Posts Tagged ‘Press Release’

St John Giving and HIF, a leading national health insurance provider, have unveiled their first partnership initiative to support the WA community, with the launch of a new expanded Bunbury Community Transport Service (CTS). Serviced by first-aid trained St John WA volunteer drivers, the Bunbury CTS features a fully equipped Honda Odyssey with automatic external defibrillators…

St John WA has officially opened the doors to a new regional volunteer and first aid training facility in Bindoon. The new and improved sub centre was built to replace the original 1922 facility, which was no long fit to support the growing needs of the Bindoon community. Moving from Great Northern Hwy to Koomal…

CBH Group has donated $20,000 towards the purchase of St John WA defibrillators across regional WA. This figure marks a new milestone for the partnership, with CBH Group donating more than $195,000 since the commencement of the partnership almost 10 years ago. The latest donation has resulted in the purchase of 19 new defibrillators, set…

St John Giving has welcomed national health insurance provider, HIF, as a founding partner to support the charity’s ongoing initiatives that provide the community with tools that help save and protect the lives of Western Australians.  Through developing initiatives such as the St John WA First Aid Focus program, St John Giving and HIF will work…

When Dianne Warren was diagnosed with cancer, her dying wish was to return to Collie where she grew up. She achieved this before she was admitted into palliative care, but there was more to come. Dianne had also harboured a wish to see Lake Kepwari and Minninup Pool, and it was St John WA paramedics…

St John’s Harvey Sub Centre officially reopened its doors to the community after a refresh project to expand its first aid and volunteer facilities. The new refreshed facility features purpose built on-site accommodation and specialised debriefing areas to accommodate for the increasing number of St John WA volunteers in Harvey. Each year, St John WA…

St John WA Paramedic Murray Allum, who is currently the longest serving paramedic in the organisation, is hanging up his ‘greens’ after a 41-year innings. Beginning his career at the age of 22, Murray joined the workforce as a Metropolitan Paramedic back in 1980. Murray has seen many changes at St John WA over his…

St John WA will be delivering its First Aid Focus course to year 11 and 12 students from Norseman District and Esperance Senior high schools, thanks to the renewed sponsorship of the program by exploration and mining company, IGO. St John WA’s First Aid Focus program aims to train and equip students with the skills to…

St John WA’s newest regional volunteer and first aid training facility has officially opened its doors to the Northampton community. The new Northampton facility has been built as an extension to the existing Sub Centre site, with a 68m2 training room and 48m2 undercroft garage added to the Hampton Road location. The new and improved…

St John WA is “bleeding” the way in the Australian Red Cross 2021 Emergency Services Blood Challenge, St John WA Chief Executive Michelle Fyfe has joined more than 100 members of the St John WA workforce who have rolled up their sleeves to donate blood, plasma and platelets for the 2021 Australian Red Cross Emergency…