St John Ambulance Victoria has been awarded $5000 to help it deliver linguistically diverse CPR and first aid education resources for Melton and the wider community.
St John received the funding through Carolina by AVID Property Group’s annual community sponsorships and grants program.
It will use the funding to support the delivery of a new dedicated CPR series that will be produced in multiple languages in both audio and video formats, with production anticipated for late 2025
St John Victoria chief executive Gordon Botwright said that Carolina’s support for the second consecutive year would help extend the organisation’s vision of ‘more lives saved’ by ensuring communities have access to lifesaving knowledge, no matter what language they speak.
“After such a fantastic year of bringing our mobile training facility, CPR Lab program to Carolina, we’re excited to receive this grant again and work towards implementing widespread knowledge and skills that could potentially save a life,” Mr Botwright said.
“For every minute someone goes without CPR and defibrillation, their chances of survival go down by 10 per cent, however with accurate technique and when delivered together, these vital first aid techniques can increase cardiac arrest survival rates up to 70 per cent.
“We believe that first aid should be a universally accessible skill, and this funding from AVID will help contribute to our ambitious goal of increasing cardiac arrest survival rates to eight percent by the end 2026.”
AVID acting Victorian general manager Bruce Harper said the developer could not have selected a more deserving recipient for this year’s grants program.
