Area of Operation

Fast and efficient, the helicopter is the most appropriate means of providing rapid deployment of medical or rescue teams to any incident anywhere in the flight region. The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter is in the business of "saving lives" in an area covering more than 60,000 square kilometres.

Our operational area extends from the Queensland border in the north at Tweed Heads, south to Nambucca Heads and west to Glen lnnes and Tenterfield in the ranges. The geography of our flight area consists of large and rugged mountains, long areas of coastline, inland waterways, rain and timber forests, farmlands and the infrastructure of roads, highways and rail links.