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Finding the words when seconds matter: English learning meets first aid at South Metro TAFE
Adult Migrant English Program students at South Metro TAFE paired language practise with life-saving skills through a free, tailored session delivered by St John WA’s Youth and Community Engagement First Aid Awareness team. The session blended ambulance familiarisation with hands‑on first aid, helping participants build confidence in emergencies. TAFE Lecturer Frankie Aldaiji wanted the session…
Read MoreThe women behind the uniform
Uniforms tell only part of the story. This International Women’s Day, former St John paramedic and photographer Emma Rachelle (Emma Dodd) has captured a different perspective through a portrait series celebrating seven women connected to the St John community. The series features women working across emergency care and support roles and reflects the lives they…
Read MoreWomen in Ambulance awards for six of St John WA’s finest
St John WA is proud to announce six Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA) Women in Ambulance award winners this International Women’s Day. The CAA Women in Ambulance Awards are designed to recognise and promote the hard work of incredible and inspirational women who work in ambulance services across Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.…
Read MoreMaking every call count – 317,979 times
Managing hundreds of thousands of Triple Zero (000) calls every year, including 317,979 in FY2025, SCC’s teams and systems are a powerful force of assurance, support and calm to the WA public when emergencies arise. According to the latest Report on Government Services (ROGS), St John WA has the best Triple Zero (000) call answering times nationally with 97.4% of calls answered under 10 seconds. New blood St John WA’s call-takers are the heart of SCC and 2025 saw…
Read MoreFirst Nations first aid training hits the Pilbara
St John WA has delivered vital first aid training to First Nations people in the Pilbara. Thanks to funding from Shaw and Partners, St John WA held a two-day HLTAID011 Provide First Aid session for the team from Gumala Aboriginal Corporation in Tom Price. The course covered core first aid essentials such as the DRSABCD Action Plan, how to perform CPR and wound management. The group also learnt how to help people experiencing a range…
Read MoreFuture paramedics celebrate first year of study at Curtin University
The inaugural cohort of paramedicine students from Curtin School of Nursing has completed their first year of study. The Bachelor of Science (Paramedicine) course was launched by Curtin in 2025. Fifty students who enrolled last year are now on their way to careers as a paramedic. Increasingly, paramedics are serving in diverse healthcare settings, including…
Read MoreNew life-saving equipment for Karijini thanks to Tom Price Academy
New life-saving equipment is destined for Karijini National Park thanks to a huge fundraising effort from young people involved in Tom Price’s local emergency services. Two more automated external defibrillators (AED) and cabinets, along with eight snake bite kits, will be installed at key locations across the park. Over the past five years, members of the St John Academy and Emergency Services Cadets have raised more than $36,000 towards supporting the health and safety of…
Read MoreSt John WA responds to rare lightning strike incidents
St John WA ambulance crews responded to three separate lightning strike incidents across Perth on Thursday, February 26 during intense storm activity. While lightning strikes are uncommon in Western Australia, all such incidents are treated as Priority 1 emergencies. Special Operations Manager Deane Coxall said crews were immediately dispatched and assessed patients for potentially life-threatening…
Read More‘I knew I had to do CPR’: Hero teen who saved a boy’s life says he would do it again
A Perth teenager has been recognised by St John WA for his extraordinary actions that helped save the life of another boy in December last year. Dylan Bennet was just 17 and playing basketball with a group of other teens in Perth when one of the players collapsed. Recognising the signs of cardiac arrest immediately,…
Read MoreWA’s Triple Zero (000) ambulance response best in the nation
Of all the capital state and territories’ ambulance services, St John WA has been found to have the best Triple Zero (000) call answering and critical response times across Perth and the whole state, according to the latest Report on Government Services (ROGS). Western Australia had the lowest median Priority 1 (P1) response time for…
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