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Volunteer always on duty
When you’ve spent over a decade saving lives, the instinct never really fades. Philip Groom is a dedicated St John WA volunteer whose experience and calm composure recently made all the difference at his local café. With 12 years in Event Health Services and currently volunteering with our Community Transport Service, Philip is no stranger…
Not made of rock: Keeping mentally safe on World Health and Safety Day
First aid for mental health is just as important being safe in the workplace when it comes to going home to loved ones at the end of the day, a message reinforced at Bruce Rock Engineering on World Health and Safety Day. St John Safe First Aid Specialist Glenn was a keynote speaker addressing how…
Volunteers shine as finalists in 2025 WA Volunteer of the Year awards
Three St John WA volunteers, Brian Gallop, Bree Del Borrello and Nicole Kelly, are finalists in the 2025 WA Volunteer of the Year awards. The awards are an annual celebration of Western Australia’s dedicated community of volunteers. The winners will be announced at the Volunteering WA awards ceremony on May 15. Brian Gallop is a…
St John WA presents awards to outstanding ECU students
Each year Edith Cowan University’s (ECU’s) School of Medical and Health Sciences (SMHS) recognises the outstanding achievements of its students by awarding prizes at a formal ceremony. As part of the on-going partnership between ECU and St John WA, SJWA sponsored three awards at this year’s ECU SMHS Prizegiving Ceremony on 27 March, with two leaders attending to…
St John WA shaping the nurses of tomorrow
St John Health’s Urgent Care has welcomed its first round of future nurses from the University of Notre Dame Australia on clinical placement. The Clinical Facilitation Program offers an experience that raises the bar on nursing education to enrolled nursing students from the Australian Medical Association and registered nursing students from Curtin and now Notre…
More defibrillators to save lives in Waroona
Five new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) have been installed in Waroona thanks to the St John Waroona Sub Centre. This brings the total to 24 in the area and will extend to 29 by the end of the year. AEDs are portable devices designed for anyone to treat people experiencing cardiac arrest until emergency services…
St John WA brings Paramedics TV show to WA
St John WA is proud to announce that the next season of the highly acclaimed documentary series Paramedics will feature paramedics from Western Australia. This popular observational documentary, which airs on the Nine Network nationally, takes viewers behind the scenes as paramedics respond to emergency calls, showcasing the fast-paced, high-pressure world of pre-hospital care. The…
Members of the St John WA community honoured at 2025 Investiture Ceremony
From long-serving volunteers and frontline responders to the support teams who keep operations running behind the scenes, 38 members of the St John WA team were formally recognised at the 2025 Investiture ceremony held at Government House. The traditional ceremony, held on Saturday 5 April, saw members of the St John WA community admitted or…
Celebrating the unveiling of Jerramungup Sub Centre renovations
The St John WA Jerramungup Sub Centre celebrated the completion of its long-awaited renovations with a community morning tea, marking a significant milestone for the local area. The event was well attended by volunteers past and present from Jerramungup and its sub-branches and members of the broader local community. Representation from St John WA State…
St John WA team members further their studies thanks to memorial scholarships
St John WA Clinical Lead Simon Menz and District Operations Manager Brandon Reid are the latest team members to receive memorial scholarships. These highly regarded scholarships are in loving memory of Tinesh Tamilkodi and Fiona Lavelle and are awarded to team members that embody their values. By supporting individuals who share these principles, St…
Compassion on the road: St John WA Community Transport goes above call of duty
St John WA Community Transport provides a door-to-door service for people who can’t use public transport, their usual means of transportation, or who continually rely on the help of others to get to an appointment. Pamela Barry started using the service in Mandurah when she wanted to extend her physiotherapy appointments to three times a…
Honouring volunteers at inaugural awards night
The dedication and commitment of volunteers were celebrated in style at the first-ever Joint Metro Volunteer Awards Night, held on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Burswood on Swan. With 128 attendees, including award recipients, guests, divisional managers and team members, the event brought together Community Transport Services (CTS), Event Health Services (EHS) and Youth and…