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One of St John WA’s treasured volunteers has been named the winner of Volunteering WA’s 2023 Lifetime Contribution to Volunteering Award. Dr Amanda Draper received the honour at a gala event during National Volunteer Week. Volunteering started early for Amanda when she would volunteer after school at Bunbury Nursing Home. Outside her full-time employment as…

St John Giving has launched a dedicated Community Transport Service (CTS) in Northam thanks to the donation of a specialty vehicle by not-for-profit health insurance provider HIF.  The fully equipped Kia Carnival has automated external defibrillators and first aid kits, with St John volunteers trained to safely drive Northam residents to vital healthcare services.  HIF’s…

A new $1 million upgraded Sub Centre has opened in Pinjarra, revitalising a 30-year old facility to attract and retain volunteers to the service. The expansion project has significantly improved the facilities, enabling the Sub Centre to better serve the community and its dedicated team of about 70 Volunteer Ambulance Officers. The expansion of the…

In the lead-up to National Volunteer Week we reached out to see who would like to show their thanks to our volunteers. We were shocked by the response and have been inundated with images of Perthonalities, business owners, agency partners, and many others holding signs of appreciation for all the St John volunteers across our…

Before last week, Banksia Grove’s Ashlee Wilson wanted to be a truck driver.  That was before the 34-year-old called Triple Zero (000) in the early hours of the morning complaining of tummy pains.  A St John crew arrived within minutes, with the paramedic on board – Melissa Gardiner, who is also a midwife – quickly…

St John WA Community Transport Service volunteer Chuck Franz will go out of his way – more than four hours, in fact – to ensure elderly Northam residents get more than just safe and responsible transport to their medical appointments.  He also delivers them with a smile.  “Most of our clients are in the age…

There are many things that prompt someone to undertake a career in healthcare. For St John WA Urgent Care Nurse, Kirsty Kefford, it was growing up and seeing her mother wish she could have been a nurse. Her mother’s curiosity in the field meant Kirsty and her sisters grew up watching every possible medical show…

St John WA is committed to strengthening the resilience of the community in Western Australia through vital first aid knowledge. As part of efforts to promote first aid education, St John WA ran a free first aid course for leaders of Koordak, a non-profit organisation helping to improve the lives of the Aboriginal Community in…

St John WA is celebrating National Volunteer Week, May 15-19, by enhancing and streamlining the volunteer experience across the state-wide organisation through the appointment of two specialists. The new Volunteer Experience Business Partners (VEBPs) Allison Rayner and Elza Wallis began their journey at St John as volunteers in the regions and metropolitan Perth for many…

A new Ambulance Communications Upgrade Initiative between St John WA with Mitsui E&P Australia (MEPAU) and joint-venture partner Beach Energy launched during May. The $117,000 initiative will roll out the latest 5G compatible smartphones and Wi-Fi technology to 18 ambulances in Geraldton and surrounding Mid West subcentres in preparation for Australia’s 5G network to expand…