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Community support takes many forms

Frontpagephoto:TheService’sBELL412SPabovetheSkillion,TerrigalontheCentralCoastofNSW.

The Service achieved ISO 9001 certification in February 2009. An ISO 9001 quality management system provides the Service with a framework to monitor and improve performance in our Engineering Department.

ISO 9001 is by far the world’s most established quality framework, currently being used by over ¾ million organisations in 161 countries, and sets the standard for quality management systems.

This quality framework helps the Service succeed through improved customer satisfaction, staff motivation and continual improvement. This system improves performance, manages risk, encourages efficiency, streamlines operations resulting increased customer satisfaction.

Systems like this will help the Service build a competitive advantage for future contracts.

ISO 9001:2008FS 540396

Company Quality Certification and Carbon Management Certification

OurServicereliesheavilyon

thegenerosityofindividuals,

organisations,groupsand

businessestofunction

effectively.Whilstit’snot

possibletoaccurately

measurethiscontributionI

cansaythatwewould

struggletomaintainour

Serviceatthelevelexpected

ifwedidnothavethis

generousamountofsupport.

Forexample,therearemanybusinessesacrossourregion

thatprovidegoodsandservicesforeithernocostorfor

reducedrates.Therearetoomanytonameandthankin

thiscolumn,sufficetosaythatthistypeofsupportgreatly

reducesthecostsofrunningtheService.Thiscontribution

fromthecorporatesectorspansallthedepartmentsin

ourbusiness:engineering,operations,marketingand

fundraisingandadministration.Mostofthecompanies

involveddon’taskforanythinginreturn–theydoit

becausetheybelieveinthevalueoftheServiceto

thecommunity.

Similarly,ourvolunteersacrosstheregionmakeupan

incredibleworkforceofadvocatesandfundraisersforthe

Service.Organisedinto35differentVolunteerSupport

Groupsinmostoftheregion’stowns,theyworktirelessly

throughouttheyeartoensuretheServicegainsthesupport

itneeds.Theyallwanttoensurethatthehelicopteris

availabletoanyoneintheircommunitywhoneedsit.

ManyindividualsinourcommunitiessupporttheService

bylendingassistancewhencalledupon.Weareluckyto

haveawidenetworkofexperiencedpeoplewhoareonly

toohappytolendahand.Elevenindividualsmakeupthe

Service’sBoardofDirectors.Similarly,theServicehasan

AdvisoryCommitteefortheoperationalareaoftheNew

EnglandandNorthWestcomprising13members.They

volunteertheirtimetoregularlyattendmeetingsandwork

togethertomakedecisionsaboutpolicydirection,finances

andotherissuesaffectingtheService.

Toallthesepeople–thankyouforyourtirelessand

consistentsupportoftheWestpacRescueHelicopter

Service.

Richard Jones GeneralManager

Page2 WestpacRescueHelicopterService-RescueSpring2011

On28December2010at7:30pm,Pilot

MarkGoolmeerandRescueCrewman

GlenRamplinreceivedacallfromthe

MedicalRetrievalUnittoflyparamedics

toacampgroundatMungoBrushon

MyallLakes,northofTeaGardens.

Agasbottleexplosionhadcaused

burnsto6people.Twoofthosepeople

werechildrenandan8yearoldboy

and10yearoldgirlhadsevereburnsto

theirface,shoulders,chestandarms.

TheywereflowntotheJohnHunter

Hospital–a30minuteflightcompared

toaoneandahalfhourtripbyroad.

Latertheyweretransferredtothe

BurnsUnitatWestmeadChildrens

Hospital.Thechildren’smother

contactedtheBasebyemailvia

theService’swebsite.Shethanked

everybodyinvolvedfortheirkindness

andefficiency.MarkGoolmeerthen

senttwo“PilotKevvy”mascotsand

twoWestpacRescueHelicopter

Servicecapstothechildrentohelp

theirspeedyrecovery.Theyeach

respondedwiththankyouletters,a

posteranda$5.00donationfromtheir

fortnightlypocketmoney.

Email from MumHi there, on the 28th of December

2011 I was camping at Mungo Brush

with my four children and friends,

when my two youngest children

were burnt in a gas explosion from

a BBQ. They were taken by road

ambulance to meet up with your

helicopter. I couldn’t go with them

and I star ted the longest tr ip of my

life to John Hunter Hospital where

my babies were being flown by your

wonder ful people. I didn’t get to

meet you kind people that looked

af ter my babies on that fl ight but the

kids said you made them feel safe.

They told me how you talked to them

and told them that everything would

be all r ight. You allowed them to hold

hands from their stretchers which

made her happy because she could

feel her lit tle brother’s hand and

knew he was ok.

