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Scholarships to study emergency pre-hospital health care have been awarded to six regional St John WA volunteers, helping to boost the confidence of first responders in country Western Australia. The volunteers will start their studies this month through the Australian Paramedical College, providing them with a pathway to paid work in the pre-hospital care sector…

If he lived to see another day, Perth man James Mau swore he would make a 1250 kilometre trek to Tjukayirla Roadhouse in the Goldfields to buy his favourite T-Shirt after the original was cut from his body in the back of a St John ambulance. Thankfully, ambulance officer Simon Minton and paramedic Gabe Rumble…

St John WA has welcomed more than $2 million in State Government funding to expand sector-recognised Family and Domestic Violence (FDV) training to Western Australia’s Triple Zero (000) ambulance workforce. Above, from left, St John WA Non-Executive Director Elisa Fear, Minister for Communities Simone McGurk, St John Clinical Education trainer Jaquie Pack, St John Executive Director…

St John WA has delivered its 7000th Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the Western Australian community with the addition of the life saving device to an Alkimos beachfront restaurant. Oceans 27 registered its AED on the St John Community First Responder Network this month, making it among 1000 defibrillators registered so far this year at local…

St John WA welcomed a national St John campaign designed to equip young drivers with basic first aid free of charge launched in Canberra on November 30. The Driver First Aid e-learning course supports St John WA’s Click to Save program as part of a national mission to serve humanity by building community resilience through first aid. Click to Save…

Volunteering for St John WA connects locals and strengthens communities.  This is especially true for the volunteers in Bridgetown, who are the glue that keeps their community together.  Bridgetown’s first female chair Elza Wallis said there were many different jobs to suit any personality, especially for those not aren’t interested in being on the frontline. …

St John WA participated in PrideFEST Fair Day, a family friendly event held at Hyde Park on November 13 to celebrate all things Pride.   St John’s stand included the crowd favourite Wiggles Ambulance, giving children the unique experience of touring the inside of an ambulance and learning all about the life-saving equipment inside.   Kura Bear…

St John WA has resourced School Leavers with 11 paramedics and almost 70 volunteers to ensure the safety of 10,000 high school graduates flooding into the South West from November 20 to 26. Community paramedics from across the state and volunteers from various South West sub centres band together to support WA Police in ensuring…