Rescue helicopter service works on fix to Knights training base conflict

Michael Parris
Updated September 12 2019 - 5:13pm, first published 7:00am
A helicopter taking off at the rescue service's Broadmeadow headquarters.
A helicopter taking off at the rescue service's Broadmeadow headquarters.

The rescue helicopter service says it is confident it can co-exist with the Knights' $18 million training base next door despite asking Newcastle council to reject the project in its proposed form.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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