Mid West Community Grant to boost local St John WA capability
- St John WA’s Geraldton ambulance volunteers have received a $3,500 Mid West Community Grant from Mitsui E&P Australia and Beach Energy to strengthen local training capability.
- The grant funded new, operational-style training equipment to support realistic education for Geraldton volunteers.
- Improved training supports volunteer confidence on real-life jobs and helps keep care patient-centred across the Mid West.
St John WA has welcomed a $3,500 Mid West Community Grant from Mitsui E&P Australia and Beach Energy, secured by the Volunteer Leadership Group at the Geraldton Station, to enhance training for Geraldton ambulance volunteers.
The grant funded training equipment which mirrors operational gear, helping education and practice sessions feel as realistic as possible. Equipment included a dummy arm to train IV cannulation which uses pressure bags and simulated blood, two Laerdal Compact Suction Unit (LCSU4) devices, two green oxygen bags and a placebo volunteer medications kit.
By training with the same style of equipment used on-road, volunteers can build confidence and consistency for real-life jobs, supporting St John WA’s focus on patient-centred care.
St John WA thanks Mitsui E&P Australia and Beach Energy for supporting local capability in the Mid West through its community grant program.
“By funding training equipment that mirrors what our crews use operationally, this grant helps ensure our Geraldton volunteers can build and maintain capability and confidence for when they’re called to respond to an emergency,” said Christine Silvester, Regional Training and Development Coordinator – Midwest.
Mitsui E&P Australia CEO Ken Yamamura said health and safety were at the heart of the Waitsia joint-venture operations.
“We believe that strong safety systems deliver life-saving outcomes – and that’s why we have provided funds to St John WA’s Geraldton Station to purchase this training equipment, which will support the hard-working St John volunteers and paramedics to continue providing life-saving services to the Mid West community,” Mr Yamamura said.