THANK YOU so much for the way

you treated my babies. I wished I

had been there to kiss their tears

but knowing they were in good

and kind hands at such a sad time

makes me feel so much better. The

kids are doing well. Their faces are

healing well and they look great, they

would love to find out the names of

whoever it was that looked af ter them

and maybe thank you in person. They

are visiting Westmead Children’s

Hospital burn unit next week to thank

everyone that helped them there.

So again from the hear t of a mum

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

Mum’s anguish and thanks

Crew Chief Peter Cummings

(left) with Intensive Care

Flight Paramedics from

Newcastle becoming

familiarised with the cabin

layout of the new BELL

412EP.

WestpacRescueHelicopterService-RescueSpring2011 Page3

Fishing clubs assist

Fromtimetotimeourhelicopter

andcrewarecalledtorescue

peoplewhoaresweptfromrocks

intotheocean.Mostofthese

peoplearerockfishermen.The

taskofretrievingtheperson

fromthewaterorrocksisdone

bytherescuecrewmanwhois

wincheddownonacablefrom

thehelicopter’shoist.Thehoist

isoperatedbytheaircrewman

whilstthepilothoverstheaircraft

inthemostadvantageousandsafe

position.

Suchanincidentoccurredon

Friday17thJune2011whena

fishermanwaswashedintothe

seaandwasabletofindrefuge

onarockbelowthelighthouseat

SugarloafPoint,SealRocksonthe

midnorthcoastofNSW.Therock

wasclosetotheclif fedgedirectly

belowthelighthouseinblustery

20-25knotwesterlywinds.

Largeandunpredictablewaves

werefrequentlywashingover

thefishermanforclosetoan

hourbeforetheWestpacRescue

Helicopterteamarrivedandhad

safelywinchedthefisherman

aboardthehelicopter.He

apparentlysufferedonlyminor

abrasionsrequiringbasicfirstaid

treatmentandwasspottedfishing

thenextdayatamuchsafer

location.

Anonlookerwhoobservedthe

entireoperationsaid:“Theskill

andefficiencyshownbytherescue

teamwasfantasticanddefinitely

leavesmefeelingsaferknowing

theyarethere”.

Thepreventionofthesetypesof

accidentshasbeenaddressed

bytheFederalGovernmentby

producingawebsite,literature

andaDVDinEnglish,Korean,

VietnameseandChinese.

ItisintroducedbyAndrew

Ettinghausen.

Formoreinformationgoto

www.safefishing.com.au

TheJunctionInnFishingClubfrom

RaymondTerracerecentlymade

theirannualdonationtotheService

asaresultoftheH&DHomeTimber

andHardwareTwinRiversFishing

Classic.Almost300fishermen

competedfortrophiesandprizesin

March2011forfishcaughtalongthe

lowerPatersonandHunterRivers.

Thefundswereraisedfromentry

fees,raffleandsaleofT-Shirts.

ClubPresidentPeterKennedysaid

thattheclub’scommitteeselected

theServiceasthebeneficiary

becauseitwasmostlikelythe

organisationthatwouldhelp

membersintimesoftrouble.

TheJunctionInnFishingClubisjust

oneofover60FishingClubsinthe

regionthatdonatetotheService.

SomeoftheClubsthatdonatetothe

ServiceincludeLakeCathie,Uralla

Baitwasters,Bull&BushatMedowie,

BigCatchSocialatEleebana,Catho

atCatherineHillBay,CityTavernat

Tamworth,PallmallawaGoldenGrain

CatchandRelease,KootingalHotel,

OldBarTavern,SouthNewcastle

RugbyLeague,ThunderboltandThe

EntranceHotel.

The perils of rock fishing

The BELL 412SP hovering above the rock with the rescue crewman in red wetsuit tending

to the fisherman.


Norma’s contributionNormaYoungisjustoneofthe

manyhundredsofsupporters

whoplayHelicopterHousieinthe

region’sregisteredclubs.Norma

hasjustturned91yearsofageand

hasbeenplayingHelicopterHousie

attheBelmont16Footersforthe

past5yearsonbothMondaysand

Thursdayseachweek.Sheplays

withhercousinsandusesthetime

asaregularcatch-upwiththem.

Togettotheclub,Normaleaves

homeinHamiltonat8.00amto

catchtwobusestothe16Footers.

Shedoesitbecause“It’sadayout,

Ilovethelakeandwecanseethe

helicopterwhenitf liespastand

weknowit’shelpingsomeone”.

Onthewayhomeit’sanother

bustoCharlestownSquare(often

foraspotofshopping)beforea

bushomearound4.00pm.She

‘invests’$20foreachofthehousie

days,oftengoinghomewithsome

winnings.

Normahas4children,6

grandchildrenand5great

grandchildren.Herfamilycomplain

thatshe’sneverathome!!

