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Today is ‘Fatality Free Friday’ and the message is simple; if we can go one day without a death on the road, we can demonstrate the impact a focus on road safety can have every day. St John WA wants to encourage all road users to learn vital first aid skills with our free, online…

Albany local David Jolley is being congratulated for an exemplary 40 years of service as a St John WA volunteer. Mr Jolley spent 17 of these years volunteering at the Albany local Sub Centre.   Mr Jolley played a key role in the establishment of the Albany Sub Centre and founded the Borden wing of the…

Albany paramedic Mike Ficko has marked a quarter century caring for Western Australians when they need it most in his work with St John WA. St John WA Head of Country Ambulance Justin Fonte said dedication over such a period of time was invaluable to ensuring safe and resilient communities across WA. “The sort of…

National Volunteer Week is an opportunity for St John WA to recognise and celebrate it’s incredible volunteers and those who volunteer their time to other community organisations.  Since the establishment of St John WA in 1870, volunteers have always been the centre of our organisation, offering basic medical assistance at large public events and during…

St John WA is warning e-scooter riders to avoid alcohol and excessive speed – particularly as the hours grow darker over the winter months – as part of National Road Safety Week (May 15 -22). St John’s paramedics attend an average of 15 e-scooter accidents a month, most of which are life-threatening and involving predominantly…

St John WA will be celebrating its 6238-strong volunteers – and welcoming 142 new country volunteers recruited from its ‘Looking For Legends’ campaign – as part of National Volunteer Week, running May 16 to 22. St John Head of Country Ambulance Justin Fonte said volunteers had been at the heart of St John since the…

A national independent survey* commissioned by St John as part of National Volunteer Week celebrations has revealed young Australians are the most keen to put their hand up to serve their community in the future. The survey of more than 1000 Australians found: It also revealed almost a third of fulltime workers would consider taking…

Fast Facts Witnessed cardiac arrests in the community where the patient has an initial shockable rhythm are shown to have to the greatest survival rates 30 days after hospital. This definable cohort, known as the Utstein group, allows for more meaningful comparisons.   In 2020, 35.7 per cent – or 66 of the 185 patients falling…

The Western Australian bush can be a tough place. That’s why St John WA is thrilled to be able to partner with so many other services when an emergency call comes from a remote area. On Sunday, a woman hiking in Karajini National Park was bitten by a snake, and anyone who knows Karajini will…

ANZAC Day is an important part of our history, as Australians and as members of St John WA. This is true for our entire organisation, but particularly for those who work and volunteer at our Albany Sub Centre. The ANZAC legacy lives strongly in the city of Albany because on November 1, 1914, 30,000 young Australians…