The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service is a
helicopter
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surf lifesaving
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service that operates in
Australia
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.
Founded in 1973 by
Surf Life Saving Australia
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SLSA strives to create a safe environment on Australia's beaches and coastline through patro ...
, a
not-for-profit organisation
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, the service has carried out more than 80,000 flights ranging from
Aeromedical
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to
search and rescue
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missions. The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service is the largest non-profit search and rescue and
aeromedical retrieval service in Australia. Its aircraft and trained medical and operational crews respond quickly and effectively to emergencies threatening the life, health and safety of people caused through medical emergency, illness, natural disaster, accidents or mishap.
The naming rights sponsor of the helicopter services is
Westpac
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Established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales, it ...
, an Australian-based financial institution that also has operations in
New Zealand
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.
Role
When
contract
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ed, the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopters respond to medical emergencies throughout the most populous regions of Australia, covering hundreds of thousands of square kilometres of bushland, mountain ranges, highways as well as the coastlines of
New South Wales
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Queensland
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South Australia
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Tasmania
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Victoria
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* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
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and
Western Australia
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.
The helicopters are tasked to undertake a number of different missions:
*Search and rescue missions: tasked to locate a
distress beacon
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activated such as; from a downed aircraft or vessel out at sea.
*Coastal Surveillance: Routine and tasked patrolling along coastal shores including; shark spotting, rescue, hazard identification.
*Primary missions: tasked to an industrial, recreational, motor vehicle accident or natural disaster to deliver their medical expertise and provide life saving support.
*Secondary missions: tasked to transport a patient from a country hospital to a metropolitan hospital for specialist care.
*Recovery missions: tasked to recover a body from an inaccessible area.
*Inter-agency Operations: Providing support to other emergency services and governments, such as
police
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,
fire
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,
ambulance
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Ambulances are used to respond to medi ...
,
SES
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, and
AMSA.
Organisational structure
While the service operates under the umbrella name of Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service,
autonomous
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, yet affiliated, non-profit organisations deliver the service to meet the specific needs of local communities. Each organisation is
governed by a Board with local management and an
advisory committee
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. The relevant organisations are:
* NSW - Greater Sydney
* NSW - Northern NSW
* Qld - Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service
* SA - Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter
* Tas - Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter
* Vic – Westpac Rescue Helicopter
* WA - Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter
Operations
The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service operates in six
states in Australia. The Northern NSW and Tasmania Service is contracted to fly helicopters with on-board
specialist doctors
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Personal titles
* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
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** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
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and
paramedic
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Not all ambulance personnel are p ...
s.
In
New South Wales
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, there are five operation bases and a total of six rescue aircraft. ''Westpac 1, 2, 3, 4'' are spread across 3 bases;
Lake Macquarie Airport Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to:
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,
Airport
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,
Airport
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. The 4 aircraft rotate between these bases covering
Newcastle/Hunter to
South East Queensland
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. In
Sydney
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, ''Lifesaver 21'' is based; ''Lifesaver 23'' is based in both aircraft are operated b
Helistar With support of major sponsor, Westpac, Greater Sydney opened a summer-time base at Moruya Airport in December 2010 for three months. A total of 67 missions were achieved in the first season. The previous Labor Government provided funding for Sydney to return to all-hours operations (from 1 October 2011) and the south coast service would become a year-round, day-time operation (from 1 December 2011). Southern now operates two bases covering from the Central Coast to the Victorian border.
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In
Queensland
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, the Service patrols the
southeast
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coast, performing beach patrols, search & rescue, shark sightings and warnings and provides assistance to Surf Lifesavers in the water and on the beach, utilising (VH-NVG) a
Eurocopter EC135
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. The service also operates three helicopters on behalf of
Queensland Police
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(VH-NVK, VH-NVI, VH-NVH), all being
MBB Bo 105
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models. In 2020 former Westpac-branded helicopter (VH-NVH) (''Lifesaver 46'') was removed from service to be transitioned to operate as
Polair, Lifesaver 46 was replaced by VH-NVF (March 2021). In late 2021 Surf Lifesaving Queensland took delivery of former 4 from NSW Police (VH-POF) for modernisation of the current QPS fleet towards a
Eurocopter EC135 P2 operation.
