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For St John WA’s Alex Stavreski, nothing compares to the feeling of making a patient feel heard and valued during their most difficult times.     Alex is an Ambulance Transport Officer (ATO) with the Patient Transfer Service (PTS), a team working around the clock to transport patients across the state safely.    She hit the road earlier…

Almost 50 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from rural and remote communities, who would otherwise have been disadvantaged by distance, have learned first aid in a meaningful and engaging way thanks to St John WA’s new Aunty program. SJWA charitably funded first aid training sessions in Karratha and Geraldton with Stars Foundation, which provides…

In the heart of the Midwest outback, a groundbreaking feat of science is taking shape, with St John WA providing crucial medical support to the team bringing it to life.    The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is building, and will soon operate, one of Earth’s biggest science facilities, allowing astronomers to look deeper into the Universe than…

In the remote and picturesque town of Karratha, Western Australia, volunteers are the lifeline of the community. Among them are dedicated individuals with St John WA (SJWA), who bring their unique backgrounds and an unwavering commitment to ensure the wellbeing of their fellow residents. Amy Pedersen Amy Pedersen has called Karratha home for the past…

It’s about as far from St Andrews as a golfer can get, but what Three Springs Golf Club lacks in prestige, it more than makes up for in community spirit and support for its nearest St John WA sub centre. Since 1998, the golf club has hosted an annual fundraising day for the North Midlands…

They’re the specialist team called to the most complex emergencies – St John WA’s Special Operations paramedics.    The highly skilled paramedics regularly confront hostile and hazardous environments to rescue patients safely and deliver the lifesaving care they need.   With an expanded clinical scope and specialised training, PSOs respond to difficult situations in diverse and sometimes…

Australia’s most remote Indigenous community has received its first public defibrillator during a visit from a St John WA (SJWA) volunteer.   Teacher and SJWA Dawesville volunteer Jade Maitland-Smith delivered the automated external defibrillator (AED) to Kiwirrkurra last month.   Kiwirrkurra is nestled deep in the Gibson Desert on Pintupi country, about 1200km east of Port Hedland…

Vulnerable Boyup Brook residents can have a key lock box installed at their home for free thanks to a community initiative spearheaded by local St John WA (SJWA) volunteers.     The team at the SJWA Boyup Brook Sub Centre has rallied several local businesses to help fund the program, which has already seen nine key lock…

Generous community donations have funded six new life-saving defibrillators to be installed along the Denmark coast in memory of beloved Perth father Andy Rutherford.  Andy, 48, died of cardiac arrest after collapsing on a beach at Denmark’s Elephant Rocks in April 2023. Despite the best efforts of his first aid-trained mates who performed CPR, the…