The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter is a community based free of charge rescue helicopter service based in Lismore. The Service supports the region from Tweed Heads in the north, south to Nambucca Heads/Macksville and west to Tenterfield and Glen Innes, and beyond the coastline. The Service is part of a larger organisation which has Westpac Rescue Helicopter bases in Newcastle and Tamworth which collectively performs approx. 1,500 missions each year. The Service is a registered charity and relies on donation support from the community to help ensure it can be on standby 24 hours a day every day of the year. The Service works in partnership with Paramedics from the NSW Ambulance Service and Doctors from NSW Health to provided emergency medical support to those in need.