Westpac LifeSaver Rescue Helicopter Landings Program
Landings Program
School meets safety: Land a rescue helicopter visit for your school
Extending our iconic Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLRHS) into the classroom, students across Australia can experience the thrill of a Westpac rescue helicopter landing at their school and a chance to meet the crew who dedicate their lives to helping others. The landings program gives kids the chance to get up-close-and-personal with a helicopter, it’s lifesaving equipment and our local heroes.
How does it work?
We’ll work with a contact at your school to coordinate a safe and engaging landing. This will involve:
- Assessment of a compliant landing zone (for example, ensuring the school has a large oval or field, is free from obstructions such as trees, powerlines, and houses, has a safe viewing area for students and a wet weather contingency for a crew presentation).
- Ideas for students of all ages to get involved and engage with the event.
- Pre-event briefings for all key contacts to run through the format for the landing, including roles & responsibilities.
- Local PR/media opportunities.
The landing and presentation will take approximately 1.5 hours and we’ll work with you to ensure the best possible experience.
Express your schools' interest
Complete this form (PDF 1MB) and email it to rescue@westpac.com.au
Schools Program App
Offers children an opportunity to play and learn through a play-based learning game – “Rescue Rangers”.
Digital Lessons
In the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service Schools Program’s much loved digital lessons, manage your budget to buy rescue tools. The ACARA adapted levels are tailored for Foundation to Year 7.
Fundraising Task
Maths, Money and Purchases
Maths, Money and Coins
School Programs
You will find all Schools Program resources, created specifically for primary schools here.
Know Your Surroundings - Geography
Your Environment & Mission Types - Geography
An Outfit for Every Occasion - Science
Name the Objects - English
Join the Dots - English
Basic Addition - Mathematics
Copy the Shape - Mathematics
Count the Helicopters - Mathematics
Colouring in - The Park - Visual Arts
Colouring in - The Beach - Visual Arts
Colouring in - The Countryside - Visual Arts