Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service

For the New Zealand service, see Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust. For the Wellington (New Zealand) service, see Life Flight (New Zealand).

Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service
Formation1973
Parent organization
Surf Life Saving Australia
SubsidiariesHelicopter Rescue Service Limited

The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service is a helicopter surf lifesaving service that operates in Australia.

Founded in 1973 by Surf Life Saving Australia, a not-for-profit organisation, the service has carried out more than 80,000 flights[1] ranging from aeromedical to search and rescue missions. The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service is the largest non-profit search and rescue and aeromedical retrieval service in Australia. Its aircraft and trained medical and operational crews respond quickly and effectively to emergencies threatening the life, health and safety of people caused through medical emergency, illness, natural disaster, accidents or mishap.

The naming rights sponsor of the helicopter services is Westpac, an Australian-based financial institution that also has operations in New Zealand.[2]

  1. ^ "Rescue Helicopters". www.westpac.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Overview". Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter Rescue Service. Retrieved 28 September 2021.