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Rural driving can have dire consequences as students from Bridgetown High School learned on October 18 during a simulated road crash exercise (SIMEX) hosted by the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes’ Roadwise committee. St John WA’s Bridgetown sub centre volunteers participated alongside WA Police and Bridgetown Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service (BVFRS) in the SIMEX called ‘The…

The inaugural Community Transport Award Ceremony was held on Saturday, 28 October, to celebrate significant individual service milestones, including five years of volunteering as well as 500, 1000, 1500, 2000 and 2500 hours of service over the past year.   SJWA Chief Emergency Officer Brendon Brodie-Hall congratulated each volunteer for their hard work and dedication in…

The Australian Defence Force has recognised St John WA’s support for its reservist employees at a state awards event held at Army’s Irwin Barracks in Karrakatta on September 27. Out of a record number of Western Australian nominations, St John WA (SJWA) won the not-for-profit category of Defence’s Employer Support Awards in WA. Clinical Support…

St John WA staff and volunteers in Exmouth and Coral Bay are all revved up by the generosity of their local community and RAC in helping deliver a new four-wheel-drive ambulance to their sub centre. On track: The new model of Toyota HiAce Commuter with 4WD drive conversion in Coral Bay. RAC’s donation of $50,000…

Two-thirds of LGBTIQA+ young West Australians have identified as living with mental illness because of fears around their identity, which St John WA (SJWA) hopes to help overcome in partnership with the Youth Pride Network (YPN). Ahead of Pridefest and in the wake of WA Mental Health Week (7-14 October), SJWA has donated a First…

New Harvey Station Manager Suleen van der Westhuizen, outgoing Chair Paul Beech, and former Harvey Sub Centre Secretary Jennifer Maughan cut the cake celebrating the history of St John WA in the regional town. St John WA’s Harvey team has welcomed paid paramedics to the region for the first time in the sub centre’s 88-year…

In the heart of Wyndham in WA’s North West, Chloe Stott is a shining example of what it means to be a dedicated St John WA volunteer. As a single mother to a 13-year-old son and the manager of the only childcare centre in town, her life is testament to the unwavering commitment to both…

The odds of surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are one in 10. Joe Jeffries beat the odds. Twice. In seven months. The 64-year-old touch rugby referee collapsed during halftime at separate games, one held at his Southern Stars Touch Football club in Karawara on January 22 this year and the second at Northern District’s Bennett Park…

St John WA has given its First Aid for Mental Health course a refresh, just in time for Mental Health Week. The updated course will be on offer from October 16, and has been updated with the most recent statistics and latest clinical information around mental health issues. The course is designed to assist the…

St John WA volunteers have been showing up to Perth’s biggest agricultural showcase and community event for 120 years as part of the organisation’s 130-year legacy of serving humanity in Western Australia. Every year since 1903, Event Heath Services (EHS) volunteers dedicate more the 200 hours to the Perth Royal Show to help safeguard attendees…