Helicopter HousieVenues:The Adamstown Club: Brunker Rd, Adamstown

Belmont 16ft Sailing Club: The Parade, Belmont

Cardiff Panthers: Cnr Munibung and Pendlebury Rds, Cardiff

Club Macquarie: Lake Rd, Argenton

Club Taree: Wingham Rd, Taree

Easts Leisure & Golf Club: Tenambit St, East Maitland

Forster Bowling Club: Strand St, Forster

Halekulani Bowling Club: Natuna Ave, Budgewoi

Maitland City Bowling Club: Melbee St, Rutherford

Mingara Recreation Club: Mingara Drive, Tumbi Umbi

Nelson Bay Diggers: Shoal Bay Rd, Nelson Bay

Panthers Port Macquarie: Bay St, Port Macquarie

Soldiers Point Bowling Club, Soldiers Point Road, Soldiers Point

Wauchope RSL Club: Young St, Wauchope

West Tamworth League Club: Phillip St, Tamworth

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri SAT Sun10.45am

Wauchope rSL Club

11.00am Belmont 16ft Sailing Club

11.00am halekulani

Bowling Club

11.00am Mingara

recreation Club

11.00am Belmont 16ft Sailing Club

11.00am Maitland City Bowling Club

11.00am easts Leisure & Golf Club

11.00am The Adamstown

Club

11.00am nelson Bay

diggers

11.00am West Tamworth

League Club

7.00pm Cardiff Panthers

1.30pm halekulani

Bowling Club

12.30pm Soldiers Point Bowling Club

11.00am Club Taree

7.00pm Forster

Bowling Club7.00pm Panthers

Port Macquarie

7.00pm West Tamworth

League Club

11.30am Panthers

Port Macquarie

7.00pm Club Macquarie

Black = Cash housie sessions - all cash prizes. red = Club Bingo and Cash housie sessions. Prizes include vouchers for Club Bingo (max $30 value) and cash.

7.00pm Thursday 29 September at Forster Bowling Club11.00am Friday 14 october at West Tamworth League Club11.00am Thursday 10 november at Belmont 16ft Sailing Club

7.00pm Wednesday 23 november at West Tamworth League Club11.00am Wednesday 30 november at Club Taree

BIG BUCKS BINGO dates:

Norma Young with the

Service’s Housie staff

Venessa Hyham and

Janine Fenton


Christmas in July

RayO’Connorisamemberofthe

Service’sRescueClubandisa

well-knownMaitlandhairdresser.

HespentthreedaysinJohnHunter

Hospitalafterfallingfromaladder

in2009.Raywaspaintingthe

gutteringathisdaughter’sLargs

homewhentheladderslipped

fromunderneathandhefellface

downontotheground.Aswell

asfacialinjuries,hesufferedtwo

brokenwrists.Afterassessment

bythelocalAmbulancecrew,the

helicopterarrivedin14minutes

withparamedicsaboard.Rayhas

fullyrecoveredandiscontinuinghis

hairdressingbusiness.

SoappreciativeisRayandhis

familyfortheService’sefficient

and‘hospitable’transport,that

theynoworganisethe‘BlingBall’

inMaitland.Attendedbynearly200

ofRay’sbusinesscontactsand

friends,theBallraisedover

$15,000inthepasttwoyears.

Thefundsaredonatedtothe

MaitlandVolunteerSupportgroup

whoassistonthenight.

Rescue Story

Ray O’Connor and his wife Diana at the

Bling Ball held in Maitland on 16 April 2011.

MaitlandOver120peopleenjoyedaChristmasfeastand

dancingattheTelarahBowlingClubon23July.

Some‘old-timerockandrollers’weretheretoshow

theirskillsasthecrowddancedtoRayKellyandhis

orchestra.ManythankstotheMaitlandVolunteer

SupportGroupfortheirtirelesseffortsinorganising

thisevent.

BelmontThisyear’sAnnualChristmasinJulyBallwasagain

heldatBelmont16FootersonSaturday9July.Joyce

MayneBennettsGreenwerethemajorsponsor

donatingover$17,000worthofelectricalgoodsand

prizes!Santa’sWarehousewasalsoverygenerous

decoratingtheroomintrueChristmasspirit.

Thefantasticfestiveeveningwascoordinatedby

dedicatedvolunteerColleenPraniessandher

fantasticvolunteercommittee.

Santa with Leila who won the best dancer award at Maitland Christmas in July


High School champions

Wingham’s ‘Ranginator’ loses locks

Cardiff remembers

Quirindi cooks

Michael Stocks loses his locks

Photo courtesy of the Wingham Chronicle

QuirindiHighStudentscaterfor350

peopleattheAnnualDinnerDance

in2011.Theannualdinnernowin

its11thyearisheldontheQuirindi

rugbyfieldandistheQuirindi

VolunteerSupportGroup’smajor

fundraisingeventfortheyear.

