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Save the rescue helicopters
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:52 pm
by ty
I wasn't with it enough at the famed putty incident to know which choppers lifted Dave#3, Hoffy and I out, but regardless of who it was they do a great service and I think the current shenanigans are a shame.
Sign the petition to save them.... who knows, it may help.
http://www.petitiononline.com/rescueit/petition.html
ty
PS - if you're out of state and are unaware of what's going on the link explains a little. In summary our rescue service is getting outsourced.
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:08 pm
by Smitty
ty...done
outsourcing??
another political way of saying..a less or cheaper service
Re: Save the rescue helicopters
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:12 pm
by MadKaw
ty wrote:I wasn't with it enough at the famed putty incident to know which choppers lifted Dave#3, Hoffy and I out, but regardless of who it was they do a great service and I think the current shenanigans are a shame.
Sign the petition to save them.... who knows, it may help.
http://www.petitiononline.com/rescueit/petition.html
ty
PS - if you're out of state and are unaware of what's going on the link explains a little. In summary our rescue service is getting outsourced.
Totally agree Ty.. I was just about to post this..
It was the Westpac chopper I believe and they did a great job.. except for the bit when they straightened your leg out. The sight and sound of bones snapping together was quite unpleasant for us spectators. You didn't seem to mind as you drifted off into a drug enduced haze...
I also heard they are struggling with funds atm as ppl have stopped donating due to the announced changes...
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:34 pm
by Colette
Filling it in now
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:39 pm
by Draven
Petition signed these guys are real life hereos why would they evan consider stopping the service
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:44 pm
by Stereo
It is being outsourced right? that means you will still have a helicopter though......
As far as a cheaper service goes.... this is not always the case.... We used to do work for government departments.... their budget to hire staff was $50k per year (for a network admin) but because they outsourced it the budget was $340k per year........ (crazy but true....)
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:47 pm
by Pabs
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:12 pm
by ty
I was waiting for someone to stand up as representative - I thought we had one.
Re: Save the rescue helicopters
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:13 pm
by ty
MadKaw wrote:It was the Westpac chopper I believe and they did a great job.. except for the bit when they straightened your leg out. The sight and sound of bones snapping together was quite unpleasant for us spectators. You didn't seem to mind as you drifted off into a drug enduced haze...
*cringe* I can imagine - nobody mentioned that bit
ty
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:20 pm
by ty
Stereo wrote:It is being outsourced right? that means you will still have a helicopter though......
As far as a cheaper service goes.... this is not always the case.... We used to do work for government departments.... their budget to hire staff was $50k per year (for a network admin) but because they outsourced it the budget was $340k per year........ (crazy but true....)
True, true, and true.
We'll still have choppers, they'll be older, and they'll cost us taxpayers more.
Shamelessly snaffled quote from BikersAnon....
NSW Health forced Westpac Choppers to drop operating costs and forced them
into smaller newer choppers to cut overheads.
NSW Health are now saying the choppers are too small with Westpac and are
employing the Canadian Helicopter mob who purchased the old clapped out
choppers.
So the end result is;
We loose experienced crews.
We get clapped out helicopters.
NSW Health beauracrats stay in power and still screw with our lives.
ty
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:07 pm
by Zombie
Petition signed.
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:37 pm
by dave#3
Signed - good on you ty for posting this.
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:02 pm
by esie
Signed. I work for Qld Ambulance Service, and we frequently task the choppers. Without them our job would be made a lot more difficult.
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:18 pm
by photomike666
Done
We had something similar in England, what they termed the "Air Ambulance' was under threat. I was knocking with a bunch of angles at the time (don't ask), and we organised a benefit rally nicknamed "Raise The Chopper". Certainly got some awarenes, plenty of beer and quite a bit of cash too.
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:29 am
by Glen
Good post Ty. Can I also suggest everyone email the link to the petition around as well. I'm going to throw it around work.