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NSW’s only community based dedicated search and rescue helicopters!

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Sep 30

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How great are these teams from @westpac as they’re hosting Rescue Helicopter Week!

A big thank you to all the Westpac staff who have been celebrating our partnership and for continuing to support the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service in Southern NSW. #lifesaverhelo

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Sep 29

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49 years 🎂. It’s been a great ride! Happy birthday to us and thanks to all who have supported us or been part of the services along the way.

A huge shout out to @westpac for believing in us and being there from the beginning. We still can proudly say that no one has ever had to pay to be rescued!

#lifesaverhelo #happybirthday #westpaclifesaverheli #westpacrescuehelicopter #rescuehelicopter #sydney #moruya #thisislifesaving #mysurflife

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Sep 28

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Today marks 49 years of Westpac’s support of the national Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service, which was established here in Sydney in 1973. Last season alone, we flew over 309 hours and performed 313 missions.

As @Westpac teams around the country show their support by hosting Rescue Helicopter Week and wearing their favourite summer outfits, here is a message from our very own crew member Clay Allison to say thanks.

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Sep 23

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Next week, our longstanding partner @westpac is hosting Rescue Helicopter Week to rally behind our Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service. Staff are putting on their bright summer outfits once again to say thank you to the rescue crews around the country.

Want a sneak peek? Here’s some of the NSW Westpac team and our crew all dressed up in their favourite summer outfits.

Find out more at westpac.com.au/rescuehelicopters

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Sep 12

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A fantastic day out with the sun shining and a visit to Grays Point Public School as part of the @westpac Schools program.

Some great questions asked by the students and an amazing welcome from everyone. We provided an overview of what we do and reminded everyone about being safe.

Thanks for having us and thanks to Westpac for their support in making these visits possible.

#lifesaverhelo 🚁 #thisislifesaving #mysurflife #grayspoint #grayspointpublicschool #thanks @slsaustralia @slsnsw #watersafety

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Sep 9

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We got to spend time with a few awesome surf lifesavers who are just some of those recognised with the @slsaustralia Rescue Medal.

We landed at #Parliament House and caught up with those recognised as well as many others including Members of Parliament and from our partner @westpac. 🚁

Congratulations to all and in particular those from @metcaloundraslsc (Qld) and @avocabeachslsc (NSW).

#lifesaverhelo #slsarescuemedal #thisislifesaving #mysurflife #canberra @thistlethwaitem @angiebell.mp @johnjbbaker @shanemdaw @slsnsw_dol @avocabeachslsc @slsnsw @lifesavingqld #rescueheli #westpaclifesaverheli @ausfedpolice

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The crew still smiling after recently receiving their @slsaustralia Rescue Medal presentation as well as their Meritorious Award for one of the incidents they were recognised for. Well done Jon, John and Trevor. Also to Nick who unfortunately could not attend the presentation. A nice surprise for the crew who simply advise they are just doing what the need to do.., be there when it counts. Thanks for the support from all and in particular @westpac and @nswgov 🚁 #thisislifesaving #mysurflife #rescueheli #lifesaverhelo #westpaclifesaverheli @randwickcouncil

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Aug 26

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More than 85 volunteer surf lifesavers and lifeguards have been honoured with Surf Life Saving Australia’s SLSA Rescue Medal in recognition of their outstanding rescue efforts and commitment to keeping Australia’s coastline safe. Among the recipients were Jon Klopper, Trevor Cracknell and John Molnar from @westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter who performed a rescue at Wattamolla last year, who tell their story here. Read the full list of recipients via the news page on the SLSA website.

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Aug 20

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This #WorldHelicopterDay, we are celebrating all the hard work our crews have put in over the past year.

During the 2021/22 Financial Year, the @westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopters, Lifesaver 21 and 23 performed 170 rescues/assists/retrievals from a total of 313 missions. We found 34 missing people, assisted the transfer of 75 patients, and helped fellow emergency services by performing 183 searches.

Congratulations to our crews and thank you for another year of watching over our communities! #lifesaverhelo #thisislifesaving #mysurflife #rescueheli #westpaclifesaverheli

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Aug 20

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#SAREX Did you see us over #Cronulla and #wanda beaches today? Nothing to worry about. Just some training with the @slsnsw & @sls_sydney teams for emergency situations. As they say, practice makes perfect. Thanks to the organising group for the invite.

