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25.01.2022 Big shout out Katrina Whiteley , Jake & staff from Brumbys for their generous support of Westpac Rescue Helicopter

25.01.2022 A significant milestone for our #Tamworth Base today, celebrating 20 years of operations serving the New England-North West. Thank you to all those involved for... your valuable contribution to the establishment, ongoing support and operation of this vital service, actively saving lives throughout the Region. You can read the Tamworth story here... http://www.rescuehelicopter.com.au//new-england-north-west #anniversary #twodecades #NewEnglandNorthWest See more

24.01.2022 Our star is ready for her big radio debut! Tune into ABC radio at 7:35am to listen to Marj talk about the helicopter! You can listen live below https://www.abc.net.au/radio/newengland/live/

23.01.2022 Thank you very much to the BEST Community Shed for this incredibly generous donation!

23.01.2022 The Westpac #RescueHelicopter this morning travelled to #Bundarra where a woman was injured in a motor vehicle accident. She was treated on the scene before being flown to #Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital. #StaySafe #EmergencyService

22.01.2022 Today we join in a global celebration of one of the world’s greatest engineering inventions. World #Helicopter Day aims to raise awareness of the contribution t...hat helicopters make to our society and celebrate the diverse range of people that design, fly and support them. The day is held on the 3rd Sunday of August each year and 2020 will be the sixth year of the event. Throughout the world every day there are people relying on helicopters for rescues, emergency medical response, urgent inter hospital transfers, disaster relief, general transport, firefighting, powerline maintenance, tourism, agriculture and many more diverse and vital roles. Our Service operates four (4) AgustaWestland AW139 aircraft, recognised as the aircraft of choice for aeromedical services around the world. On this World Helicopter Day, we encourage you to find out more about our aircraft and operations at the following link http://www.rescuehelicopter.com.au/About/Operations #worldhelicopterday

22.01.2022 We’re always there to help, so our crews know the importance of looking out for each other, ensuring that one another is ‘OK’! If you’ve noticed a change and a...re feeling someone you know or care about isn’t behaving normally, no matter how small, trust your gut instinct and act on it and ask R U OK? Perhaps they seem out of sorts? More agitated or withdrawn? Or they’re just not themselves. By starting a conversation and commenting on the changes you’ve noticed, you could help that family member, friend or workmate open up. If they say they are not OK, start a conversation and show them they’re supported and help them find strategies to better manage the load. If they are OK, that person will know you’re someone who cares enough to ask. So today, ask someone in your ‘crew’ if they are OK! A conversation could change a life. For resources and support to start a conversation, visit https://www.ruok.org.au/ #RUOK #StartAConversation #Ask #Listen #EncourageAction #CheckIn

21.01.2022 20 YEARS OF SERVICE | Its been two decades since the Westpac Rescue Helicopter first took to the skies above Tamworth. Thousands of lives have been saved since then and today, crewmen and women took a look back at how it all began.

21.01.2022 Last week we celebrated our volunteers, who are eager to return once restrictions allow. But there is a group who havent stopped during this pandemic and that...s our #pilots, #aircrews, #medicalteams and our #maintenance and #engineering staff who continue to remain focussed on provided the best in aeromedical support to those most in need during these very difficult times. So today, we give you a chance to give a big #ShoutOut to our crews across our Bases and let them know that just as they are there to support #YOU, that YOU are there to support them as well! We invite you to leave a message, a photo, a video or a of support here as a comment, which well share with them. #ShoutOut #WeAreHere #ReachOut #SayThankYou #HereForYou #DoingOurPart #JustSayHi

21.01.2022 The feeling you get when you see the Rescue Helicopter flying overhead as a supporter is like no other. As a local charity operating at the medical frontline to... help save lives each and every day, we need your support now more than ever. By making a tax deductible donation before June 30, you will be part of every mission delivering life changing outcomes for patients in our community. To donate today please visit... https://www.rescuehelicopter.com.au/appeal

