OUR $25,000 HEARTFELT GIFT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Belmont 16s recently donated $25,000 to local not-for profit organisation Hunter Heart Safe to assist in the installation of 7 100% community accessible Automated External Defibrillator machines throughout eastern Lake Macquarie public spaces.

Dr Mark Miller, founder of Hunter Heart Safe addresses the importance of AEDs located in areas without restriction “Cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, any time and while there are some AEDs that already established in places like Woolworths and Coles, these locations are not always open, therefore these devices are not always of assistance”

These AED machines display easy to read instructions and are fitted with geo tracking should one be removed from it’s shield or case. Heavy consideration was taken in the process

HERE ARE THE LOCATIONS OF THE AED MACHINES AROUND LAKE MACQUARIE:

傂 Ross Street, Belmont 16s, Belmont

傂 Lakeview Parade, Pelican Foreshore

傂 Rosella Drive, Jewells

傂 Allambee Place Park , Valentine*

傂 Thomas H Halton Park, Croudace* Bay

傂 The Esplanade, Warners Bay*

傂 Speers Point Recreational Precinct, Speers Point*

Visit The Hunter Heart Safe Website

of the strategic placement of the defibrillators locations. Ensuring that they are in spaces where people frequent in volume and where access by first responders might be delayed.

For this project Hunter Heart Safe teamed up with AED suppliers Heart of the Nation, founded by former orignial Wiggle, Greg Page (adding explanation as to the highly effective bright shade of yellow the AEDs will be found in!). Since moving on from being an active member of the Wiggles, Greg has dedicated his time to raising awareness about sudden cardiac arrest and the importance of the “Chain of Survival” after his own cardiac experience in recent years.

“Heart of the Nation wishes to thank Belmont 16s and Hunter Heart Safe for working together on this great initiative that sees 7 community access AEDs (defibrillators) installed around the Lake Macquarie region. Having 24hr, 7 days a week access to an AED may mean the difference between life and death for someone, so to know that these devices will be available is a huge boom for the community!

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Greg

Page, Heart of the Nation Australia

Being apart of the community and giving back towards important needs and issues is a core part of Belmont 16s values.

“Belmont 16s have partnered with Hunter Heart Safe for many years believing strongly in their goal of making a difference in the lives of those who are affected by sudden cardiac arrest. If this donation changes the course for just one life, we will be immensely grateful”

- Scott Williams, CEO