Director of St John Ambulance health services Len Fiori… “It’s either life or death and we know the defibrillator will make that difference.”
VICTIMS of cardiac arrest are eight times more likely to survive after Len Fiori of St John Ambulance handed out 10 defibrillators to Australian charities at Government House this morning (March 10).
The event marked the launch of a new St John Ambulance-branded defibrillator, and the St John director of health services, Mr Fiori, said having more AEDs (Automatic Electronic Defibrillators) in the community will greatly benefit the 30,000 people who die from cardiac arrest annually.
“It’s either life or death and we know the defibrillators will make that difference,” he said.
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Agnes Water children now have the opportunity to expand their reading preferences thanks to a recent donation from the local menâs shed.
The little library concept is not one which organiser Tash Hobbs said was new, however, she hoped it would inspire the next generation of book worm.
âThe inspiration to seek out a âstreet libraryâ model came when our child commented he was sick of reading the same books and it was time to donate them,â Ms Hobbs said.
âHe wanted to give them to someone else who needed them.â
Ms Hobbs said the current library in Agnes Water was a fantastic asset to the community, however, community engagement needed to be built.
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Subscriber only Operating out of a small facility without power or toilets for more than three years hindered Baffle Creek Men s Shed s development and progress. So after two years of planning and grant applications, president Neil Connor said they were looking forward to establishing their official club , aimed at fostering friendships and helping the community. Currently, Mr Connor said the Men s Shed had about 30 members from Rules Beach, Baffle Creek, Rosedale, Mt Maria, Deepwater and Wartburg, who greatly benefited from the mateship and work done by the organisation. Some of our members are quite isolated and live by themselves out in the scrub and a lot of them are a bit sad as they ve lost their partners, he said.