Did you know Mick Wilson, Paramedic?

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Many of you will have heard about the tragic loss of NSW Ambulance Paramedic, Mick Wilson.

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Most of you won't know that I work with his wife Kellie Wilson. The Wilson family consisted of Mick, Kellie and their three children Eliza, Grace and Hugo.

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What you won't know is that for risking his life to save others every day, Mick earned less than $33 per hour and because of the danger of his work he was unable to purchase life insurance.

What you will find even more tragic is that the NSW Government does not cover it's emergency services staff financially in the case of their death.

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So the legacy of this man who saved thousands of members of the public in his extensive paramedic career will be a young family left struggling on the one salary of one nurse.

There are several appeals operating to support Mick's family.

One organised by the Ambulance Service of NSW
“Mick Wilson Family Appeal”
BSB 062-177
Account No 1024 7793
http://www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au/Community-Info/Mick-Wilson-family-appeal.html

and a second organised by the Sydney Children's Hospital (where Kellie works)
"Wilson Fund"
BSB 032056
Account No. 263797

[Scouse]

I dropped Owen off to day care this morning & was talking to the centre operator. Her husband worked with Mick :(.

[Barefoot Dave]

$33/hr, no death benefits!
They're back where the ADF was 40yr go :eek:
Thanks for the links to the funds. deposit forthcoming when I bank next.
Deepest sympathies for the Family from a Emergency Services Volunteer.
Dave.

[mick88]

Criminal isn't it!


Cheers, Mick.

[CraigE]

I did not know him but being in the rescue game this shocked a lot of us. One of the guys I am working with now was a SCAT paramedic and did know him as did some of the other contract paramedics I work with. Great job with severe consequences when it is gotten slightly wrong. The poor medic on the end of the cable has no input once a tangle occurs. I know the winch operators all dread a day like that occuring.
Very, very sad loss to the industry. And then the govt wonder why they are losing all their staff to mining. Better pay and you are well insured and compensated if things do go wrong.
:(:(