#staysafe #SAREX #lifesaverhelo #rescueheli #westpaclifesaverheli #everyminutematters

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Aug 18

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The #Moruya based @westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Crew working with @nswpolice and @nswses in the search for the missing Tura Beach man.

Thoughts with all.

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Aug 11

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#RESCUE A bit more from the rescue of two people from the seaplane accident on the south coast at #coilalake . The @westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter crew doing what it does best, help others!
#staysafe #lifesaverhelo #thisislifesaving #mysurflife #moruya #planecrash #westpaclifesaverheli #rescueheli

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Aug 10

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#RESCUE Just after 1pm the @westpac Lifesaver 23 crew from Moruya were tasked to reports of a seaplane ✈️ crashing on landing at Coila Lake near Tuross, and flipping over.

The Lifesaver 23 crew responded and located the aircraft and pilot and passenger. Then deploying rescue crew into the water to assess both persons before winching them to safety and taking them to be further assessed by waiting ambulance crews and taken to hospital.

#lifesaverhelo @slsnsw @slsaustralia #thisislifesaving #mysurflife #rescuehelicopter #westpaclifesaverheli

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Aug 9

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The Westpac Life Saver Helicopter Rescue Service has been conducting Charity “Cash Housie” for over 20 years at various licensed clubs in the Sydney region.

The Cash Housie program is an important fundraising and awareness platform for the Service.

Help raise vital funds for the Service whilst having the chance to win some great cash prizes at your local Club.

We hope to see you soon. Your support helps to keep us flying.

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A ruff day for these two labs 🐾🐾

Great to know our Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service crew 🚁are there for creatures great and small – especially when these two doggos and a few members of the south NSW community found themselves in trouble last year trapped by flood waters.

#lifesaverhelo #thisislifesaving #mysurflife #westpaclifesaverheli #flood #floodrescue #dogrescue

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Today is World Drowning Prevention Day.

Anyone can drown, no one should!

An estimated 236,000 people drown every year around the world.

We are asking everyone to do just one thing to prevent drowning. In our case if you click on the QR code you can download the https://beachsafe.org.au/ app which not only provides you details on your favourite beach but also much more information about the coast and being safe.

Other things you can do include:
* Swim at a patrolled beach between the red and yellow flags
* Supervise children at all times on, in and around water
* Wear a lifejacket when boating, rock fishing and on water craft
* Avoid alcohol and drugs when around water
* Learn rescue and resuscitation skills

#lifesaverhelo #WorldDrowningPreventionDay #WHO @ilsmedical #thisislifesaving #mysurflife #doonething @who @slsnsw @slsaustralia @slsfoundation

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Jul 24

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Great to be invited to participate in the #SAREX along with @slsnsw, @nswpolice, @marineareacommand, and @marinerescuensw. These exercises ensure in times of need, lives can be saved.

Stay safe out there people ⚠️.

#lifesaverhelo #savinglives #teamwork #mysurflife #thisislifesaving thanks @bwhits2 for various photos 📸

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Get to da choppa! All set for the @marinerescuensw SAREX today with @lifesaverhelo coming in hot.

#lifesaverhelo @slsnsw #SAREX #teamwork #savinglives #thisislifesaving #mysurflife #westpaclifesaverheli

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RT @7NewsSydney: A rock fisherman has been pulled from the water off Balgowlah Heights. The @Westpac helicopter rescue crew captured the mo…
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RT @9NewsSyd: A high visibility jacket has potentially saved the life of a fisherman swept off the rocks at Balgowlah in Sydney's north-eas…
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Thanks @9NewsSyd . Lucky day for this fisher and he was smart enough to be wearing a #lifejacket . Stay safe out th… https://t.co/7IIlo7KQ0l
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#RESCUE Lucky escape for one rock fisher today near #DobroydHead washed into the water. Thankfully he was wearing a… https://t.co/sjoaxWwSc9
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We operate 7 days a week, 365 days a year, from our bases at La Perouse in Sydney and at Moruya Airport on the NSW South Coast. Funding is provided through the support of our naming rights sponsor Westpac Banking Corporation, the NSW Government, other Corporate Partnerships, and donations from the communities we serve. Westpac has been a partner since our inception in 1973, making it the longest corporate community partnership in Australia.

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