Posts Tagged ‘Press Release’

They may be the only St John WA sub centre crewed entirely of women, but volunteers at a regional outpost known for its rugged beauty and harsh coastline don’t think that makes them any different to any other branch. “A lot of the men down here are on the mines and are away from town…

Six St John WA team members have been recognised Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA) at the 2022 Women in Ambulance Awards. Brook Cook, Lynda Randall, Naomi Powell, Nicola Peacock, Rondel Dancer and Shelley Johnstone were part of a cohort of Honour Recipients at the CAA 2022 Women in Ambulance Awards. St John WA Chief Executive…

The St John Glambulance hit the road last week to join Albany in the city’s Pride celebrations. Along with Kura Bear – who was a hit with our Great Southern friends – the St John crew spent the day checking out the market stalls, getting down to the DJ – and AUSLAN interpreter who stole…

New research commissioned by St John has revealed that almost half all Western Australians have learned some First Aid training but have allowed their skills to lapse. The results come in the week St John celebrates 130 years of training people in First Aid in Western Australia. St John Chief of Brand and Reputation Aaron…

When it comes to embodying the values of St John WA, few have done it with as much dedication – and for as long – as Kevin Young. Mr Young’s service of humanity and his commitment to helping other people has spanned more than seven decades. And the nonagenarian is showing no signs of slowing…

The independence of St John WA from Government is valued by 95.5 per cent Western Australians familiar with the charity, newly-released independent research from leading ratings agency RepTrak has revealed. St John WA retained an “excellent” trust score achieving an overall mark of 93.6 in the annual survey conducted by the leading data and insights…

St John WA staff, volunteers and first aid trainers have nominated their most common myths to bust over the month of March to celebrate 130 years since the inaugural first aid course delivered in Western Australia. In 1892, 20 police, 10 railway workers and two members of the community attended the inaugural first aid training…

How St John returns 1000 hours of emergency ambulance service to community every month About 1000 hours of emergency ambulance response are returned to community every month as part of St John WA’s strategies to address ambulance ramping. St John WA Executive Director of Ambulance Deon Brink said monthly ramping figures had reduced since August…

St John WA has launched its first ever Statewide recruitment campaign to welcome new volunteers to its Country Ambulance network. Looking for Legends calls on everyday Western Australians to support the community and upskill as a St John WA Country Ambulance volunteer. The campaign was launched by St John WA following a 6.9 per cent rise…

Working for St John WA isn’t all about lights and sirens, priority one calls, and life-threatening emergencies. While plenty of it is, a big part of what the organisation does has nothing to do with high-stress, high-stakes situations. Sometimes the job of an ambulance crew takes a different turn, and involves fulfilling the last request…