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.
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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…
Injured dirt bike rider airlifted to hospital
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to rescue an injured dirt bike rider on Saturday, May 22. An emergency call came through at 5pm that there was…
Learner driver involved in serious two-vehicle crash
NSW Police are appealing for information after a serious two-vehicle crash occurred at Magenta on Sunday, May 2. An investigation is now underway after emergency services were called to Wilfred…
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…
Injured cyclist airlifted after collision with motorbike
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter attended a serious accident between a motorbike and a cyclist on Wisemans Ferry Rd, Somersby, at 5.45pm on March 9. Following the collision, it is believed…
Woman seriously injured after a crash at Shelly Beach
A driver was seriously injured and her two passengers hospitalised after a single vehicle crash at Shelly Beach. At about 12.30am on Friday, March 5, emergency services were called to…
Rescue Helicopter Service will benefit from Wills being drafted
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service will benefit from Wills Week in March when people can have a simple Will drafted or have an existing Will updated at a greatly reduced price,…
81 year old man rescued from rocks at Avoca Beach
An 81-year-old man was rescued by The Westpac Rescue Helicopter following a fall on rocks at Avoca Beach on February 7. The helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance at 405pm…
Two injured at Mangrove Mountain
Around 3.15am on January 16, two people were rescued by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter following an accident at Mangrove Mountain. A 47-year-old male and a female in her 40s sustained…
Serious mountain biking accident
A 17-year-old boy is recovering after a serious mountain biking accident. Just before 1pm on Sunday, November 8, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to Ourimbah Mountain Bike Park following…
12-year-old boy pulled unconscious from a swimming pool
A 12-year-old boy has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after being pulled unconscious from a swimming pool at Wyong. Emergency services were called to the scene at…