In
Victoria
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* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
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, the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter provides an aerial surveillance service, which currently consists of ''Lifesaver 30'' and ''Lifesaver 31''. The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter conducts regular patrols and undertakes rescue missions across Victoria. The service works closely with the volunteer beach patrols, paid lifeguards, and offshore services, and is readily available to assist other emergency services and government agencies. The service undertakes community education and promotional activities throughout the year and will be available all hours for call-outs. Life Saving Victoria also works closely with the police air-wing and marine rescue inits which enables the fastest response to emergency calls.
In
Tasmania
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, the Service provides emergency services and has a contract with
Ambulance Tasmania
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as well as the
Tasmanian Police
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History
Colonial history
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In
South Australia
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, Service helicopters patrol beaches on weekends, public holidays and busy weekdays over summer from November through to March each year. Its patrolling region is the Adelaide mid-south coastline from to , and the South Coast from Parsons Beach to the
Murray Mouth
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, including , , and . It works together with other Surf Lifesaving support services, including ''Lifesaver 2'' and ''Lifesaver 3'', the state Jet Rescue Boats.
The Service launched operations in
Western Australia
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in December 2008 at Rous Head, Fremantle with patrols beaches on weekends, public holidays and busy weekdays over the summer months. It now operates two helicopters: Perth Metropolitan Service and South West Service. The Perth Metropolitan Service patrols from Mandurah to Yanchep and out to Rottnest Island. The Perth Service operates on weekends in September and daily from October to April. The South West Service started in 2013 at Busselton Regional Airport and patrols the areas between Bunbury and Hamelin Bay. It is operational from September to April on Weekends, public holidays and school holidays.
Flight crew
Search and rescue (SAR) and surveillance: The flight crew usually consists of one pilot (or two pilots on varying aircraft), one air crew officer, and one rescue swimmer. The crews consists of both paid and volunteer positions.
Aeromedical: As well as pilots there are several specialist crew-members. The air crewman assists the pilot with communication; navigation; and landing by providing the pilot with accurate clearance; helicopter safety; and operating the rescue winch. A rescue crewman's duties include going down the winch, scaling cliff faces and swimming. Rescue crew are also responsible for passenger safety during Passenger Transport Operations. Special Casualty Access Team (SCAT) paramedics possess skills in
intensive care
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/Advance Life Support (ALS) and trauma management; and have skills in accessing and treating patients in difficult or remote locations. SCATs work closely with the local accredited rescue units to access, assess, triage and treat patients. When required, SCATs may also provide assistance with the extrication of the patient. They provide patient care and are responsible for preparing the aeromedical evacuation missions, coordinating with the flight crew and other medical personnel, as well as liaising with retrieval services. Doctors specially qualified in Emergency Care and retrieval medicine are also part of the team. This enables the crew to provide critical care to a patients anywhere it is needed.
Aircraft
The following aircraft, bases and coverage summarise the activities of the Service:
Newcastle, Lismore, Tamworth are part of the Westpac operations but fall under the name Westpac Northern Region Rescue Helicopter service. They operate 24/7 using 4
AgustaWestland AW139
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.
The Sydney and South Coast operation replaced the 2 existing
MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
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with new upgraded versions operated b
Helistarduring 2020.
The Victoria service saw the addition of Lifesaver 31 in the 2020/21 season, as a dedicated surveillance aircraft equipped with high definition cameras and a FLIR device.
The Queensland Sunshine Coast Helicopter (VH-NVH)
MBB Bo 105
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was removed from service July 2020 for transition to
Queensland Police
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operations (Polair), replaced by (VH-NVF)
Eurocopter EC135 P2.
Currently in use
Formerly operated
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Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
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*
MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
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*
Cessna 337G Super Skymaster
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Bell 412
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Design and development
Development began in the ...
*
MBB Bo 105
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Helicopter emergency medical service in New South Wales
Since the 1970s helicopters have been part of the fleet of
NSW Ambulance
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Established pursuant to the and op ...
