Established in 1975 by The Newcastle branch of Surf Life Saving Australia as a surf rescue and coastal observation operation during the summer months using a Bell 47 helicopter as Bank of NSW.
The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service covers 1.5 million people, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, approaching 2,000 missions each year.
13-May-16 - The first of four AW139 ambulances leased from LCI by Australia s Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service is in route to Newcastle, New South Wales. Scheduled to enter service in 2017
30-Jun-15 - The H145/EC145T2 arrived in Brisbane at the weekend, having completed the Sydney component of its month-long Australia visit as part of a global tour.
25-Feb-15 - LCI will lease, from the second half of 2016, four new AW139 to Australia’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service for EMS operations on behalf of New South Wales NSW Ambulance.
19-Dec-14 - Australian New South Wales Gov signs new Aeromedical contracts. From 2017 the Southern region will be run by Toll Group and the Northern region by a joint bid by Westpac Rescue and Westpac Life Saver
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