Trail Rescue Australia
STAY FOCUSED AND SURVIVE
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Trail Rescue Australia provides specialist services and products for the trail, outdoor, wilderness and emergency services sectors in remote and low-support environments. Our primary focus is Preventative Search and Rescue (PSAR) - building the knowledge, capability and support systems that help people operate safely and reduce the likelihood of incidents.
When specialist response is required, we also deliver rapid-response UAV search and rescue capability for complex terrain in support of police and emergency services​​
​If you are in a life-threatening and emergency situation call 000 or activate SOS.​
HOW WE CAN HELP
Trail Rescue Australia is built around Preventative Search and Rescue (PSAR) principles, with a clear focus on preventing incidents and reducing the risk of emergencies, serious issues and fatalities on trails in remote and low-support environments. Below are the PSAR services we offer, listed in order of preventative focus - from front-end prevention and preparedness through to early intervention and response support when needed
Get a free consult if you want to get down to the pointy end of your needs or check out our services and products below.
TRA offers a range of basic, advanced and specialised courses in advanced hiking and trekking skills, specialised field skills, survival, navigation, emergency signalling, trail medicine, self rescue and a wide range of other skills, knowledge and awareness to power up and strengthen your capability and resilience.
Trail Rescue Australia offers a 24/7 monitoring and/or overwatch service that provides hikers, trail runners, expeditions and groups. This pre-booked services is carried out with tracking devices, regular sched monitoring and check point confirmations. Essential for remote area solo activities.
Specialist aerial capability for remote-area UAV operations, with advanced drone systems used for thermal search, aerial reconnaissance, real-time relay, illumination, broadcast, payload resupply and sustained UAV mission support. Service includes FOB support operations for Police SAR taskings.
Our team conducts on-ground trail and activity safety and response audits, SOP reviews, scenario training and post-incident reviews to test, refine and continuously improve your safety systems. We also assist hikers and trekking groups with safety and emergency planning for their hikes or treks.
Trail Rescue Australia provides baseline trail medical support (TMS) services that deliver first aid, preventative trail health care (PTHC), casualty monitoring, and trail evacuations. Advanced medical support provided by our partners Outdoor Wilderness Response
Trail Search and Rescue (SAR) standby and rapid-response teams for short-notice call-outs, deploying specialist UAV field teams equipped with advanced IR/thermal UAVs and operating alongside helicopters, ATVs and 4WDs, in support of Police and other emergency service–led search and rescue operations.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday 3 April 2026 530pm - Melb Time (AEDT)
Live Q&A - Safety and Wellbeing Considerations for a E2E Larapinta Trail Hike
Live 2hr Q&A Session covering a range of planning and preparation subjects for your Larapinta Trail trek. This session suits mostly solo hikers and also covers some of the most common issues, risks and scenarios we have identified. Hosted by the expert LTTS Field Team.
20 people max. $25 per person.
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Thursday 23 April 2026 530pm - Melb Time (AEDT)
Live Q&A - Emergency Signalling Techniques in Dense Jungle and Rainforest Conditions
Live 2 hr Q&A Session covering the techniques, gear, kit and considerations for emergency signalling in dense jungle rainforest environments - one of the most difficult conditions for effective signalling. The session is focused at the solo or duo hiker, or remote worker context.
12 people max. $45 per person.
PLACES AVAILABLE
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FROM THE FIELD
Actual footage and images of rescues, searches, terrain and conditions from the field
Image: NW Kimberley Region - UAV narrow gorge recon - Lost expedition member
Image: Search for injured hiker on the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT), Mt Spec, VIC
Image: Hiker rescue on Section 5, Razorback Ridge, Larapinta Trail
Image: Night TI UAV paramedic support for hiker evacuation on the Larapinta Trail, NT
Video: Searching for a missing cross country trekker in typical terrain of the East Chewings Range, NT
ABOUT US
Trail Rescue Australia (TRA) is a private company of field specialists with extensive experience in trail support, SAR, UAVs, emergency evacuations and specialised training in the NT, WA, FNQ, SA and VIC.
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The TRA team have hiked and worked on the Larapinta Trail, the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) since 2004 and across remote areas of the Kimberley, Central Australia, the Australian Alps and Wet Tropics.
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We work closely with Outback Wilderness Response who provide all advanced
paramedic and medical care and evacuation needs.
In life-threatening or missing-person situations, we can assist in activating 000 and the relevant Police or emergency services and then operate as a specialist support asset within the Australian Search and Rescue system, delivering specialised, rapid response UAV field teams for searches, remote FOBs, logistics and medical support.
For all immediate life-threatening and emergency situations call 000 or activate SOS.
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