On30thJune2011studentsand

staffatCardif fHighSchoolheld

a‘HealthyHeartforBen’Day.

BenDavissufferedfromaheart

conditionandwasflownbythe

ServicefromtheJohnHunter

HospitaltoSydneyforspecialist

surgery.UnfortunatelyBendied

4monthslaterfrominfection

complications.

Ben’ssister,ElliewhoisinYear

12atCardif fHighorganisedthe

‘RedDay’withthehelpofthe

StudentRepresentativeCouncil

andteachers.Studentsmade

agoldcoindonationandsold

applestoraisemoney.Theday

raisedoverathousanddollarsfor

theService.

MichaelStocks,aYear12student

atWinghamHighagreedtoshave

hisheadfortheServiceaftera

12monthamnestyonahaircut.

Aftergainingsponsorshipand

donationsfromlocalbusinesses

andindividuals,Michaelagreed

togoundertheshearsinthe

quadrangleinJuneinfrontofthe

restoftheschool.Localhairdresser

AlanaClarkedonatedhertimeand

clipperstopushthroughthethick

redlocks.Anotherstudent,Josh

Barwellandtechnologyteacher

ScottBrownalsohadtheirhead

shavedandbetweenthemraised

$1,200fortheService.Year12at

WinghamhasadoptedtheService

asitschosencharityfortheyear.


Stockton to Birubi Beach Walk

New sponsor for race day at Wyong

OnMay28,2011adedicatedteamof48walked32kilometersfromStocktonbreakwalltoBirubiBeachcarpark.

Thewalk,nowinitsthirdyear,raisedanastounding$33,000fortheService.OrganiserKarenCooperofCaltex

servicestationMaryland,saidthewalkwasahugesuccessandthisisevidentinthegrowthofnumbersandsupport

overthepast3years.

Thewalkstartedat5:30amwithsupportfrom4WDescorts,f irstaidofficersandcateringcrews.Karenandher

husbandScottCooperhavelockedinApril21,2012fornextyear’schallengesoputitinyourcalendarandget

trainingforanotherfantasticdayonthesand!

John Boyd one of the walkers to Birubi presents

the results of his fundraising to the Service’s

Kieron O’Toole

LOGO – OAS

Technology groupA happy group of supporters at the Wyong Race Day

TheannualWyongCharityRace

Daytookplaceon15Julyand

wewelcomednewmajorsponsor

oftheday,OASTheTechnology

Group.Thepopularracedaysaw

180supportersrallytogetherto

raiseapproximately$9,000forthe

Servicewhilstenjoyingallthefun

andexcitementoftheraceday!

OthersponsorsincludeSerendipity

SpellingandBTSEnergywho

sponsoredindividualracesand

StocklandBayVillageretailers

providedraffleprizesandsilent

auctionitems.Specialmention

mustgotoWyongRugbyLeague

Group,AdvanceDesignand

Westpacfortheirongoingsupport

andracesponsorshipofthischarity

eventeachyear.

Thedaywouldnothavebeenso

successfulwithoutthehelpand

supportfromTonyDrewandhis

staffatWyongRaceClub.Also

thankstoourwonderfulvolunteers

Helen&AlyssaKale,Monique

Condon&SueFergusonfrom

Westpacfortheirassistance.

Stockton Beach walkers celebrate at the end of the walk on Birubi Beach


New aircraft offers more• Enhancedcommunicationand

navigationsystem

• Greaterengineperformanceand

moresingleengineaccountability

• Increasedstabilitythroughfast

finandtailboomstrakes

• Improvedergonomiccabinlayout

BELL 412EP’s long way home

From this in New York City…….

Then transport to Newcastle

At last VH-WSR Westpac 2 in action for the Service

Modifications in the snow in Calgary, Canada

New helicopter now ‘on-line’

Continued over page


The addition of a fourth helicopter to the

Service’s fleet marks the beginning of an

exciting new phase for the provision of

aeromedical services in the Hunter, Central

Coast, Mid North Coast, New England and

North West. General Manager Richard

Jones answers questions about the

acquisition of the new aircraft.

Why did the Service need to purchase another helicopter?

Firstly,wewantedtoensureclose

to100%helicopteravailability

atbothourBroadmeadowand

TamworthBases.Wecouldnot

guaranteethiswiththreemachines.

Secondly,anewerhelicopterwith

increasedcapacityandcapabilityis

neededintothefuture.Inaddition

it’saninvestmenttoensurethat

ourequipmentandassetsareupto

dateandcompetitivewithmodern

aeromedicalretrievalpractices

andexpectations.Itpositionsthe

Servicewellforourfuturewiththe

AmbulanceServiceofNSW.

