St John Ambulance Australia is a self-funding charitable organisation active in all States and Territories
St John Ambulance Australia is a self-funding charitable organisation active in all States and Territories, dedicated to helping people in sickness, distress, suffering or danger.
St John provides:
◾First aid training;
◾First aid kits;
◾First aid services at community and public events, and assistance during national disaster relief, through volunteers;
◾A range of community care services for the aged, the infirm, the immobile and lonely;
◾Ambulance services in Western Australia and the Northern Territory;
◾Funding and support for Ophthalmic services at the St John Jerusalem Eye Hospital, in East Timor and in Australian communities;
◾A national youth development program for young people aged 8 to 18 years;
◾Public access defibrillators throughout the Australian community.
We have been active in Australia for over 125 years, and internationally are part of a wider organisation with a long and honourable history