20.01.2022 Two urgent hospital retrievals this afternoon for patients requiring specialist treatment, with an elderly female transferred from #Inverell Hospital to #Tamwor...th Rural Referral Hospital and an elderly male flown from #Singleton Hospital to John Hunter Hospital. Both patients were stabilised and escorted in flight by the #Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team. #DoingOurPart #StaySafe See more

19.01.2022 Let’s not meet on the road...or anywhere these school holidays. Wherever you are and whatever you do, please stay safe! #drivesafe #playsafe #holidaysafe #staysafe

19.01.2022 Here’s a memory from our Christmas party three years ago, can you spot some familiar faces?

18.01.2022 Congratulations Richard for 25 years with the Chopper!

18.01.2022 Kim Newling and Richard Jones #guesswholovesdessert celebrating Christmas/Thank You dinner with the Inverell volunteers. Thank you to our volunteers, businesses and community for your continued support #24/7 #staysafe #pleaserain

18.01.2022 Marj Manuel talking about volunteering with the helicopter on ABC Radio

17.01.2022 Tune in tomorrow morning Thursday 21st 7.35am to ABC New England North West - listen to Jennifer Ingall interview our local volunteer Marj Manuel #NVW2020 #WaveForVolunteers #ChangingCommunities #ChangingLives #RedShirts #Vollies #VolunteerSupportGroup

17.01.2022 Overnight the Westpac #RescueHelicopter responded to a tractor rollover on a property north of #Inverell. #NSWAmbulance #Paramedics and #NSWHealth #Doctors work...ed with local #NSWPolice and local #EmergencyServices to treat a man with multiple injuries sustained in the rollover. Once stabilised on the scene he was flown to #GoldCoast University Hospital for further treatment. #StaySafe #CommunityService File

17.01.2022 The Westpac #RescueHelicopter has flown two missions this afternoon. Near #Inverell a lady was thrown from her horse and was flown direct to #Tamworth Rural Re...ferral Hospital after being treated by the helicopters Critical Care Medical Team. Earlier today, a resident in #Grafton Was flown to the #GoldCoast University Hospital after suffering from a serious medical condition. Please #StaySafe this weekend. See more

16.01.2022 The Westpac #RescueHelicopter in #Bingara this evening for an #InterHospitalTransfer. A man with a medical condition was flown to #Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital. #HereForYou #StaySafe

16.01.2022 2020 Christmas Message from CEO Richard Jones. 'Whilst our region has endured a year like no other, I trust that we can come together at this time and be proud of the resilience we have displayed as individuals and as a community.' #MerryChristmas #StaySafe #ThankYou

16.01.2022 IMPORTANT NOTICE As with all organisations across Australia, the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for the Service. Due to increased public concern, to protect the health of stakeholders at all levels and in response to the Prime Minister and COAGs direction with regard to organised mass gatherings and social distancing, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service - Inverell Support Group wish to advise that there will be no Support Group meetings within the next two month...s. This is a position that will be reviewed every 2 weeks. Whilst it is disappointing to lose this face to face interaction with our peers in our support of the Rescue Helicopter, the safety and well-being of everyone is paramount and the Service has decided this is the best course of action. The Service is very conscious of the huge efforts undertaken by our Group however the safety of all members of the Rescue Helicopter family and the wider community takes priority. Please stay safe and observe all the recommended health initiatives being promoted to combat this virus so as to ensure the wellbeing of your family and loved ones. See more

15.01.2022 Wishing you a veryMerry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year Thank you to our community for keeping us flying

15.01.2022 Heres a great addition to the isolation activities.. Our team is looking at ordering some puzzles to keep you occupied during these interesting times that we are all going through. Not only with the puzzles keep you occupied it will support the communitys own Rescue Helicopter. If are you interested, then us know in the comments below. #DoingOurPart #HereforYou #StaySafe

15.01.2022 If you are heading to the Inverell Show this weekend, make sure you pop by and see the friendly volunteers from the Inverell Support Group who are selling raffle tickets! How good do these prizes look?

