Man rescued from mountain bike trail
Overnight on Wednesday, March 15, Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance on a primary mission to Kincumber following reports of a man who had fallen heavily from his mountain…
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Two women swept into sea cave
Two women were winched to safety by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter team after being caught in a sea cave south of Catherine Hill Bay. On Saturday, March 11, two women…
Man burnt in gas bottle explosion
Just after 7pm on Australia Day, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was sent to Point Clare, following reports of a gas bottle explosion with a man in his 80s suffering serious…
Man injured at Somersby Falls
A man has been taken to John Hunter Hospital following an incident at Somersby falls on Saturday, January 14. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was sent to the location just after…
Home barbecue goes wrong
A man has been hospitalised after a home barbecue went wrong at Berkeley Vale on January 9. The 58-year-old was cooking steak on the rear patio of his Kingsford Smith…
Woman charged following Killarney Vale crash
A woman has been charged following a crash at Killarney Vale on December 4 which left a young boy in critical condition. At about 12.45pm yesterday, emergency services were called…
Man suffers spinal injuries after surf dump
A man suffered spinal injuries after being dumped in the surf at Soldiers Beach on December 30. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team responded by road ambulance just…
Helicopter to rescue after Christmas Eve mishap
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was sent to Copacabana by NSW Ambulance just after 9 pm on Christmas Eve when a man suffered serious lacerations after falling onto a glass vase…
Westpac helicopter to the rescue
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter and the Critical Care Medical Team were called to the Central Coast twice over the past week to take seriously injured patients to John Hunter Hospital….
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…
Rescue helicopter attends to child pulled unconscious from pool
An unconscious three-year-old boy who was pulled from a pool in Bateau Bay was attended to by paramedics on Sunday (Feb 20) who flew in on the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Winch rescue at Jilliby
Around 2pm on the afternoon of January 11 the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance on a primary winch mission to a motorcycle accident in bush…
Mountain bike accident in Ourimbah forest
A critical care medical team with the Westpac Rescue Helicopter service was winched down into bushland at Wyong Creek to help a man injured in a mountain bike accident. The…
Base to Base keeps Bombers in form
AFL – What do you get when you combine an AFL club with a cancelled season due to COVID? If you’re the Killarney Vale Bombers you enter a virtual fitness…
Rescue fundraiser goes virtual
Base to Base is a novel way to help raise funds for Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service and at the same time get a close-up glimpse of day-to-day operations. With COVID…
Woman air lifted following Sparks Road crash
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called in last Tuesday afternoon to take an injured woman to hospital following a car crash at Warnervale. At 4pm on August 31, Ambulance NSW…
Crewman airlifted from bulk carrier off Terrigal
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter conducted a rescue on September 1 from on board the bulk carrier Sweet Melissa, anchored 20m east of Terrigal. It was reported that a 46-year-old crewmen…
Crewman airlifted from bulk carrier off Terrigal
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter conducted a rescue on Wednesday September 1 from on board the bulk carrier Sweet Melissa, anchored 20m east of Terrigal. It was reported that a 46-year-old…
Head on collision between a car and a truck
In the early afternoon of Thursday, June 10, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Ambulance crews were called to a head on collision between a car and a truck on the…
Rescue Helicopter Service needs more volunteers to be able to continue
National Volunteer Week kicked off from May 17 with the theme, Recognise, Reconnect and Reimagine, something that the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service acknowledges is of vital importance in the wake…