Rotorwing Helicopter Services

03/12/2025

Who’s seen a better looking door bag? I’ll wait.
Thanks to Pete and Steve at Total Trimming Lismore!
Also, how goods anIMS - International Helicopter Equipment Specialists Cloudburst bucket?
This things done a good 500 hours of bucketing and going strong.

28/08/2025

🌾 Make hay while the sun shines!

Starting Friday, we’ll be conducting aerial fertiliser application in the Broadwater area.

With proven results of over 20% yield increase, it’s worth making the call today!

🚁 Helicopters and drones available — tailored to the size and nature of your job.

08/03/2025

‼️Do not fly your drone‼️

You must not fly your drone during emergency operations. Flying your drone near emergencies can cause safety hazards to response teams in the air and on the ground.

For your safety and others, do not fly your drone during:
🔸 Natural disasters – bushfires, floods, electrical storms and cyclones
🔸 Emergency operations – traffic accidents, tactical response, training or rescue operations.

Emergency services are safely operating drones to assist with flood rescues and resupply.

For more information visit: https://www.casa.gov.au/drones/drone-rules/flying-near-emergencies-and-wildlife

06/03/2025

🌀 TROPICAL CYCLONE ALFRED UPDATE 8.45am – March 7th, 2025
Attention Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast NSW

⛈️ Due to unsafe weather conditions our crews are unable to attend to outages across the region.

👉🏽 You need to be prepared to be without power for several days.

⚠️ If you have lost power, turn off your power points and unplug electrical equipment if it is safe to do so.

🚫 Do not go outside to turn the power off.

🚫Do not run electrical equipment such as generators, extension leads or lighting in wet areas.

Our crews will attend to repairs, once the storm has passed and it is safe for them to do so, thanks for your patience.

Latest updates: https://bit.ly/3XvJVWy

03/03/2025

Good morning to our followers in SEQLD and NENSW,

With the upcoming weather event, there’s a possibility of power and communication disruptions. During floods, it can be challenging to locate residences, especially in more rural areas, as floodwaters can obscure road addresses, driveways, front gates, and property lines.

We strongly recommend using the Emergency Plus app to obtain your home’s GPS coordinates before the event. This will ensure you can be accurately located in case of an emergency, as phone reception and power may be impacted.

Stay safe and prepared! 🚁

Additionally please see the page for more information.

Download these 4 must-have apps to stay informed for when emergencies strike:.

🔴 Hazards Near Me for real-time alerts about warnings in your area, set-up a watch zone to receive personalised notifications.

🔴 Emergency Plus allows you to accurately communicate your precise location to emergency services.

🔴 Live Traffic shows you real time updates on road conditions and traffic incidents which allows you to plan your journey, identify alternative routes and make informed decisions.

🔴 BoM Weather, the official weather app with reliable
weather forecasts and warnings.

Don’t wait until it’s too late, download these essential apps now!

02/03/2025

Knowing severe weather is approaching can be unsettling. Here a few things you can do to be alert but not alarmed.

✔Ensure your emergency supplies are ready
✔Secure anything that could be blown around your property
✔Discuss your family's emergency plan
✔If you don’t have one, create a plan online—it's a simple way to feel more in control when severe weather threatens. Go to https://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/emergency-plan-template
✔Avoid the hype and stick to trusted sources - Follow official updates from the Bureau of Meteorology and NSW SES

02/03/2025

02/03/2025

Residents in Northern NSW are warned to prepare for damaging winds, large surf and heavy rainfall with Tropical Cyclone Alfred expected to cross the coast later this week.�

Major riverine flooding and flash flooding is possible along the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast from Wednesday through to at least the weekend.

If major flooding occurs, evacuation may be necessary. Ensure you have a plan in place for you, your family, and pets.

