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St John WA celebrates a decade of Community Transport Services
This July marks a significant milestone for St John WA’s Community Transport Services (CTS) as they celebrate 10 years of supporting the community through accessible, reliable transport. The first recorded job took place in June 2015, with the service officially commencing July 2015. From its beginnings, CTS has grown into a trusted and much-loved service thanks to the incredible people…
Read MoreCelebrating mentorship and community this International Paramedics Day
This International Paramedics Day, St John WA (SJWA) celebrates the spirit of the unity and community theme by spotlighting our University and Industry Engagement Program. Led from our Belmont hub, the initiative connects paramedic mentors with students from Notre Dame and Edith Cowan Universities. Every day of the year, two dedicated mentoring ambulances are on…
Read MoreSt John WA team member saves little girl from choking thanks to first aid course
A recent first aid course done by a St John WA team member has paid off, with a little girl saved from choking. Ashleigh Kretzmann was at her local shopping centre last week when she heard a woman crying out that her daughter was choking. The girl, who was about four years old, had been…
Read MoreNAIDOC Week: Next Generation gets celebrated in style
In the Spirit of NAIDOC Week – celebrating the next generation: strength, vision and legacy – St John WA team members and the Perth community have donated 10 large boxes of ball clothes to remote Aboriginal communities. Emergency Medical Technician Jade Maitland-Smith, from Dawesville, has been quietly distributing donated ball clothes over the past six…
Read MoreAfrican hospitals benefit from St John WA stretcher donation
St John WA (SJWA) has donated 75 manual Ferno stretchers, worth more than $800,000, to African hospitals and medical clinics to be used for patient transfer or in ambulances. The stretchers will be distributed in Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda, as well as Cambodia in south-east Asia, as part of Rotary Australia World Community Service’s…
Read MoreA paramedic’s journey from cadet to clinical lead
The St John Academy has kicked off for the first time in nearly a decade, reimagining the previously run Cadet Program. Nick Overington started as a Cadet with Melville in 2011 and 14 years on, is now a dedicated and talented Paramedic working in the newly created Clinical Lead role with St John WA. The…
Read MoreA paramedic pair: In step and in service
When Helena and Jorge McCulloch stepped off the plane into 41-degree Perth heat in February 2024, they turned to each other and thought, “Oh no, where are we?” But as they settled in, it didn’t take long to see the beauty around them. Their journey began on opposite ends of Queensland, where Jorge worked as…
Read MoreSpecial delivery in Albany sees St John WA crew help welcome baby boy
An Albany mother has welcomed her third child thanks to the help of a St John WA crew. Jenna Gibellini knew her latest baby was close to arrival, but she never expected him to be born so quickly – or to be born in her bathroom. Luckily, on May 16, her husband Kyle had decided…
Read MoreParadise with a purpose: Meet the volunteers keeping Coral Bay safe
Some would say St John WA volunteers Katie and Brad Booth live in paradise. The travelling couple have called the idyllic town of Coral Bay home for two years. Katie, a local registered nurse, became a volunteer with the Coral Bay Sub Branch as a way to really engage with the community. For Brad, who…
Read MoreRecognition across five CAA award categories
St John WA has been recognised as a finalist for every award submission it entered into this year’s Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA) 2025 Awards for Excellence. Five submissions were entered into the categories of Clinical Practice, Staff Development, Leadership, Mental Health & Wellbeing and Technology, excluding Patient Care. It is the first time SJWA…
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