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AW139 VH-ZXB, ‘Westpac 2’, performed Northern NSW Helicopter Rescue Service’s first mission on March 7. nsw ambulance
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Northern Zone commences helicopter rescue contract
The Westpac-sponsored Northern NSW Helicopter Rescue Service commenced its 10-year contract to provide helicopter retrieval and rescue services in the state’s north, covering an area north of Sydney’s Hawkesbury River up to the Queensland border, on March 7.
NSW Minister for Health Brad Hazzard officially launched the service – which is part of the NSW government’s new $151.2 million state-wide helicopter retrieval network – from its brand new base at Lake Macquarie Airport, Belmont, south of Newcastle, on March 10.
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