Posts Tagged ‘Press Release’

St John WA has once again ‘won’ the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood WA Emergency Services Blood Drive, making 457 blood and plasma donations between June 1 and August 31, 2023. The SJWA team, comprising 269 unique donors, made 146 donations of whole blood, 12 of platelets and 299 plasma donations, saving 1371 lives in the…

St John WA ambulance crews are trialling new safety equipment to help protect against violent and unpredictable behaviour from patients and the public. More than 160 team members including emergency ambulance crews and those working across patient transfer and event health services opted in to participate in a six-month trial of stab-resistant vests and body-worn…

St John WA Chief Emergency Officer Brendon Brodie-Hall on a panel discussing Wheatbelt volunteerism at a Dowerin Field Days event. Credit photographer Matt Jelonek.  Ten weeks into the role of St John WA (SJWA) Chief Emergency Officer, Brendon Brodie-Hall outlined his support for empowering Wheatbelt sub centres and integrating volunteer voices into SJWA decision-making to…

On World First Aid Day  – September 9  – St John Ambulance Australia is taking the opportunity to spark a crucial conversation about gender equality in life-saving knowledge. Recent data reveals men are outpacing women in important skills of first aid preparedness. The statistics are stark: women are more likely than men to express doubt…

St John WA communications officer Sam Casey with Scott and Olyvia.

St John WA has welcomed a $70,000 donation from the CBH Group and Western Australian growers, who have shared a record $520,000 with local charities through grain voluntarily forfeited in the 2022/23 harvest. Funds generated from the sale of forfeited grain through the Harvest Mass Management Scheme (HMMS) has been distributed among nine charities that…

Ahead of St John WA’s Experience conference, Minister for Volunteering Don Punch and Cassie Rowe MLA, Member for Belmont, took time out on Wednesday to meet SJWA volunteers, including Volunteer of the Year finalists. Finalists for Volunteer of the Year in Country Operations: Finalists for Volunteer of the Year in Metro Operations: Sub Centre of the…

St John WA has awarded Northam its Sub Centre of the Year at the annual St John Experience recognition ceremony. The awards recognise sub centres and individuals across Western Australia who go above and beyond to support the services St John WA delivers. The Northam team has worked hard to build a loyal group of…

St John WA has recognised its finest volunteers at the organisation’s annual Experience award ceremony. The event, which shone the spotlight on the dedicated army of volunteers who donate their time to their communities, was held on August 17, and as well as the awarding of the Country and Metro Volunteers of the Year, the…

Sleep plays a vital role in our overall wellbeing, influencing both our physical and mental health. While we often think of sleep as a time of rest, it is important to understand its impact on our mental wellbeing. By recognising the connection between sleep and its influence on our mental health, we can take proactive…