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Double Anniversary Celebration Doubles Fundraising Goal

14th March 2025 New England/North West Community Fundraising
Double Anniversary Celebration Doubles Fundraising Goal

This year, the Service celebrates a significant milestone, 50 years of providing rescue helicopter services to the people of Northern NSW. In August 2025, we celebrate 25 years of our Tamworth Base.
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​On February 22, we celebrated these two milestones atop the Oxley Scenic Lookout at the Single Builders Tamworth Rescue Ball with 600 guests and raised an astounding $87,000 for the Tamworth Rescue Helicopter Base.
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​Thank you to all our amazing sponsors, guests and performers who joined us at the Lookout to celebrate this momentous occasion.

Watch the video from the event below!

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Fri, 16th May 2025

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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.