14.01.2022 Wed like to wish everyone a happy and safe #Easter break, at the same time, reinforce the importance of #stayinghome unless you need to attend work, exercise o...r seek medical care. Staying home will help save lives but whatever you are doing, PLEASE do it safely. In recent weeks weve attended a number of incidents around homes and properties, such as roof falls, burns, as well as falls from horses and motorbikes. If you are required to undertake #essentialtravel the roads in our local area are very familiar to us but this familiarity can often lead to complacency, so please #drivesafely and be mindful of other road users if you have to be on the road this weekend and remember that #DoubleDemerits are in force. Across the weekend however, you can rest assured knowing our Westpac #RescueHelicopter crews will be on standby 24-7, as normal, to provide prompt aeromedical assistance to those most in need, wherever that may be. Happy Easter everyone! #StayHome #StaySafe #HereWithYou

14.01.2022 The Westpac #RescueHelicopter has transported an elderly female from a property at #Oakwood, north west of #Inverell, to #Tamworth Rural Referral #Hospital suff...ering a cardiac condition requiring specialist treatment. She was treated on scene by #NSWAmbulance #Paramedics and then escorted in flight by the #Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team. #HereForYou #StaySafe See more

14.01.2022 National Volunteers Week 18-24 May #NVW2020 #WaveForVolunteers #ChangingCommunities #ChangingLives #RedShirts #Vollies #VolunteerSupportGroup File Pic 2019

13.01.2022 Were always there to help, so our crews know the importance of looking out for each other, ensuring that one another is OK! If youve noticed a change and a...re feeling someone you know or care about isnt behaving normally, no matter how small, trust your gut instinct and act on it and ask R U OK? Perhaps they seem out of sorts? More agitated or withdrawn? Or theyre just not themselves. By starting a conversation and commenting on the changes youve noticed, you could help that family member, friend or workmate open up. If they say they are not OK, start a conversation and show them theyre supported and help them find strategies to better manage the load. If they are OK, that person will know youre someone who cares enough to ask. So today, ask someone in your crew if they are OK! A conversation could change a life. For resources and support to start a conversation, visit https://www.ruok.org.au/ #RUOK #StartAConversation #Ask #Listen #EncourageAction #CheckIn

13.01.2022 This week the Service is celebrating International Womens Day. Thank you to all the women who #volunteer for the Service your dedication and ongoing support is appreciated! #IWD #eachforequal

13.01.2022 Hello Would you like a Westpac Helicopter Service donation tin in your workplace? Let me know if you would like a donation tin delivered.

12.01.2022 One day to go!

11.01.2022 What a great looking group of volunteers! We will be down at Big W again on the 21st of December

11.01.2022 Many people within our community have used the Helicopter service. One of these people being Maggie Thomas. Maggie is generously giving her time to raise funds for the service, we are extremely grateful for her support. The Inverell Support Group being unable to fundraise due to COVID, so we are thankful that the funds that Maggie raises will go straight back to the chopper. 6 years ago I went through the toughest journey of my life and without the help of the Westpac Re...scue Helicopter, the life I live today may not be possible. I cannot express enough how thankful I am for this service for saving my life and the thousands of other lives they have saved. The fact that I was isolated where I lived and restricted with critical medical care means that without the services of WRH our stories may have ended a little differently. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service has put out a call to communities across Northern NSW to ‘Rise For Rescue’ and help raise valuable funds for the Service as it heads into what is its busiest period of the year. Rise For Rescue is a FREE virtual fundraising event for the Service asks participants to rise to their own personal challenge with a minimum of 30 minutes for 30 days in November at sunriseor when they rise up. Walk, run, ride a bike, horse, tractor, swim, surf, paddle, skate, scoot, push a wheelchair, flow with yoga, pilates, or meditate, sing, dance or mix it up. An event for all ages and all abilities. Participants can join as an individual or team - teams can be family, friends, work colleagues, sporting group or school friends. Prizes are on offer for fundraisers of every level sponsored by Garmin, with weekly prizes on offer for the best Rise For Rescue images, which the Service anticipates will include some spectacular sunrises from across Northern NSW. LINK TO DONATE https://events.rescuehelicopter.com.au//m/rise-for-rescue

