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When Tina Lembo signed up to be a St John Event Health Services volunteer she thought she would be helping to save lives What she didn’t expect was that one day she would save her own. While eating a freshly cooked pizza at home, Tina found herself choking on a piece of crust. Alone at…

St John WA marked 2023 International Women’s Day with a keynote address from incoming Board Member, Wonnarua woman and Warrikal Chief Executive Officer Amanda Healy who reflected on her remarkable career at an event attended by members of the St John team from across the business.  Shu Yin Chia, Stella Clack, Rose Gibbons, Aideen Chandler, and Debbie Strachan. (not pictured: Natasha…

Every year, about 300,000 people call St John through Triple Zero (000) seeking emergency ambulance assistance. Western Australians are generally pretty good at knowing when they are facing a life-threatening emergency. St John aims to  arm people with a better understanding of the right time to call an ambulance, and make sure everyone knows what other…

Being a first responder can be stressful, so how does one unwind? For four St John paramedics, it’s about getting together to train and compete in WA’s most gruelling and iconic open-water race. The ‘Paddla’medics’ are a team consisting of paramedic swimmers and crew. Jeremy Anderberg, Daniel Mason, Andrew Wishart, and Gary Cook have been…

St John WA joined more than 2000 corporate, government and not-for-profit organisations with the launch of its Reconciliation Action Plan on February 28 with a traditional smoking ceremony and celebration of First Nations culture. More than a year in the making and shepherded through the process by a dedicated working group, with guidance from Jahna…

There are many things that can prompt people to volunteer for St John WA. For Wickham’s Kate Marinko, who has been a St John vollie for more than four years, it was a sporting injury. “Five years ago I decided to play netball and dislocated my ankle,” Kate said. “Our community paramedic, Paul, was volunteering…

Hundreds of Wheatbelt patients needing to be flown to Perth for treatment will benefit from a new $257,000 St John WA transfer facility at Narrogin Aerodrome. The 270 square-metre purpose-built facility has: Construction began in February last year after more than two years of delay due to COVID-19, with the facility becoming operational in August.…

St John’s Tristan Corfield and Simon Ball with survivor Adam Hunter.

St John WA outperformed most Australian ambulance services in emergency response times to life-threatening cases, the latest Report on Government Services (RoGS) has revealed. The fresh figures confirmed St John WA’s long-held reputation for answering Triple Zero (000) calls promptly and dispatching ambulances quickly. In welcoming the report, St John Executive Director of Ambulance Operations…

St John WA would like to congratulate all winners in the Australia Day 2023 Community Citizen of the Year awards. We believe all of our people are legends, and we are proud to see so many recognised for their tireless work in their communities. Waroona’s Jenny McNamara was recognised as Community Citizen of the Year…