #RescueHelicopter crews have been busy the past 48 hours, so please remember to #staysafe as we head into the weekend.

Crews have conducted urgent inter-hospital transfers from #Tamworth, #PortMacquarie, #Tenterfield and #CoffsHarbour to major hospitals including John Hunter.

Our #Helicopter Critical Care Medical Teams have also responded to incidents including a male with spinal and other serious injuries after a fall from scaffolding on a rural property at #Tyalgum, west of #Murwillumbah. He was flown to #GoldCoast University Hospital.

A teenage female with spinal and other serious injuries from a single vehicle accident at #Weilmoringle, north of #Brewarrina near the #Queensland border, was treated, stabilised and flown to John Hunter Hospital. ...

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Aug 12

Our Drovers are having an INCREDIBLE time on their 4WD Outback adventure and have made it to #Uluru and #KataTjuta National Park! 33 vehicles have been on the road for a week now, have have raised over $200,000 for the Westpac #RescueHelicopter 🚁

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported our Drovers, who still have 10 days on the road as they make their way back to #Tamworth.

#CommunityService #CommunityFundraising

Our Drovers are having an INCREDIBLE time on their 4WD Outback adventure and have made it to #Uluru and #KataTjuta National Park! 33 vehicles have been on the road for a week now, have have raised over $200,000 for the Westpac #RescueHelicopter 🚁

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported our Drovers, who still have 10 days on the road as they make their way back to #Tamworth.

#CommunityService #CommunityFundraising ...

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Aug 9

“I would like to thank Dr Yolly, the medical team and all the Westpac Helicopter Crew because I owe my life to them. They saved my life.”

Millie has endured more than most 11 year olds. Three years ago, Millie contracted Influenza B. The virus attacked her heart muscle, and the reduced blood supply caused her vital organs to shut down. The Westpac #RescueHelicopter airlifted Millie to Westmead Children’s Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit where she spent the next six months.

The state of the art facilities on board the aircraft, its speed and the specialised medical team proved vital in Millie’s hour of need, and now she’s giving back by taking part in the @basetobasechallenge. Already, Team Millie (including her family, Doctor and Rescue Helicopter Pilot) has raised over $900 and is hoping to complete the Full Rotation – 1,386km!

“As a result of my illness, I had to have my left foot amputated in 2020, so I am completing my Base to Base kilometres with my prosthetic leg, but it's not going to slow me down!” said Millie.

You can join Millie on a mission this October by taking part in the challenge. Participants from across Northern NSW can move the distance between any of our bases #Belmont, #Tamworth, #Lismore and #Broadmeadow Deep Level Maintenance Facility without having to step outside their neighbourhood. Complete your kilometres as a team or on your own – no matter how you get there you will be supporting the Westpac Rescue Helicopter respond to those who need us most.

Register for FREE today via the link in bio 👆.

“I would like to thank Dr Yolly, the medical team and all the Westpac Helicopter Crew because I owe my life to them. They saved my life.”

Millie has endured more than most 11 year olds. Three years ago, Millie contracted Influenza B. The virus attacked her heart muscle, and the reduced blood supply caused her vital organs to shut down. The Westpac #RescueHelicopter airlifted Millie to Westmead Children’s Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit where she spent the next six months.

The state of the art facilities on board the aircraft, its speed and the specialised medical team proved vital in Millie’s hour of need, and now she’s giving back by taking part in the @basetobasechallenge. Already, Team Millie (including her family, Doctor and Rescue Helicopter Pilot) has raised over $900 and is hoping to complete the Full Rotation – 1,386km!

“As a result of my illness, I had to have my left foot amputated in 2020, so I am completing my Base to Base kilometres with my prosthetic leg, but it's not going to slow me down!” said Millie.

You can join Millie on a mission this October by taking part in the challenge. Participants from across Northern NSW can move the distance between any of our bases #Belmont, #Tamworth, #Lismore and #Broadmeadow Deep Level Maintenance Facility without having to step outside their neighbourhood. Complete your kilometres as a team or on your own – no matter how you get there you will be supporting the Westpac Rescue Helicopter respond to those who need us most.

Register for FREE today via the link in bio 👆. ...

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Aug 9

On the scene in #Bingara on Monday. The Westpac #RescueHelicopter responded to a quad bike rollover on a rural property where a man sustained multiple injuries. He was treated on the scene by #NSWAmbulance #Paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and airlifted to #Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital.

Crews were also tasked on an urgent #InterHospitalTransfer of a teenager with a serious medical condition from #PortMacquarie to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle. The teenager was stabilised and prepared for the flight by the John Hunter Medical Retrieval Team.
#HereForYou #AW139 #NorthernNSW

On the scene in #Bingara on Monday. The Westpac #RescueHelicopter responded to a quad bike rollover on a rural property where a man sustained multiple injuries. He was treated on the scene by #NSWAmbulance #Paramedics and the Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team and airlifted to #Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital.

Crews were also tasked on an urgent #InterHospitalTransfer of a teenager with a serious medical condition from #PortMacquarie to John Hunter Hospital #Newcastle. The teenager was stabilised and prepared for the flight by the John Hunter Medical Retrieval Team.
#HereForYou #AW139 #NorthernNSW ...

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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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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.