Thisaircraftisasgoodasanyin

theworldforthistypeofwork.

TheEPmodelrepresentsthebest

technologyavailable.Wearevery

fortunatetohavebeenableto

acquirethehelicopterfromEagle

HelicoptersinCanada.Itwas

previouslyusedbytheNewYork

PoliceDepartment.

How will the BELL 412EP be used?

Thismachinewillbebasedat

Broadmeadowandworkwith

ourotherBELL412SP.They

willoperateina‘1up1down’

system.Inotherwords,onewill

alwaysbeoperationalwhilethe

otherisundergoingservicingor

maintenance.Thesamesystemwill

applyinTamworthforthetwoBK

117’sfortheNewEnglandNorth

WestRegion.

How much did it cost?

Thefinalamountis$9.6mwith

sometrainingcostsontopofthat.

Itisbeingpaidforoveranumber

ofyearsfromacombinationof

communitycontributionsand

favourablecommercialloan

borrowingsfromWestpac.

How many patients can it carry?

Itwilltaketwostretcherpatients

inaccordancewithourcontracted

requirementsfromtheAmbulance

ServiceofNSW.

Newly acquired BELL 412EP comes into service



What’s different about this helicopter?

Essentiallytheyarethesameframe,

sizeandshape,butthenewaircraft

is10,000hoursyoungerandhas

significantlyimprovedengine

performance,givingmorespeed

andbetterlif tingcapability.The

aircrafthasbeenpurchasedwith

anElectronicFlightInstrument

System(EFIS)givingenhanced

displaysforflightandnavigation

Chief Pilot Mike de Winton

talks about the new aircraft

instruments.This,linkedwiththe

4axisautopilot,willimprovethe

pilot’scapabilitiestoconductnight

missionsandoperationsincloud.

Inadditiontheaircrafthasbeen

fittedwithHUMS(Healthand

UsageMonitoringSystem).

Thismodificationensuresthat

allaspectsoftheaircraftare

monitoredoneveryflightforsigns

ofwearandfatigue.Itmeansthat

wewillbeabletoidentifypotential

unserviceabilitiesearlierthanwe

previouslydidwhichwillresultin

considerablecostsavings.

Thenewaircrafthasalsobeen

fittedoutforEMS(Emergency

MedicalService)operationsto

thelateststandardsrequiredby

theNSWHealthDepartment.This

meanswehavethebestmedical

f ittingsandequipmentlocated

ineasytoreachpositionsand

improvedpatientaccessfordoctors

andparamedics.

What type of additional training is needed to fly the BELL 412EP?

Allpilotsandcrewmenhave

undertakengroundschooltraining

onthenewaircraftcoveringall

dif ferencesbetweenthecurrent412

SPandthenew412EP.Inaddition

theywillallundergogeneralf light

handling,instrumentandNight

VisionGogglestraininginthenew

aircraftaswellaslearningthe

layoutandwinchingprocedures.

Theculminationofthistraining

willbefamiliarisationandtraining

oftheparamedics,doctorsand

nursestoensurealldepartments

arefullyawareoftheprocedures,

practicesandequipmentinthenew

helicopter.

Continued over page


Night vision goggle training

CheckandTrainingPilotPeterCookandCrew

ChiefPeterCummingsrecentlyattendedafiveday

courseatHobartAirportconductedbyRotorLif t

Aviation.RotorLif tisthefirstCASA(andtheUSA

StateDepartment)approvedNVGAdvancedFlying

AcademyinAustralia.

TheaccreditationreceivedmeansthattheService

cannowconductNVGtrainingforourpilotsand

crewin-house,pluscompletetheirannualcheck

flightsforpilotsandsixmonthlychecksforair

crewmen.

Thecoursecoveredtwodaysofclassroomtheory,

learningabouttherulesandregulationsthatareset

outbyCASA.Thepracticaltrainingcomprisednight

flyingintoarangeofareassuchasmountainous

terrain,lowlevelf lying,confinedareas,deepgullies,

pineforest,navigationandhoistingintoconfined

areas.

Hangar rash reduced Anewhangarhasbeenconstructedatthe

BroadmeadowBasesothatthetwoBell412’s

canbesafelyhoused.Becausetherotor

bladespanofeachaircraftis14.02metres

theexistinghangarwasnotwideenoughto

allowbothaircraftinsidewithouttheblades

touching.Theriskofdamagingtheleading

edgeofthebladesofbothaircraftwasvery

highsoanewshedwasbuilt.Thisnewhangar

hasbecometheoperationalhangarandthe

originalhangarisnowthemaintenancehangar.