10.01.2022 A Westpac #RescueHelicopter and its crew from #Newcastle has been relocated to #SouthernNSW today to undertake medical flights amidst the extreme heat and fire ...danger. Westpac 4 landed in #Bankstown this morning to join the enormous efforts of #EmergencyServices personnel working on the front line. A massive #ThankYou to all working in emergency services led by NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue NSW, NSW Ambulance, NSW Health, NSW Police Force, Toll Ambulance Rescue Defence Australia, NSW SES, Surf Life Saving NSW and the thousands of #Volunteers and #Community members assisting those in need. Our other three aircraft remain on call 24-7 from #Belmont, #Tamworth and #Lismore. Please #StaySafe. See more

09.01.2022 We went and had a BBQ on Saturday for a Clearance Sale!

09.01.2022 The Westpac #RescueHelicopter was tasked this afternoon on an urgent medical transfer from #Inverell Hospital to #Tamworth Hospital. The #NSWAmbulance Critical ...Care #Paramedic and #NSWHealth #Doctor of the #Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team, stabilised the female patient and escorted her during the flight. #HereForYou #StaySafe See more

09.01.2022 Come along to Furniture Court for a delicious BBQ today!

09.01.2022 Today we join in a global celebration of one of the worlds greatest engineering inventions. World #Helicopter Day aims to raise awareness of the contribution t...hat helicopters make to our society and celebrate the diverse range of people that design, fly and support them. The day is held on the 3rd Sunday of August each year and 2020 will be the sixth year of the event. Throughout the world every day there are people relying on helicopters for rescues, emergency medical response, urgent inter hospital transfers, disaster relief, general transport, firefighting, powerline maintenance, tourism, agriculture and many more diverse and vital roles. Our Service operates four (4) AgustaWestland AW139 aircraft, recognised as the aircraft of choice for aeromedical services around the world. On this World Helicopter Day, we encourage you to find out more about our aircraft and operations at the following link http://www.rescuehelicopter.com.au/About/Operations #worldhelicopterday

08.01.2022 Come along this Sunday to our annual golf day

08.01.2022 Are you interested in becoming a volunteer for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service- Inverell Support Group? Come along to our meeting tomorrow night, Wednesday 4th March at 5:30pm! The meetings are held upstairs at in Inverell RSM Club! Feel free to message the Facebook page with any questions you may have!

05.01.2022 In the past 24 hours our crews have responded to a male injured in a single vehicle accident at #Terrigal; an urgent inter hospital transfer from #Inverell Hosp...ital for an elderly male with a serious medical condition; and a male rider injured in a motorcycle accident south of the #GingersCreek Road House on the #OxleyHighway. All patients were flown to John Hunter Hospital. Please #staysafe See more

03.01.2022 We held our AGM on the 2nd of December at the RSM Club. We had a lovely night with great food! We thank the Inverell RSM for always allowing us to hold our meetings upstairs and for hosting our dinner, we are very grateful for this. We held elections for office bearers and they are as follows: Chairperson Ken Harrison... Vice Chairperson Bob Kenny Secretary Until a permanent secretary is appointed Chris Harrison scribe & Deb Ross type and email minutes. Beattie Hawkins volunteered to be assistance secretary. Treasurer Marj Manuel Publicity Officer Jemima McLachlan Money Tin Coordinator Deb Ross Raffle Roster Coordinator Lurline Martin Raffle Coordinator Tony King BBQ Coordinators Ken & Chris Harrison Cheque Signatories Ken Harrison, Marj Manuel, Jemima Mclachlan We look forward to a successful 2021, and we thank you all for your continued support in 2020! Our next meeting is Wednesday 3rd of February 2021 at 5:30pm upstairs of the RSM club. We would love to see some new volunteers!

03.01.2022 20 YEARS OF SERVICE | It's been two decades since the Westpac Rescue Helicopter first took to the skies above Tamworth. Thousands of lives have been saved since then and today, crewmen and women took a look back at how it all began.

