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Northern NSW Helicopter Rescue Service Limited
Community LeaderWestpac Rescue Helicopter
Drovers Run 2024
This WRHS provides 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to anyone in need, and very importantly, anyone receiving help, not having to pay.
The WRHS operational area extends from the Hawkesbury River in the south, to the Queensland border in the north, and as far west as Brewarrina and Nyngan or even further if tasked. The WRHS operates from three bases across northern NSW, Newcastle, Tamworth and Lismore, using AW139 helicopters.
In March of 2015 a Doctor and Paramedic were included on the helicopter crew 24 hours per day, and the WRHS now responds to over 1,500 life-saving missions each year.
The AW139 Helicopter cost $1,000 per hour in fuel, $1,000 per hour to run the engine, $1,500 for the airframe and for $500 avionics, that’s a total of $4,000 per hour, not including crew.
The Drover’s Run 4WD Outback Adventure is a major fund-raising activity for the WRHS and is being held from the 5th to 22nd August, 2024. Scott and Warren are participating in the Drover Run, to assist with this fund raising.
We invite individuals, or your business to be a Supporting Donor of the 2024 Drover’s Run Outback Adventure, and in turn, we will not only promote your business to the broader community during the event but you will also be assisting to save lives through your tax-deductible donation.
We are looking forward to the 2024 Drover’s Run raising a substantial amount of money for the WRHS and we look forward to and, thank you for you supporting this event.
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🐬 Janet Mann
Janet Mann has studied Shark Bay’s wild bottlenose dolphins since 1988, with Monkey Mia an important setting for that long-term work. Her research examines mothers and calves, social relationships, tool use and responses to environmental change. Repeated observation over many years allows scientists to follow individual animals through different stages of life, producing a richer picture than a brief encounter at the beach. Her work has also informed discussion of the managed dolphin interaction program. The local connection is sustained field science by a visiting researcher, with individual dolphins known as continuing study subjects.
🐬 Richard Connor and Rachel Smolker
Richard Connor and Rachel Smolker began dolphin research at Monkey Mia in 1982, helping establish a program that developed into a major long-term study. Connor’s work has examined the complex alliances formed by male dolphins, showing that social life offshore involves much more than animals travelling together. The research connected an internationally visited beach with questions about cooperation, relationships and behaviour. Its enduring value comes from patient observation of recognisable individuals over many seasons. Monkey Mia’s human story therefore includes the scientists recording what happens beyond the familiar feeding sessions on shore.
