The major beneficiary from this year's event will again be the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service - a community owned and operated search and rescue service covering the Hunter, Mid North Coast, New England and North West regions of New South Wales.
Each year the helicopter service performs over 1,200 missions, rescuing people from accident scenes and transporting critically ill patients from small, rural hospitals such as Port Macquarie Base Hospital to large tertiary hospitals including John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle. The service is provided free of charge for over 1 million people, covering a region of 132,000 square kilometres.
Read more about the Westpcac Rescue Helicopter Service on their website www.rescuehelicopter.com.au or for more information please contact Community Liaison Officer, Belinda Power, on 0429 818 627 or belinda.power@rescuehelicopter.com.au.