Students learn emergency, health drill

STUDENTS from four schools were in good hands last week when they explored health and community safety.

Bridgewater, Inglewood, St Mary’s Inglewood and Raywood students experienced interactive presentations from Inglewood Fire Brigade and the State Emergency Service’s Marong unit.

St John Ambulance also instructed students in basic CPR during the session on local heroes and emergency services day.

And students learnt the importance of health by running their own clinic and teddy bear’s hospital.

Inglewood principal Lex Johnstone said it was the first time since COVID that the four schools have been together for an activity.

“The kids had a ball climbing in and out of trucks, playing with fire hoses and other awesome equipment and learning CPR,” he said.

Students took part in mock emergency service exercises using the jaws of life and learnt about the SES rescue boat that was used across the Loddon during last October’s flood emergency.

The day was co-ordinated by Bridgewater principal Linda