🎒 Prepare an emergency kit with:
🔹 ID documents
🔹 Medicines
🔹 Water
🔹 Torch & mobile charger
🔹 Battery radio

For more information on preparing, visit our website: https://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/plan-and-prepare

NSW SES is prepositioning assets including rescue boats, communication equipment, and personnel to assist ahead of the weather.

👉 Stay informed: Download the Hazards Near Me App for real-time warnings and information.
☎️ If you need assistance during floods and storms call the NSW SES on 132 500 or Triple Zero (000) for life threatening emergencies.

Catchments listed in the flood watch include:
🔸 Tweed and Rous Rivers moderate to major flooding
🔸 Brunswick River and Marshalls Creek moderate to major flooding
🔸 Wilsons River moderate to major flooding
🔸 Richmond River moderate to major flooding
🔸 Clarence River moderate to major flooding
🔸 Orara River moderate to major flooding
🔸 Coffs Coast
🔸 Bellinger and Kalang Rivers moderate to major flooding
🔸 Nambucca River moderate to major flooding
🔸 Macleay River moderate to major flooding
🔸 Hastings River moderate to major flooding
🔸 Camden Haven River moderate to major flooding

02/12/2024

Hello Community,

The documentary ‘Washed Away’ based on the 2022 floods was officially launched on Thursday night.

We understand that this is a highly emotional topic and suggest those still dealing with trauma to maybe sit this one out. ❤️

All profits are going straight back into the community by way of housing and supporting part 2 of this documentary called ‘high and dry’ with a primary focus on those still waiting on government assistance.

The purpose of this documentary is to get the region back in the spotlight and keep working on funding for those in need.

The team that have put this together have worked tirelessly and with so much integrity to truly show as much of the story as possible.

There are hundreds of stories that we know of alone that didn’t make it in to this film, but just know that if you helped out during this time In any way, you will never be forgotten.

The community we are all apart of is a force to be reckoned with and it was an honour to be just a small part of this community led response.

www.washedaway.com.au

Please share as every view is money back into our community,

Hosted by Mick Fanning, join co-directors Stu Mackay & Terry Webster at Balter Taproom, Currumbin for the official launch of Washed Away!

06/08/2024

There's a bit of smoke blowing towards the Lismore area - it's from the hazard reduction burn at Evans Head. The winds are currently from the SSE, which means it's heading towards Lismore and beyond.

05/08/2024

Job Alert 🚁 Crew Member/s

Location: Lismore NSW 📍

Rotorwing has been a part of the Lismore community for 10 years now and is proud to have been providing a range of services including firefighting, Shark Patrols, flood relief operations, agricultural operations and much more to the community over that time.

We are proud to be able to continue these services and are now looking for some locals to join the team.

Available for the upcoming Fire Season - Immediate start

This role suits someone that has a passion for aviation and has an existing flexible working arrangement that can be readily available when required for this Ad-hoc/casual work.

Fires aren’t usually planned, and as such when the work is on, it's on.

The Helicopter industry is an exciting and rewarding industry to be a part of and this is an opportunity to learn and become part of an exciting and dynamic aviation team.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge and skills that can pave the way for a career in aviation, or you may choose to keep it as a supplementary position.

Roles include but not limited to:
Refuelling helicopters/ driving fuel trailers.
Aerial Incendiaries dispatching
Fert/seed Loading
General Hangar Duties
Aircraft role equipment maintenance
Loading/ Unloading helicopters

Requirements:
Must have Current Drivers License
Have a reasonable level of knowledge in electronics, mechanical equipment.
Be within close proximately of Lismore for immediate dispatches
Be well presented with a willingness to learn.
Able to work in a team environment with an emphasis on safety.

Rotorwing Can assist in the following requirements:
ARN: Aviation Reference Number
myCASA account: requires a digital identity
Drug and Alcohol Awareness training course (DAMP awareness for SSAA employees)
ASIC - https://www.auscheck.gov.au/security-card/aviation/asic

Please email resumes to Jessica: [email protected]
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