Sharity supports the following charities:

WESTPAC LIFE SAVER RESCUE HELICOPTER SERVICE

For over 35 years, the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service has provided search and rescue services to many communities. Since that time, the Service has carried out more than 21,000 missions ranging from urgent patient transfers to dangerous search and rescue missions.

The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service, owned and operated by Surf Life Saving Australia, began in Sydney in 1973 with a team of 28 surf lifesavers. Today, the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter has evolved into a world-class sophisticated rescue and surveillance service, with trained pilots and crew, on call ready to perform water, rock and cliff rescues, locate distress beacons from vessels, carry out shark patrols and assist in flood and fire emergencies. The service also supports surf lifesavers by patrolling the coast, providing a vital layer in Surf Life Savings' coastal safety network.

The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter is a free community service.There is no cost or obligation to any member of the public who has been rescued by the Helicopter. Despite delivering this vital community service, the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter is a not-for-profit organisation, with no Government funding. The Service depends entirely on the generous support of the community and sponsors to remain flying.

For more information please visit: www.lifesaver.org.au

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SIR RODEN CUTLER CHARITIES

The Sir Roden Cutler Charity is a charity that helps others via a number of crucial relief services to those members of our community suffering from disability, distress, helplessness, misfortune, poverty and sickness.  Services include the ‘Pick Me Up’ transport service, ‘Special Circumstances Grants’, and ‘Caring for Carers’ program.  We specialise in helping those in need who have nowhere else to turn.  

For more information please visit www.sirrodencutlercharities.org.au

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SIR DAVID MARTIN FOUNDATION

The Sir David Martin Foundation is a non-profit organisation created in 1990 by the late Governor of NSW, Sir David Martin, who had a dream of "safety, hope and opportunity for all young Australians". Our mission is to provide all the resources necessary to enable young people to achieve their full potential, thereby influencing our community to do all they can to eliminate issues facing young people in crisis. We aim to get more young people off the streets, away from unhealthy situations and into care and rehabilitation.

For more information please visit www.sdmf.org.au

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SURF LIFE SAVING AUSTRALIA

Surf Life Saving Australia is Australia’s major water safety and rescue authority. We are the largest volunteer organisation of our kind in the country. The majority of our services are provided by surf lifesavers who complete surf patrols in their own time.

Our total membership of more than 140,000 is spread across 306 affiliated surf life saving clubs, as well as 45 support operations. Of our 140,000 members, around 40,000 actively patrol our beaches and 52,000 are nippers (junior surf lifesavers aged from 5 to 13).

In the 2007-08 season, our volunteer patrol members were involved in 12,500 rescues, while our paid lifeguards rescued 1,100 more, taking to more than 540,000 the total number of lives saved since 1907.

For more information please visit www.slsa.com.au