Overallthereisnowlessmovementofaircraft

inandoutofthehangarresultinginless

“hangarrash”.

Special training

ShaneZoutendykeandDeanWeiktravelledtoFort

Worth,Texastounderstandandacquirenewskills

tomanagethenewsystemsintheBELL412EP.

Theyundertooka1weekcourseinelectrical

maintenancefollowedbyanother1weekcourse

onthe4AxisAutopilot.Anothercoursewasheld

attheBroadmeadowBaserelatingtotheVibration

ManagementSystem.Thecoursesareconductedby

theBellHelicopterCompanyanditistheonlyplacein

theworldwheretheyareconducted.

Models of the BELL 412EP

Diecastmodelsofthenewaircraftareavailableto

purchasethroughtheServiceoratFrontlineHobbies

Australia.Themodelsare1/48thscaleandarepainted

inauthenticWestpacRescueHelicoptercoloursof

yellowandredwithcharacteristicWestpac“W”onthe

sideandnose.Therotorbladesturnandthedoorson

bothsidesopen.Astandisincludedinthepackfor

betterdisplay.

Thecostofthemodelis$39.99andcanbeorderedat

eitherwww.rescuehelicopter.com.auor

www.frontlinehobbies.com.auorbyvisitingtheWRHS

BaseatBroadmeadowortheFrontlineHobbiesstorein

HunterStreet,Newcastle.



Our community

Heather leaves a lasting legacy

HeatherMeadeisaNewcastle

citizenandaretiredinfants

schoolprincipalbornandbred

inHamilton.Whenitcametime

toorganiseherWill,shedecided

thatshewouldbequeatha

smallamountofherestate

toeachofherthreefavourite

charitableorganisationsin

additiontoensuringherfamily

wasadequatelycateredfor.

Oneofthoseorganisationswas

theWestpacRescueHelicopter

Service.

“It’sjustalittlebittohelp”

Heathersaid.“I’vealwaysbeen

impressedbytheworkthatthe

HelicopterServicedoes.I’ve

neverhadtousethehelicopter,

nordoIknowanyonewho’s

beenapatient,butIseeitf ly

overandthinkofthewonderful

workyoudo”.

Recently,Heathervisitedthe

Basewithherlocalserviceclub

tolookatthehelicoptersand

havelunchwithVolunteers.It

reinforcedherdecisionthat

leavingagif tinherWillwasa

goodthingtodo.

Formoreinformationabout

leavingabequesttotheService

pleaseringPhilWilliamson

49520000orBarryWaltonon

67649400

“Because you help people” GlenInnesdonorRonMunday

continuestosupporttheService

becausethehelicoptersandcrews

“helppeople’.Itsassimpleasthat.

Ron,whoturned84yearsoldon

the1stJulylivesonasmallcattle

propertynearGlenInnes.Heis

veryactiveforhisage,hasregular

healthcheckups,followshis

doctor’sadviceandkeepsactiveon

theproperty.Ronhasdonatedto

theServiceandtotheGlenInnes

VolunteerRescueAssociationfora

numberofyears.Ronhasbeena

verysatisfiedCustomerofWestpac

for80years.

Key donors help to ensure future

Mr Munday presents a cheque for $50,000 to the Service’s Barry Walton at the Glenn Innes

branch of Westpac


Central Coast couple provide trailer load of supportMatt&MelClarksonhave

donatedatrailerloadofover

100itemsvaluedupto$10,000

includingthe4x6traileranda

$2,500BBQ.TheClarksonsare

outstandingsupportersofthe

Serviceandthisistheirlatest

initiativetoassisttheService

raisefundsontheCentral

Coast.Ifyou’dliketopurchase

ticketsinthisraf fleplease

contactShannonO’Haganon

p:43639746

Kempsey BallKempseyMacleayVolunteer

SupportGrouphostedtheAnnual

KempseyBallonSaturday23rdJuly

2011.ThePiratesoftheCaribbean

themedeventwasattendedby

some250peopleandraisedan

outstanding$20,000.Thenightwas

fabulouswithmostoftheguests

dressingincharacter.Deputy

MayorCouncillorLizCampbell

wasthespecialguestandgavea

shortspeechaboutthetownand

theimportanceoftheWRHSwithin

theKempseyarea.Thepeople

ofKempseyshowedwonderful

supportfortheWRHS.

Thiseventwouldnotgoahead

withouttheamazingsupportofour

volunteersinKempsey.Aspecial

thankstoRozFlew,JulieMurphy

ouramazingBallcoordinators.

