St John Ambulance Australia SA Inc. Annual Report 2018-2019

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2018 HIGHLIGHTS | JULY - DECEMBER

2019 HIGHLIGHTS | JANUARY - JUNE

September Royal Adelaide Show 590 event shifts resourced 530 clinical treatments 443 non-clinical presentations

135 Years of St John magazine A commemorative magazine was published to celebrate 135 years of St John in Australia and the service St John SA has provided to the community.

January 2019 Australia Day Honours Ms Margaret Nunn OAM was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to the community through St John SA. Tammy Maria received Young Citizen of the Year for Onkaparinga Council. Joseph McMahon was awarded City of Mount Gambier Young Citizen of the Year Award and Sharon Tuffnell was awarded Citizen of the Year also for the City of Mount Gambier.

WOMADelaide 104 event shifts resourced 163 clinical treatments 2, 576 non-clinical presentations

July 2018 Katy Perry concerts 33 event shifts resourced 16 clinical treatments 0 non-clinical presentations All patients were able to return to the event

November Schoolies First aid and medical care provided for thousands of

April

Life saved St John SA volunteers attended to a cardiac arrest at the Royal Adelaide Show and performed a successful resuscitation.

Anzac Day 34 Dawn Services and Parades covered 149 event shifts resourced 46 clinical treatments 160 non-clinical treatments

August

celebrating school leavers. 150 event shifts resourced 340 clinical treatments 643 non-clinical presentations

State Cadet Competitions Juniors through to Cadet Leaders competed in challenging first aid scenarios with multiple patients, and Drill and Food Tray categories.

Tour Down Under 122 event shifts resourced 54 clinical treatments 229 non-clinical presentations

October

Charity Golf Day Over 100 business leaders took to the fairway for an exclusive Golf Day event, raising funds for First Aid in Schools.

May

ABC Garderners’ Market Staff and volunteers donated their time to help raise $19,890 to support our volunteer divisions. Awards Day 67 members recognised for their service. Among those a Margaret Corkhill Encouragement Award and a Robert Britten-Jones Award for training excellence were awarded.

National Cadet Camp Cadets from across Australia attended NatCamp 2019 in Victoria this time for eight days of team-building activities, challenges and adventure. National Cadet Competitions Testing the first aid skills of young competitors, teams from across Australia competed in lively competition in Victoria in conjunction with NatCamp. The SA senior team placed third in the competitions. Congratulations to Judd, Alice and Celine from Mitcham/Colonel Light Gardens Division.

Every Heartbeart Matters St John SA in collaboration with the AHA|SA and Clubs SA launched the second wave of 104 public access defibrillators across regional SA. National Volunteer Week We recognised and celebrated the invaluable impact of our amazing volunteers with a city parade and public thank you.

December 2018 Charity Reputation Index

St John Ambulance Australia ranked fourth in the index that benchmarks Australia’s top 40 charities, based on citizenship, governance and services. CMI Toyota car giveaway Those who completed a public first aid training course between 28 October 2018 and 16 December 2018 were entered into the draw to win a brand new Toyota Yaris thanks to CMI Toyota.

June

February

Investiture and St John Open Day St John SA celebrated St John Day with the annual Rededication Service, as well as an Open Day at State Office. Regional Cadet Competitions Over 100 Cadets tested skills in simulated scenarios across the categories of Junior Team (11-13 years), Senior Team (11- 17 years) and Individual (11-17 years), with Youth Leaders and Officers in the Youth Category (18-25 years).

Enhancing community resilience through first aid St John SA donated over 1,000 first aid kits to SA schools and promoted the free First Aid in Schools program.

March Adelaide 500 264 event shifts resourced 337 clinical treatments 6, 357 non-clinical presentations