Posts Tagged ‘Press Release’

One of St John WA’s treasured volunteers is among the winners of the 2024 Western Australian Seniors Awards. Christine Zambonetti, from Albany, was named the WA Seniors Advocate of the Year on November 12. Christine balances her advocacy work with Advocare on behalf of vulnerable seniors, particularly those with dementia or impacted by elder abuse,…

A loud crunch of a car and a driver slumped in their seat set in motion first aid training which Trevor Screaigh had just completed less than a week ago. Mr Screaigh was part of a Northam Clontarf Academy group who received free first aid accredited training on October 16 from community donations to St…

The St John Giving Tree appeal in partnership with Anglicare WA is expected to reach its goal of collecting more than 600 gifts for children doing it tough this Christmas. The partnership has now been in place for six years with more than 3000 presents being delivered to kids in need. St John WA team…

Community donations to St John WA (SJWA) has helped fund four Northam Clontarf Academy Year 12 teenagers to become first aid accredited as part of their journey to future employment. The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and by…

St John WA is celebrating after winning one of the major categories at the Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards ceremony held at Optus Stadium on October 31. The awards recognise outstanding solutions and innovations to specific workplace health and safety problems in Western Australia. SJWA won Best solution to a work health and safety risk –…

Graham Rennie is a pretty fit 73-year-old, who exercises regularly, likes to cycle between his Como home and Manning Men’s Shed and keep up with his grandchildren over the school holidays. But the Manning Men’s Shed president quickly learned sudden cardiac arrest could still apply to him on a warm day in May when he…

New records for St John WA (SJWA) in cardiac arrest response and survivability have been set in 2023. SJWA recorded its highest survival result historically, of 39.6% in the Utstein comparator group, which is used for international benchmarking of cardiac arrest performance. It sets SJWA among best performing cardiac arrest emergency responders across the globe,…

Patient satisfaction over wait times for a St John WA (SJWA) ambulance well exceeded the national average, according to the Council of Ambulance Authorities’ (CAA) latest Patient Experience Survey Report. Satisfaction over wait times, which averaged 17 minutes across all the priorities, rose 2 per cent since last year to 71 per cent, well ahead…

St John Ambulance Australia has launched its first-ever national Drive-a-thon to empower communities across the country with lifesaving CPR skills.  Over 60 days, the Drive-a-thon van will travel more than 16,000 kms delivering free CPR training to 5000 Australians across every state and territory, while installing $50,000 of lifesaving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).  The van…

Allan Duncan was swimming laps at his local pool when he realised he was having a heart attack. Having had one before, and having done a previous first aid course, the 75-year-old knew exactly what to do. Allan had lifeguards at Swan Active Ballajura call Triple Zero (000), and St John WA paramedics Gareth and…