Lithgow & District Rescue Squad in Lithgow, New South Wales | Emergency rescue service

Lithgow & District Rescue Squad

Locality: Lithgow, New South Wales

Address: 148 Mort Street 2790 Lithgow, NSW, Australia

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24.01.2022 Well done Glenn Hinton from Rylstone

21.01.2022 Yet again lithgow squad are out on a call out with police and ambulance

19.01.2022 Two call outs within the last 24 hours. Last night the Lithgow squad was activated to help the brothers and sisters of the rylston and kandos VRA for a search and rescue of a man believed lost in bushland. As lithgow squad was on the road reaching Capertee the news came through that the man has been located and was able to remain where he was till first light to make hes way out. Good job teams This morning the squad was activated to reports that a couple of 4wds became in d...istress and needed som assistance. After learning the location of the 4wds the captain and deputy worked with LITHGOW POLICE at the local station making contacts and finding ways to get to them thankfully there was a near by mine with a haul road visible and was able to contact someone with a key to the site. The person was able to go and look and work in with the group of 4wds. See more

15.01.2022 Blue mountains police reporting truck roll over at Katoomba. great Western highway closed please avoid area if possible

12.01.2022 The job the LITHGOW VRA RESCUE SQUAD did today yet another one. Busy weekend for the squad and police rescue let's hope for a little rest now before going out again

11.01.2022 ANOTHER BUSH RESCUE TODAY ON THE NEWNES PLATEAU Emergency Services were involved in the search and rescue of 4 missing bushwalkers this afternoon on the Newnes ...Plateau. The group was returning from a walk to Rocky Creek Canyon when they missed their exit. Exhausted and having run out of water the group activated an EPIRB. Police Rescue, Lithgow VRA and NSW Ambulance Paramedics were called into action at around 2:30pm. The Rescue 209 helicopter located the bushwalkers, and after a short refuelling stop in Bathurst, returned to winch the group to safety. The chopper landed on Glow Worm Tunnel Rd near Deep Pass Rd where the group was assessed by Paramedics. The 4 apparently declined transport to hospital for any further treatment. (file photo) BathurstScan Lithgow & District Rescue Squad - NSW Volunteer Rescue Association Inc.

11.01.2022 Squad members of lithgow had a easter they will not forget for members missed it with jobs The first job Saturday night was missing person assisting rylston kandos vra. After a trip half way there it was learned the person was in a safe spot and was able to wait till first light. Good job to the vra and emergency services attending.... The second job yesterday was for a motor bike rider who tried to go up a tricky part of a hill and fell of injuring his leg squad members with ambulance and SOT walked in through rugged land and swamps to reach the man. He was then assessed and moved to a safe location where he could be winched out by the rescue helicopter. Good job emergency services. Third job was a very quick response to wallerwang. Due to respect we will not report on this as it is sensitive material. The fourth job was not paged and was come upon while responding to another emergency the squad ended up helping on scene for another motor bike accident on to the Newnes Plateau squad members helped with the carry of the strectur to an awaiting helicopter then responded to the other emergency. The fifth job the squad responded to rocky Creek Canon for a emergency beacon activation after finding out more information a person had possible fractures to her ankle. Due to night darkness the rescue helicopter was unable to whinch leaving the vra sots and police rescue to walk in the job had finished at 11 when all parties was extracted from the Canon job well done and well earned rest for squad and lithgow emergency services #vrarescue

11.01.2022 CANYONERS LOST OVERNIGHT ON THE NEWNES PLATEAU Seven canyoners have been led to safety this morning after spending last night out in the open on the Newnes Plat...eau. The group, consisting of people from Sydney & Melbourne, lost their way late yesterday returning from an expedition to Rocky Creek Canyon on Galah Mountain on the Newnes Plateau. They were attempting to return to the carpark when they mistakenly took the wrong track. A search for the canyoners commenced this morning involving Lithgow VRA and Lithgow Police, together with the Police helicopter Polair. At around 11:00am both parties came together, with Lithgow VRA leading them out to safety. Despite overnight temperatures falling to just 6 degrees, the well-prepared group was in high spirits upon their return. 2 of the 7 were assessed on scene by Ambulance paramedics for minor injuries, however all in the party were able to leave the scene shortly after. BathurstScan

09.01.2022 Officers from Portland Police are appealing for public assistance as they continue their enquiries into a crash that occurred near Glen Davis last month. In par...ticular, officers are hoping to speak with the occupants of a vehicle that was towing a trailer and travelling on Glen Davis Road heading towards the township of Glen Davis on Sunday 21 February 2021. Their vehicle was overtaken by a grey four wheel drive that crashed off the road and hit a tree. If the occupants of the vehicle towing the camper trailer could contact Portland Police on (02) 63555200 to assist police with their investigations. See more