Rotorua Mountainbike Club (RMTBC) First Response Unit

There are approximately 500,000 biker and recreational user visits to the Whakarewarewa Forest annually and as the network of trails increases so has the incidence of injuries to riders. The Rotorua Mountain Bike Club has taken responsibility for this by contracting Peak Safety to provide a First Response Unit to assist injured recreational users in the forest. The club needs funding to keep the Unit operational. The First Response Unit, which also has an accident prevention role has been operating since December 2016. The Unit has already proved its worth with very positive feedback from the Community, ACC, St Johns and those assisted by the service.