The Australia Institute surveyed a representative sample of 800 NSW residents to test their knowledge about how much Westpac contributes to the running cost of the Northern NSW Rescue Helicopter, also known as the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

Although Westpac is the naming rights sponsor of the rescue helicopter, Westpac provides less than 10% of its total funding.

The results show that:

• Only 7% of residents in NSW correctly identified less than 10% as the amount Westpac contributes to the running of the rescue helicopter.
• 93% thought it was higher, including almost half of NSW residents (48%) who thought Westpac contributed half or more of the cost of running the rescue helicopter.