Posts Tagged ‘Press Release’

Australia has more than 300,000 first responders who are there for community when they need it most. At St John, our First Responders include our call-takers in the State Operations Centre who are often the first voice someone will hear on their worst day, our on-road personnel including paramedics and volunteers, and our registered first…

St John WA has chosen art from 2021 WA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Kevin Wilson to help frame its ongoing journey to reconciliation through its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Kevin is a Wongi man with family ties to the Goldfields, Leonora and South Australia. He is a Creative Director of…

Every day, St John WA paramedics are on the road, treating people on the worst day of their lives, and doing everything they can to keep people alive. Sometimes they even get to reunite with patients they have treated. This special story from one of our hero paramedics, Simon Klass, embodies what this job is…

Today is ‘Fatality Free Friday’ and the message is simple; if we can go one day without a death on the road, we can demonstrate the impact a focus on road safety can have every day. St John WA wants to encourage all road users to learn vital first aid skills with our free, online…

Albany local David Jolley is being congratulated for an exemplary 40 years of service as a St John WA volunteer. Mr Jolley spent 17 of these years volunteering at the Albany local Sub Centre.   Mr Jolley played a key role in the establishment of the Albany Sub Centre and founded the Borden wing of the…

Albany paramedic Mike Ficko has marked a quarter century caring for Western Australians when they need it most in his work with St John WA. St John WA Head of Country Ambulance Justin Fonte said dedication over such a period of time was invaluable to ensuring safe and resilient communities across WA. “The sort of…

National Volunteer Week is an opportunity for St John WA to recognise and celebrate it’s incredible volunteers and those who volunteer their time to other community organisations.  Since the establishment of St John WA in 1870, volunteers have always been the centre of our organisation, offering basic medical assistance at large public events and during…

St John WA is warning e-scooter riders to avoid alcohol and excessive speed – particularly as the hours grow darker over the winter months – as part of National Road Safety Week (May 15 -22). St John’s paramedics attend an average of 15 e-scooter accidents a month, most of which are life-threatening and involving predominantly…

St John WA will be celebrating its 6238-strong volunteers – and welcoming 142 new country volunteers recruited from its ‘Looking For Legends’ campaign – as part of National Volunteer Week, running May 16 to 22. St John Head of Country Ambulance Justin Fonte said volunteers had been at the heart of St John since the…

A national independent survey* commissioned by St John as part of National Volunteer Week celebrations has revealed young Australians are the most keen to put their hand up to serve their community in the future. The survey of more than 1000 Australians found: It also revealed almost a third of fulltime workers would consider taking…