. The
SLSA-owned Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLSRHS) started receiving NSW Government funding for its service in 1978; with funding and tasking arrangements put in place in 1989. By 2006 there were nine helicopters operating across the state. Reviews commissioned by NSW Ambulance during 2004 and 2005 identified a number of systemic weaknesses with the services provided by both the WLSHRS and by
CareFlight
CareFlight is an Air medical services, air medical service headquartered in Westmead, New South Wales, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
History
CareFlight was founded in Sydney, Australia in May 1986 as an aeromedical charit ...
,
[ delivered under a mix of government funding, corporate sponsorship and fundraising. During 2006, a competitive tenders process commenced to provide helicopters in Greater Sydney, which covers the Sydney, and areas, as well as other locations across NSW. In December 2006, ]John Hatzistergos
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, the NSW Minister for Health, announced the government's decision to award a contract for the Greater Sydney area to Canadian Helicopter Corporation (CHC), which was already providing a service in Wollongong and Canberra
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, for commencement from May 2007; effectively terminating the contracts for the Greater Sydney area held by WLSHRS and CareFlight. No interstate operations were affected by the change in contract. A summary of the outcome of the competitive tendering process is set out below:
The decision to appoint a for profit corporation to deliver the service, in lieu of not-profit entities, drew considerable media, community, and political attention. As a result, the NSW Auditor-General was instructed to delivere a performance audit of the helicopter emergency medical services contract process and whether satisfactory outcomes for Greater Sydney were delivered under awarding the contract to CHC. Reporting in 2010, he found that:[
Ahead of the publication of the Auditor-General's report, it was reported in December 2009 that CHC were seeking to sell its Australian air services arm, following a series of mishaps including engine failures, windows falling out of the aircraft, no installed air conditioning system inside the cabin as well as response delays to accident sites.]
In 2011, Jillian Skinner
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, the NSW Minister for Health, commissioned a strategic review of the NSW Ambulance Service, including its aeromedical operations. Ernst & Young
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were engaged to assist with the review; and delivered a final report with 56 recommendations that were released for public comment from December 2012 to mid March 2013. Following consideration of the 73 submissions received, and further consultation with clinical and aviation experts, in 2013 the NSW Government released the ''Reform Plan for Aeromedical (Rotary Wing) Retrieval Services in NSW''. Along with other reforms, two key issues impact the ongoing operations of the WLSHRS:
# The helicopter retrieval fleet will be standardised to two types of helicopters for the State, and new helicopters will be phased in as part of the procurement and implementation process for longer contract terms of between 7 – 10 years;
# NSW Health will structure helicopter contracts around two regions within NSW so that each region has one operator, including options for consortia arrangements.
In December 2014, it was announced that the partnership of the Northern Region SLSA and the Hunter Region SLSA had been successful in the NSW Aeromedical Retrieval Network tender. As a result, the service will re-equip with AgustaWestland AW139
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helicopters from early 2017 to be operated from bases the existing base in Tamworth as well as upgraded bases in Lismore and NewcastleNewcastle helicopter base plans unveiled
Newcastle Herald.
The first of four AgustaWestland AW139
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arrived at the Newcastle Westpac Rescue base on 10 June 2016.
See also
*June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms
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*MV Pasha Bulker
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*Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter is a New Zealand accident and emergency rescue and transport service operated by the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT). The trust operates two AW169 and one BK117 helicopters on behalf of the helicop ...
*Piha Surf Life Saving Club
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References
External links
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Hunter Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service
Surf Life Saving Australia's Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter Rescue Service
Southern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service
Northern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service
Surf Life Saving Queensland's Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter Rescue Service
Surf Life Saving South Australia's Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter Rescue Service
Tasmanian Air Rescue Trust
Life Saving Victoria's Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopters
Surf Life Saving Western Australia's Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter Rescue Service
Air ambulance services in Australia
Surf lifesaving
Emergency services in South Australia
Emergency services in New South Wales
Emergency services in Tasmania
Emergency services in Queensland
Emergency medical services in Australia
Emergency services in Victoria (Australia)
Emergency services in Western Australia