The Latest Breaking News from Westpac Rescue Helicopter

A diver was alone in rough seas for three hours, then the helicopter appeared

Westpac heroes in the spotlight as survivors share powerful stories.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 27, 2024

Westpac chopper brought hope to baby Henry's parents in desperate hour

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service flies 1500 missions a year

Newcastle Herald · May 30, 2024

The Hunter Rescue Ball: Inside the Westpac Rescue Helicopter's biggest annual fundraiser

On it's 30th anniversary, the ball was a sell-out.

Newcastle Herald · May 17, 2024

Police mount search for missing kayaker

A missing man's late night fishing trip has been described as "out of character" after Tasmanian emergency services discovered his empty kayak.

AAP · Dec 30, 2022

Quad bike crash lands woman in hospital

EMERGENCY service crews had to extract an injured woman from a dam after her quad bike rolled on Sunday.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 27, 2022

Woman suffering serious burns from small explosion airlifted from Greta to Sydney

A woman suffered significant but non-life threatening burns to her hands, chest and upper body at Greta on Thursday afternoon and has been flown to Sydney.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 10, 2022

Man was pulling truck out of bog when chain snapped: head and neck injuries

A MAN was attempting to pull his truck out of a bog when the chain snapped and struck him in the head on a property near Sandy Hollow.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 11, 2022

Man dies after falling from yacht in Tas

Choppy weather conditions are being examined as a possible cause of a boat accident in Tasmania, which left one man dead and a woman in hospital.

AAP · Oct 3, 2022

Emergency services respond to car driving off M1 bridge at Cooranbong

EMERGENCY services have been called to Cooranbong following reports a car had driven off a ramp on the M1 this afternoon. NSW Ambulance said a vehicle with a single occupant drove off the edge Pacific Motorway at around 4pm, landing on Newport Road below. "This was a significant response for…

Newcastle Herald · Aug 30, 2022

Horse kicks child in head: girl flown to John Hunter hospital

A YOUNG girl has suffered significant lacerations to her face after she was kicked in the head by a horse in the Upper Hunter on Saturday.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 24, 2022