High-tech specialist ambulance coming to Point Clare
NSW Ambulance will roll out eight specially designed vehicles known as Hazardous Area Rescue Ambulances (HARA) and one is coming to the special operations team located at Point Clare. These…
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Rescue crews fine tune skills in mock car crash
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews recently played a leading role in a multi-agency car crash exercise at Doyalson. The simulated crash was staged to allow firefighters and NSW Ambulance…
Search is on for location of new Kincumber ambulance station
Expressions of Interest are being sought for a suitable site in Kincumber to build a new ambulance station as part of the NSW Government’s $615.5M NSW Ambulance Infrastructure Program. The…
Two new ambulance stations earmarked for the Coast
Expressions of Interest are being sought for suitable sites on the Central Coast to build two new ambulance stations as part of the NSW Government’s $615.5M NSW Ambulance Infrastructure Program….
New app could help save lives
Member for Robertson Gordon Reid, himself a doctor, has praised a new program aimed at empowering members of the community to respond quickly when someone nearby goes into cardiac arrest….
Medical emergency at Wadalba
A critical care medical team was flown in to Wadalba by Westpac Rescue Helicopter on Sunday, April 7, for a medical emergency. NSW Ambulance called in the chopper team at…
Investigation into teen stabbing
A 52-year-old woman was under police guard in Wyong Hospital following an incident on Friday, March 1, when a teenager was stabbed at Toukley. NSW Ambulance paramedics were called out…
Nail gun accident at Pretty Beach
A man accidentally shot himself in the knee with a nail gun at Pretty Beach on Wednesday, January 17. Firefighters were called in to assist Ambulance crews because of the…
Elderly man injured falling on rocks
A man aged in his 80s was taken to hospital after being injured when he fell on rocks at Blue Bay on Thursday, January 18. Emergency services, including the Westpac…
Stuck in roof of Gorokan house
Central Coast VRA Rescue Squad was called to an unusual incident at Gorokan on Thursday, December 14, when someone got stuck in the roof cavity of a house. Police were…
Two injured in serious crash at East Gosford
Paramedics treated two people following a serious car accident on The Entrance Rd at East Gosford on Monday, March 20. One woman aged in her 70s was in a critical…
Specialist crew rescues bike rider
NSW Ambulance paramedics were called to a fire trail at Ourimbah on Sunday morning, March 12, to rescue a woman who sustained chest injuries in a motorbike accident. Access issues…
Ambulance medical kit stolen at The Entrance
Tuggerah Lakes Proactive Crime Team are investigating the theft of an Ambulance Medical kit bag. At about 3.45pm on Monday, February 6, Ambulance Paramedics responded to a medical emergency of…
Young girl hit by car at Wyoming
A 12-year-old girl was flown in a serious but stable condition to Westmead Children’s Hospital after being hit by car at Wyoming on Saturday, July 29. Three NSW Ambulance road…
Jobs safe with replacement of Ettalong Ambulance Station, says Government
The NSW Government has confirmed there will be no paramedic job losses with the replacement of the Ettalong Ambulance Station when it closes next year. The station will be built…
Concerns over Ettalong ambulance station relocation ‘unfounded’
With recent statistics showing increases in ambulance and emergency department wait times at Gosford Hospital, Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, said she was concerned the replacement of the Ettalong ambulance…
Father John retires after 44 years with ambulance service
Former Bateau Bay paramedic and chaplain for NSW Ambulance, John Sillince, who became known as Father John, retired on August 22 after a 44-year career helping people in their hour…
Injured man rescued at sea
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance at 10.30pm on Saturday, March 27, following reports of an injured crew member on the bulk carrier, MV Yuyo, three nautical…
Man injured by his own car
A 78-year-old man has sustained serious chest and leg injuries after an accident involving his own car at Bateau Bay. The incident occurred at Shelly Beach Holiday Park just after…
2-year-old boy suffered severe burns
A 2-year-old boy has suffered severe burns following an accident at Blue Haven. Emergency services were called to Blue Haven Oval just after 3pm on Wednesday, October 21, following reports…