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St John WA’s Boyup Brook Sub Centre has taken home the Sub Centre of the Year Award at the annual St John Experience recognition ceremony. The awards recognise sub centres and individuals across the state who go above and beyond to support the services St John delivers. The Boyup Brook Sub Centre is known for…

Ravensthorpe Sub Centre Chairperson Wendy Price has today been recognised as St John WA’s Volunteer of the Year for Operations. Ms Price was recognised for the incredible sacrifice she makes for her work, cementing the ambulance service and deliverance of care in her community. The emergency medical technician and mother of six joined St John…

St John WA has awarded Glynne Thomas the Volunteer of the Year for Community Education award in recognition of his contribution to the community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Awarded the coveted title at the annual St John Experience conference, Mr Thomas was commended for his vital role in supplying emergency health divisions with the required…

BHP Nickel West Kambalda is supporting St John WA with servicing the wider Goldfields community, after committing more than $36,000 for the purchase and installation of a Corpuls3 monitor and defibrillator for the local sub centre. A Corpuls3, a state-of-the-art defibrillator system, supports continual monitoring of patients during the 45-minute trip from Kambalda to Kalgoorlie.…

In May 2020, Con Paioff was declared medically dead for over 16 minutes. Thanks to his two children and St John WA paramedics, he is alive and well to tell the tale. On a night like any other, and working from home in his study, Con suffered a sudden cardiac arrest that left him breathless…

Pinpointing your exact location can become difficult in an emergency situation. For example, you may not know the precise address, or it may be in a regional location or along a lengthy stretch of road without street signage or landmarks. Help us find you in an emergency by using the St John First Responder App, which…

St John Giving and HIF, a leading national health insurance provider, have unveiled their first partnership initiative to support the WA community, with the launch of a new expanded Bunbury Community Transport Service (CTS). Serviced by first-aid trained St John WA volunteer drivers, the Bunbury CTS features a fully equipped Honda Odyssey with automatic external defibrillators…

St John WA has officially opened the doors to a new regional volunteer and first aid training facility in Bindoon. The new and improved sub centre was built to replace the original 1922 facility, which was no long fit to support the growing needs of the Bindoon community. Moving from Great Northern Hwy to Koomal…

CBH Group has donated $20,000 towards the purchase of St John WA defibrillators across regional WA. This figure marks a new milestone for the partnership, with CBH Group donating more than $195,000 since the commencement of the partnership almost 10 years ago. The latest donation has resulted in the purchase of 19 new defibrillators, set…

St John Giving has welcomed national health insurance provider, HIF, as a founding partner to support the charity’s ongoing initiatives that provide the community with tools that help save and protect the lives of Western Australians.  Through developing initiatives such as the St John WA First Aid Focus program, St John Giving and HIF will work…