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Faced with increased tourism and surge in visitor numbers, volunteers at Walpole sub centre are hoping to raise much-needed funds through an annual Giveback Getdown party fundraiser to build a new sub centre. The Walpole Country Club will come alive from 5pm on May 24 with the sounds of Sweet Water and The Nomadics, a…

Patient and Bystander Support Guides have now been delivered to St John WA stations and sub centres to better support families and bystander after an emergency. St John WA Paramedic Rachel Hutt said the guides were an idea she had after experiencing situations where she felt families and patients needed more information they could utilise…

Scaddan farmer Nigel Norwood owes his life to the quick actions of his wife and teenage sons while camping at Alexander Bay, 100 kilometres from the nearest hospital in Esperance and one hour from ambulance help. Mr Norwood suffered a cardiac arrest just before dinner at the coastal campsite on January 28, 2025. Wife Lynne…

International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12 every year and coincides with the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.   Nurses are an integral part of the St John WA volunteer base with many dedicating their valuable time and expertise to sub centres around Western Australia.   One of those nurses is Nina Harris.   Nina has been…

St John WA mother and daughter, Kirsten Janke and Jana Biddle, are united by more than just family – they share a deep dedication to caring for others.  Jana is a paramedic intern and is one year away from hitting the road as a paramedic while Kirsten volunteers with St John WA’s Community Transport Service.  …

When you’ve spent over a decade saving lives, the instinct never really fades. Philip Groom is a dedicated St John WA volunteer whose experience and calm composure recently made all the difference at his local café. With 12 years in Event Health Services and currently volunteering with our Community Transport Service, Philip is no stranger…

First aid for mental health is just as important being safe in the workplace when it comes to going home to loved ones at the end of the day, a message reinforced at Bruce Rock Engineering on World Health and Safety Day. St John Safe First Aid Specialist Glenn was a keynote speaker addressing how…

Three St John WA volunteers, Brian Gallop, Bree Del Borrello and Nicole Kelly, are finalists in the 2025 WA Volunteer of the Year awards.   The awards are an annual celebration of Western Australia’s dedicated community of volunteers.   The winners will be announced at the Volunteering WA awards ceremony on May 15.  Brian Gallop is a…

Each year Edith Cowan University’s (ECU’s) School of Medical and Health Sciences (SMHS) recognises the outstanding achievements of its students by awarding prizes at a formal ceremony. As part of the on-going partnership between ECU and St John WA, SJWA sponsored three awards at this year’s ECU SMHS Prizegiving Ceremony on 27 March, with two leaders attending to…

St John Health’s Urgent Care has welcomed its first round of future nurses from the University of Notre Dame Australia on clinical placement. The Clinical Facilitation Program offers an experience that raises the bar on nursing education to enrolled nursing students from the Australian Medical Association and registered nursing students from Curtin and now Notre…