Westpac Rescue Helicopter Kept Busy

Just after 7pm on Friday 3 February 2023, the Westpac Rescue helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to the outskirts of Bingara, to reports of a serious head-on collision involving a Toyota Camry and Isuzu D-Max on Bora Road.

Local paramedics and Emergency Services attended the scene initially to commence treatment of four males suffering various serious head, chest, spinal, leg and pelvic injuries.

Injuries to both the driver and passenger of the D-Max necessitated an airlift - the passenger, a 53 year old male was wirlifted to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle in critical condition, and the 29 year old driver flown to Tamworth Base Hospital.

The driver and passenger of the Camry were rushed to Tamworth Base Hospital in serious condition.

Police investigations are continuing, with various factors being considered.

Gwydir Shire grass fire hotspots

Late January and February to date has proven to be a busy time for fire fighters, with a plethora of grass fire outbreaks in the Gwydir Shire and surrounding Local Government Areas.

Locally, from Wearne’s Road to Bora Creek, a handful of grass fires have broken out in recent weeks, with conditions ripe for both the start of a fire and their difficulty to extinguish.

Residents are reminded to be bushfire ready, as both fuel and weather conditions continue to provide the ideal environment for grassfires. Please take head of fire warnings issued by NSW Rural Fire Service. Fire danger ratings and total fire bans are determined each afternoon for the following day, and give an indication of the consequence of a fire, if one was to start. The higher the fire danger, the more dangerous the conditions.