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St John WA welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement to fund a trial of four new St John Urgent Care centres across the greater Perth metropolitan area. With the funding of $28 million announced in Tuesday’s Federal Budget, St John will run a four year trial by opening four new Urgent Care centres in the areas…

St John WA’s South West team is encouraging local high schools to commit to first aid training for its students ahead of the annual road crash simulation which has become a major education event in the region. St John Regional Training and Services Coordinator Annette Mateljan said the training combined with the evocative simulation would…

The Governor of Western Australia, His Excellency the Honourable Kim Beazley AC, will today present Community Hero Awards, Meritorious Service Awards, St John Ambulance National Medals, as well as recognise the outstanding efforts of St John Ambulance WA staff and volunteers at the Recognition Ceremony at Government House. Community Hero Awards are presented to those…

The Mitchell Street sub-centre in Merredin was originally built in the 1950s and had reached the end of its useful life, resulting in its demolition and the construction of a new facility on the existing site. St John WA CEO Michelle Fyfe said this new facility will have great benefits for the ambulance volunteers and…

These public access defibrillators are available 24 hours a day to the public and can be the difference between life and death in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest. St John First Responder Manager Sally Simmonds said cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in WA and having access to a defibrillator will…

The recent Productivity Commission report into ambulance services across Australia confirms that St John WA is providing the community with a first class service. In 2017/18, the time within which 90 per cent of first responding ambulance resources arrived at the scene of an emergency in priority 1 situations (emergency lights and sirens response) in the metro…

As it is one of the most popular holidaying weekends of the year, it is also one of the busiest for paramedics and ambulance crews as people venture to regional and often remote locations. St John Ambulance Area Manager Blaise Rego said as many campers would be in unfamiliar surroundings, there was an even greater…

The defibrillators are available 24 hours a day to the public and can be the difference between life and death in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest. A further ten defibrillators have been installed in PTA transit officers’ mobile patrol vehicles, at a total investment of $50,000. PTA spokesman David Hynes said the trial…

St John WA has shown it has the Christmas spirit by collecting hundreds of gifts on behalf of its staff and volunteers for WA children and young people. Staff and volunteers from St John have given presents to the giving trees set up in our state office in Belmont and across regional WA — and…

Not-for-profit organisations across WA are encouraged to apply to receive a public access defibrillator and storage cabinet. Thanks to a generous $1.3 million donation from Lotterywest, St John is rolling out the Heart Grant program which will result in an extra 1000 defibrillators in the community, increasing the capacity for bystanders to save a life…