Pirates of the Caribbean at the Kempsey Ball

Matt Clarkson with his trailor load

Our community


Payroll deduction programMoreandmorecompaniesintheregionare

followingtheiremployeesinsupportingthe

Service.Thousandsofemployeesdonate

totheServicethroughtheirpayacrossthe

regionservedbytheService.Thepayroll

deductionprogrammeansthatasmall,

regularamountcomesoutofthepaypacket

eachfortnight.It’susuallynotmissedby

thosedonatingandistaxdeductible.

Somecompaniesarenowmatchingthe

donationsthattheiremployeesmaketo

sendamessagetotheirstaffthatthey

respectandsupporttheirchoice.The

latestbusinesstodothisisECThrosbyof

Singleton.Thiscompanyisaprivate,wholly

Australianownedbeefprocessingcompany.

TheThrosbyFamilyhavebeenprocessing

livestockintheHunterValleyforover60

yearsfrom1951.LocatedinSingleton,EC

Throsbyisaprogressivebeefpackerwhose

productsaremarketedworldwide.Their

supportisgreatlyappreciatedbyallwhorely

onthisService.

Transpacific industriesRutherfordRefineryofTranspacific

Industriesisanewbusinesssupporting

theService.

Theirincentivefornoinjuriesresulted

inachequefor$500inJuly2011ater

100dayshadelapsedwithnoinjuries

on-site.TranspacificIndustriesuse

themotto‘RecoverRecycleReuse’to

describetheirbusiness.TheRutherford

facilityisonepartofthebusinessthat

eachyearcollectsusedmineraloil

frommorethan35,000workshopsand

businessesaroundAustraliaandNew

Zealand.Thewasteproductisrefined

tocreatehigh-qualityfueloilandhydro-

treatedlubricantbaseoils.

Employee representatives from EC Throsby present a cheque for $11,000 to the Service’s Business Manager, Kieron O’Toole. Pictured from left: Jonathon Smith, Nick Tull, Alison Brady, Kieron O’Toole, Danny Williams and Steve Hoffman

Transpacific’s Steve Matthews, Linda Butler and Ray Carson present a cheque to the

Service’s Phil Williams.

Companies support employees


The photos show left to right Bruce Matthews (driver and WRHS member), Diane Nemeth, Maureen Burlin and Lorainne Corcoran.

Around the region

Sad news for Service

Steaming to KiamaCessnockSupportGroup’sloveoftrains

continuedrecentlywhentheytookanhistoric

‘MotorRail’totheSouthCoasttownofKiama.

Despiteheavyrainandcancellationofthelocal

marketsthegroupstillenjoyedtheirdayoutwith

morningteaandlunchandfundraisingactivities

whichnettedover$1500fortheService.Many

thanksgototheMotorRailSocietyfortheir

supportandcareofpassengersonthetrip.

Scone Horse WeekThenewlyformedSconeVolunteerSupportGroup

waswellrepresentedintheHorseWeekparade

inKellyStreetSconeinMay.Long-termsupporter

GordonMartinloanedthegrouponeofhisveryfirst

trucksfromhisfleet.

Itiswithgreatsadnessthatthe

Servicerecognizeandrespectthe

untimelydeathofIvorDurhamon

February4thinatragichelicopter

accidentatCessnockAirport

whichalsotookthelifeofanother

youngpilot.

Ivorflewasacasualpilotforthe

ServiceinNewcastlefrom2000to

2007andwasuniversallylikedand

admiredforhisquietprofessional

manner,hissenseofhumourand

hisloveofflying.

Despiteseveralattemptsto

lurehimtoafull-timeposition

withtheServiceIvorchoseto

pursuehisownflyingschooland

charterbusinesswhichhasgrown

tobecomeoneofthepremier

operationsinthestate.

Ivorwasknownthroughoutthe

helicopterindustryinAustraliaas

oneofthemostdecentandhonest

blokesyoucouldeverencounter.

Hislossiskeenlyfeltbyallwho

knewhim.

Ivorissurvivedbyhiswifeandtwo

youngchildren.


Tamworth’sEvents with a difference

A‘SegwayCelebrityChallenge’

washeldatTheAtriuminTamworth

recentlyandraised$600.First

placewasRoshaniPriddisaformer

AustralianIdolentrantwhoeasily

beattheboys.SeniorPilotDave

DavieswassecondandPixieJenkins

thecountrymusicfiddleplayer

extraordinaire,placedthird.

TheMiniatureTrainsridesatthe

BotanicalGardenswerevery

successfulwithmanyTamworth

familiesenjoyingadayout.

ThevolunteerscookedaBBQ,

conductedacolouring-in

competitionanda‘landthecoin

onthehelipad’.Thehelipadwas

immersedinadrumofwater.

Senior Pilot Dave Davies with the winners.

