A horror high-speed impact at a sidecar racing event in Adelaide has left a passenger with spinal injuries.

Shayne Melbourne was behind the wheel when his passenger Nick Johns flung metres from their bike at the Gillman Speedway track about 8pm on Saturday.

Paramedics were called to the track, with the pair's injuries extensive.

"I was at full throttle, I thought 'am I going to miss?' Then too late, bang, done," Mr Melbourne told 9News.

Both were treated on site then given the all clear.

Mr Johns later realised he was in a bad way and took himself to hospital, where he's expected to be for days.

"I spoke to him today, he's got a couple of squashed vertebraes, he's not in a good way," Mr Melbourne said.

It was the second major crash on the night.

Mr Melbourne said the condition of the track was a concern.

"The track surface looked great but was hot and cold all night — very dry and slick in others — a number of incidents where quite a few people got hurt," he said.

No race official received a complaint about the track last night.

9News has been told the track meets international standards and safety features include rubber fencing and airbags on corners.

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A pilot has emerged unscathed after crash landing a light plane on its nose at Bankstown Airport.

The American Champion Scout model plane came to a crashing halt around 9am today.

The 51-year-old pilot told paramedics he caught a sudden tailwind while coming in to land.

The rented aircraft, used by a local aeroclub, was towed from the runway.

"We suspect he'll make a full recovery, he's just been transported as a precaution with some suspected spinal injuries," NSW Ambulance's Andrew Pinney told 9News.

"He knew that he was very lucky today."

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Police have expanded their search for human remains linked to Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick today, with officers combing a third beachside location.

NSW Police are conducting searches at Cunjarong Point, about 30 kilometres north of Mollymook, a police spokesperson said.

Human remains were found washed up at Mollymook on Friday night, days after a badly decomposed foot turned up at on the beach at Tathra.

DNA testing confirmed the foot belonged to Ms Caddick, however the second lot of remains are yet to be identified.

A police spokesperson said it was usual for DNA testing to take a week.

In addition to teams scouring Cunjarong Point, searches continue at Mollymook and Tathra.

Offshore drift modelling found a body which entered the water near Ms Caddick's home in Dover Heights, in Sydney's affluent eastern suburbs, may have drifted to the South Coast over time.

The 49-year-old disappeared on November 12 last year after leaving her home for what her husband believed was a morning run at 5.30am.

She had been under investigation for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme, using millions from investors to make lavish personal purchases.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) raided her home as part of an ASIC investigation the day before she disappeared.

What we know about Melissa Caddick

·       Suspected of stealing "tens of millions" from investors

·       Spent hundreds of thousands on designer label clothes and ski trips

·       AFP raided Dover Heights home as part of ASIC investigation

·       Ms Caddick disappeared on November 12, soon after raid

·       Left home without wallet or keys, had made zero contact with anyone since

·       Remains found on NSW South Coast beach on February 21

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The first shipment of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has landed in Australia today, ahead of the third week of the country's overall inoculation rollout.

The shipment landed just before 9.30am at Sydney airport, on an Emirates flight.

A total of 300,000 doses were included, which will now be batch tested by the Therapeutic Goods Administration to ensure they meet Australian standards.

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"We will now be able to scale up the vaccination rollout to our priority groups, including our most vulnerable Australians and to our frontline border and health workers," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.

"Most Australians will receive the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, with the rollout of these due to commence from 8 March 2021 – provided they clear the TGA's rigorous batch testing process.

"Australia is in a unique position because importantly this vaccine gives us the ability to manufacture onshore. Every Australian who wishes to be vaccinated will be able to receive a vaccine this year."

Australia has secured 53.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which will supplement the 20 million doses from Pfizer.

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A total of 50 million of those AstraZeneca doses will be manufactured in Australia.

"As the rollout begins, the people in priority groups who need the most protection will receive a vaccine first. This includes aged care and disability care residents and workers, frontline healthcare workers, and quarantine and border workers," Health Minister Greg Hunt said.

"Having AstraZeneca available in Australia provides an easier avenue for distribution across the nation, meaning people in rural, regional and remote areas will not have to travel as far to receive their vaccine."

The AstraZeneca vaccine is administered in two doses, 12 weeks apart.

Mr Hunt also slammed anti-vaxxer conspiracy theorists but said he did not anticipate they would disrupt the rollout of the escalated vaccination program.

"Some of these anti-vaxxers are peddling, frankly, false and clearly irresponsible views. Whether it is about 5G and Bill Gates and mind-control – ludicrous, ludicrous things," he said.

"It is absolutely a matter for the police, if, in any way shape or form there were any protests aimed at the vaccination centres."

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