For The Service of Humanity
For The Service of Humanity
For Business
The scale and flexibility to support businesses with training, kits, defibrillators, servicing and events
For Individuals & Families
First aid in the home can save the life of your loved ones. Are you ready?
For Educators & Schools
Supporting students and teachers in schools from Kinder to Year 12 and beyond
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Support the charity that support this Victorian community. By purchasing a ticket in the St John Charity Lottery, you will support Victorians through emergencies, disasters and sickness.
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We’re always looking for enthusiastic people to assist us in helping those in sickness, distress, suffering or danger.
Community
A charity first and foremost, we deliver programs that make a difference and create resilient communities.
Latest News
First Aid for Tradies
A whopping one-third of all Australia’s workforce are tradies. That’s an impressive number, especially when you consider that many of them are running one of two million small businesses across the country. Sadly, they also represent 58% of workplace injuries and 190 serious claims each day, a figure much higher than it should be. Worksites are no doubt a dangerous place to be employed.
2 August 2021
First Aid for Overexposure to the cold – Frostbite and Hypothermia Treatment– 9 Essential Tips
What is Hypothermia? Hypothermia is a condition which is triggered when the body’s warming abilities fail or are overwhelmed. This causes the body temperature to drop below 35°C, under the normal average of 37°C.
26 July 2021
Diabetes First Aid: How To Manage The Silent Illness
Diabetes is the epidemic of the 21st century and one of the biggest challenges confronting Australia’s health system. Around 1.8 million Australians have diabetes, this includes all types of diagnosed diabetes (1.2 million known and registered) as well as silent, undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (approximately 500,000).
13 July 2021
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Community Impact
In 2019, we impacted the lives of almost 350,000 people:
174,111
Primary School Students Trained in Free First Aid
10,420
People Trained in Free CPR
42,703
People Treated at Events
56,293
People Trained in First Aid
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Volunteers and staff are the lifeblood of St John Ambulance. For well over one hundred years our people have been saving lives and delivering care and compassion to those in sickness, suffering and distress throughout Victoria. We’re always looking for enthusiastic and capable people to assist us in helping our community to save lives through First Aid.
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