Posts Tagged ‘Press Release’

St John WA (SJWA) has become the first emergency service nationally to be formally accredited by Menopause Friendly Australia. SJWA is proud of achieving its ‘Menopause Friendly Accredited’ badge ahead of International Women’s Day 2025 (March 8), after achieving the rigorous standards set by the United Kingdom founding enterprise The Menopause Friendly Accreditation. Group CEO…

Three volunteers from the St John WA Harvey Sub Centre have each achieved 30 years of outstanding service.  Chris Sabourne, Carol Gale and Troy Bates have given a collective 90 years of service to the Harvey community.  It was the loss of his daughter in a tragic accident that motivated Chris to become a volunteer. …

For UK residents Peter and Anna Hall, a holiday in Western Australia was meant to be a time of relaxation. But on February 5, while shopping in Dunsborough, their trip took a life-threatening turn. Peter suddenly collapsed in the carpark. His heart had stopped. Luckily, two strangers were in the right place at the right…

St John WA has celebrated the opening of its museum at a new location in Belmont. The museum is now in the Coolamon Centre at 209 Great Eastern Highway. To celebrate the new-look museum, Members of the Order of St John and Friends were invited to afternoon tea at the adjacent café, Sirens – which…

Like many blokes of a similar age, Terry Chaplyn wasn’t too keen on asking for help when he started feeling unwell one morning in January. Luckily for the 70-year-old former police officer though, his sister Dorothy saw through her brother’s stiff upper lip and made the call to Triple Zero (000). Within minutes, St John…

Once again, St John WA volunteers have brought home a swathe of Australia Day awards, making the organisation very proud of their contributions to the service of humanity. As well as three St John WA paramedics and a regional volunteer receiving Ambulance Service Medals, the following team members were also honoured by their communities. Freeman…

Three St John WA paramedics, along with a dedicated regional volunteer, have been awarded Ambulance Service Medals in this year’s Australia Day Honours List. The Ambulance Service Medal was instituted in 1999 to recognise those who have rendered distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service. St John WA Group CEO Kevin Brown said he…

St John WA is encouraging people to swap their screen time for real time in its latest push to attract volunteers. The marketing campaign aims to recruit new volunteers to support the Event Health Services (EHS) team in the metropolitan area. This will help ensure sufficient volunteer coverage for future events and meet the increasing…

St John WA social media guru Abbey Dunne has taken the organisation’s dedication to the service of humanity to heart by raising money to help support the community. With an initial goal of raising $1000 to support the Community First Responder Network, Abbey was thrilled to more than double that amount, enabling her to buy…

Early January saw St John WA host a VIP guest in Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque, Secretary General at UK-based St John International. St John International is responsible for supporting the 44 St John organisations or establishments worldwide, delivering on global strategy and ensuring the movement is on a positive trajectory. Coming from a small London…