03.01.2022 A huge thank you to Furniture Court for allowing us to come and raise money for the helicopter by running a BBQ out the front! Furniture Court are always a massive support to the Inverell Support Group, and we encourage everyone to support them too! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers for helping out this morning!

02.01.2022 The Westpac #RescueHelicopter has undertaken two urgent Hospital Retrievals today from #Inverell and #Armidale Hospitals for an 80 year old male and 67 year ol...d female respectively, both suffering from serious medical conditions. The two patients were stabilised by the #Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team prior to being flown to John Hunter Hospital for specialist treatment. #HereForYou #StaySafe See more

02.01.2022 This Saturday, April 25, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service encourages you to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and participat...e in #LightUpTheDawn. At 6am on ANZAC Day, stand on your balcony or together with family in your living room and listen to a brief commemorative service. Together even while apart well remember those who served and sacrificed. You can sign the pledge to light up the dawn at www.rslanzacspirit.com.au #TheyWereThereForYou #BeThereForThem See more

02.01.2022 Maggie Thomas, Armidale NSW Rise For Rescue Ambassador - Rescue Story Maggie Thomas was just 16 years of age when she and her dad Andrew met the crew of the Wes...tpac Rescue Helicopter Service. That flight changed my life in so many ways, she said. Maggie was fit and active and a keen participant in triathlon events, but had been unwell for a few weeks while studying year 10 at Holy Trinity Inverell. I just didn’t feel myself and we went to the hospital a number of times. Each time I returned home feeling a bit better only to feel worse again a little while after. My stomach became really hard and extended so we went to the hospital in Armidale, she said. Maggie had contracted a rare combination of two viruses that caused the inflammation around the pocket of her heart, causing myocarditis and pericarditis. Doctors at Armidale Hospital did a number of scans and x-rays and discovered that she had about three litres in fluid around her heart which was also causing her other organs to move in her chest and abdomen and start to fail. The decision was made to fly Maggie to specialist care for immediate surgery. I was in a bit of shock because it didn’t occur to me that I was that sick. I remember looking at dad and I could see he was trying to keep it cool. They said that I would be flown and that my family could join me later in Newcastle. A few minutes later, the doctors came back and told us that Dad could be with me. It was such a relief to know I wasn’t going to be alone, Maggie said. I shouldn’t have worried. The people on board were so beautiful. They talked to us all the way trying to take our minds off my situation and positioned me so I could see out of the helicopter. I had been in a helicopter joy flight but this was so different, she said. That was the first of two aeromedical flights for the 16 year old. Maggie’s heart was operating at just three percent of its capacity. After initial surgery, she was then flown to cardiac care at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney for an additional seven surgeries and was on life support for about 15 days. In total, she spent three months in specialist hospital care before she returned home and completed her year 10 studies. Maggie is now 21 and living and studying a Bachelor of Performance and Dramatic Arts at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney. She has recently completed a season of a dramatic interpretation of the Australian movie Picnic at Hanging Rock and eagerly preparing for audition season. I am so grateful for every moment of my life and I am very aware that without the opportunity to be flown by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter that my future might be very different than it is, she said. Being able to access the care I needed so quickly was the key and for my dad to be there with me was so special. We are so grateful for the support and kindness of the pilot, crew, paramedic and doctor on board that day, she said. Maggie has slight nerve damage down one leg after having to learn to walk again. I am back running and I never complain about walking to and from classes or work. I have a new appreciation for just about everything in my life, Maggie said. Donate to Maggie's page or join Maggie's team from this link https://events.rescuehelicopter.com.au//ma/rise-for-rescue

02.01.2022 This afternoon the Westpac #RescueHelicopter this afternoon has conducted missions at #KnorritFlat and #Inverell. A man was injured in a quad bike accident on a... property west of #Taree, and was treated on the scene by #NSWAmbulance #Paramedics and #NSWHealth #Doctors before being flown to John Hunter Hospital. Meanwhile an urgent #InterHospitalTransfer of a male patient from #Inverell to #Tamworth was also taking place. #HereWithYou #CommunityService See more