Tamworth Volunteer Support Group gain speed

on their train ride

Tea Gardens helipad

Aftermorethan3yearsofworkbytwodedicated

volunteersfromtheBuladelahSupportgroup,theTea

Gardenshelipadwaseventually‘openforbusiness’

inJuly2011.RustySargeantandValBrownworked

closelywiththelocalTeaGardenscommunityto

establishthepadbyraisingfunds,gatheringin-kind

donationsofbuildingmaterialsfromlocalbusinesses

andconvincinglocalstohelpwithconstruction.The

landwasdonatedbuCrightonLifestyleResort.

TheTeaGardensHawksNestcommunityreliesfairly

consistentlyontherescuehelicopterandisappreciative

oftheworkcompleted.Thelocationofthelandingpad

isnowwellknowntolocalemergencyservicesandto

thecrewattheService.Itisanimportantassetforthe

future.CongratulationsandthankstoRustyandValfor

theirtirelessefforts.

At the opening of the

Tea Gardens landing

pad Chief Pilot Mike

de Winton (right) with

Cliff Marsh Chair of

the Board and Rusty

Sargeant, Val Brown

and Rex Sargeant

(Volunteers).


From12-18Septemberanational

campaignaboutbequestsis

beingconductedinAustralia.The

Serviceisoneof130charitable

organizationsthathavejoinedan

alliancetoincreasetheawareness

ofAustraliansoftheimportance

ofleavingagiftintheirWills.

WhilstAustraliaisoneofthemost

charitablenationsintheworldonly

7%ofAustraliansleaveabequest

toacharity.Thecampaignwilluse

televisionadsandnewspapersto

helpachieveitsgoal.

TheServicehasbeentherecipientof

anumberofgenerousbequestsover

theyearsthathavehelpedtoprocure

expensiveequipmentlikeaircraftand

facilitieslikehangarsandbuildings.

Aftermakingsurethatfamiliesand

friendsaretakencareofacharitable

giftisagreatwayforeveryday

Australianstoensuretheyleave

alastinglegacywhichwillbenefit

futuregenerations.

Formoreinformationaboutbequests

pleasecontactBarryWaltonin

Tamworthon67649400orPhil

WilliamsintheNewcastleOfficeon

49520000.

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• Learnaboutvolunteering

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NoonehaseverpaidtobetransportedbytheWestpac

RescueHelicopterService.

Thatisbecausethiscommunitymakessurethatpatients

aretransportedfreeofchargethroughdonations,

sponsorshipsandsupport.

Everydollarprovidedisvaluableandhelpstoensurethat

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chainintheHunter–CentralCoast–MidNorthCoast–

NewEngland–NorthWestregions.

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Can you help?

Motorvehicle,motorbike,andfarmingaccidents

continuetodominatetheworkoftheServiceinthe

NewEnglandNorthWest.Therewerefourconsecutive

accidentsinthefirstweekofMayandtheseincidents

typifytheworkoftheTamworthbasedhelicopter,crew

andparamedics.

AmotorcyclistwasinjuredatBugaldie,locatedbetween

CoonabarabranandBaradineandwastransported

toDubboBaseHospitalwithlowerbackinjuriesand

concussion.Thenextday,thedriverofaNarrabricotton

harvester,whohadearliertippedhismachineand

sufferedaseriouscompoundfractureofhisleftlegwas

takenfromMoreeHospitaltoTamworthBaseHospital.

Twodayslater,a19yearoldmalefromPilligawasburnt

whenlightingafirewithinflammablefuel.Hesuffered

seriousburnstoathirdofhisbodyandwasmovedfrom

WeeWaaHospitaltoTamworthBase.Thenextmission

was30kmfromWalchawherea20yearoldfemale

wasinjuredaftershefellfromherhorseandwastaken

toTamworthBase.Inthethreemonthstotheendof

July2011,theTamworthbasedhelicopterandcrews

undertook36primarymissions,24secondarymissions

and1searchandrescuemissionacrosstheNew

EnglandandNorthWestregion.

AcrosstheHunter,CentralCoast,MidNorthCoastthe

Newcastlebasedhelicopterandcrewsperformedatotal

of161missionsduringtheperiodof1May2011to31

July2011.Ofthese,84weresecondarymissionswhere

patientsweretransportedfromregionalhospitalstothe

JohnHunterHospitalinNewcastle.15ofthesemissions

wereflownfromCoffsHarbourHospital,9fromTaree,

7fromMuswellbrook,6frombothSconeandSingleton,

5fromNelsonBay,3fromPortMacquarie,3from

Cessnock,3fromMaitlandand1eachfromMacksville,

Gloucester,Kempsey,GosfordandWyong.13patients

wereflownfromtheJohnHunterHospitaltohospitals

inSydney.

Formoreinformationaboutmissionsgoto

www.rescuehelicopter.com.au

Mission Brief


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