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For more than 120 years, St John WA has been a big part of the Perth Royal Show, keeping crowds safe and bringing smiles to little faces with first aid and medical support for attendees and education and fun for children. Starting this Saturday, our awesome team will be ready to roll once more. Event…

St John WA (SJWA) is continuing its journey towards a more sustainable fleet, with the launch of five new electric vehicles (EVs) now hitting the road. The rollout includes three Community Transport Vehicles, a fleet car and an operational logistics vehicle. To support the transition, four charging stations have been installed at key sites –…

For many of us, a holiday means time off with family or relaxing at home. For Kim Gibson, a casual nurse at St John Health, it meant packing her scrubs and heading to Western Kenya to volunteer with the Nurses in Action program run by World Youth International. From 29 June to 28 July, Kim…

St John WA is celebrating three key milestones on the State Defibrillator Network:  St John WA has reached a major milestone, registering more than 12,000 defibrillators (AEDs) across 10,000 locations — with more than one third of locations publicly accessible 24/7 — as part of the State Defibrillator Network.  From community halls to roadhouses, this…

This September, St John WA is hitting the road – and the airwaves – with a fresh, feel-good campaign that puts real Western Australians in the spotlight.  Forget stock photos and staged scenes put together by east coast advertising agencies.  This campaign is all about authenticity, with everyday characters from regional communities front and centre,…

Usually, the Goldfields town of Coolgardie has around 850 residents. When the Outback Festival is on it’s more like 7,850. People come from across WA to celebrate life in the ochre, pitching up and staying for the weekend. There’s bush cooking, blacksmithing and bulldozer racing by day, and boot scooting into the night. St John…

Fifty kilometres outside Kalgoorlie, Starlink is the only way to connect to the world. Major networks disappear with sealed roads. Gold prospectors check their satellite phones and snakebite kits and hope to return a little richer. Edie, Marjorie and Nikki offer visitors the chance to dig for something different. Honey ants are also shimmery, elusive…

“It’s not a matter of if you get hurt. It’s when, and how much.” In the South West town of Balingup, Alpin Grant is King. He and his wife, Queen Laura, represent the monarchy at the world-famous Balingup Medieval Carnivale. The event runs for one weekend each year, but a King’s responsibilities — training, researching, creating —…

Just outside Margaret River, in Bramley National Park, are the Wooditjup Trails. Created by locals, they are a challenge for experienced downhill riders and a training ground for the next generation. Meg, 15, and Sage, 13, know them back to front. Trails like Golden Carrot, Cut Cork, High Horse, and Cash and Karri have been…

Lawnmowers usually try for chequerboard-straight strips. These ones follow the racing line. Starting at 17cc, the vehicles of The Western Australian Mower Racing Association (WAMRA) top out at 450cc. Tuned for the track, the smaller capacity engines are quick, and the bigger ones can hit 110kph. No blades and, sometimes, no brakes. The only thing…

If you are still of the belief that you can suck the venom out from a snake bite, or that butter will soothe a burn, read on. Please. We’re begging you. It’s been a long time since mouldy bread was suggested as infection prevention and thankfully, the days of bloodletting and trepanning are long gone.…

St John WA partnered with Bruce Rock Engineering this year for R U OK? Day with the aim of helping to build a healthy and connected community. A series of talks focussed on mental health took place around the State, with SJWA speakers running sessions in Forrestfield and Bruce Rock. “Mental health matters just as…