Year in Review - St John Ambulance Australia (NSW)

year in review

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Saving lives through first aid

2020

St John Ambulance Australia (NSW )

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This report covers our activities and performance for the period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. It’s one of the ways we demonstrate our commitment to the principles and practice of good governance and transparency. It also gives us an opportunity to reflect on the impact of the work we do in our community, and celebrate our people who make our work possible.

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This Year in Review Report can be read in conjunction with our Impact Report and our annual financial statements for the same reporting period. Our Impact Report describes our impact on communities across the state through our profit-for-purpose approach and also presents some campaign, fundraising and event highlights from 2020.

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Status St John Ambulance Australia (NSW) is an Australian Public Company.

We are a registered charity under the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). Our charity ABN is 84 001 738 370.

In 2019, we became a registered Social Trader.

We are a registered Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) and are endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as: • a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR); and • an income tax exempt charity (holding tax concessions and exemptions relating to income, goods and services, and fringe benefits taxes).

We are authorised to appeal to the public for funds, subject to fundraising legislation.

Feedback Feedback on this report can be e-mailed to marketing@stjohnnsw.com.au, posted to us or provided over the phone by dialling 1300 785 646.

Feedback will be acknowledged and a response will be given.

Pictured on front cover: Anna Urakawa Anna joined the St John NSW in July of 2020.

Having worked the past 10 years as a International Flight Attendant for Qantas, the COVID-19 pandemic saw borders slammed shut and all crews stood down indefinitely. Anna began working with St John NSW as an Emergency Health Responder - helping with the states COVID-19 frontline efforts.

“I’m glad to play a small, but important part in preventing the spread of the virus and I’m so thankful that St John NSW welcomed in so many of us from the aviation community. I’ve met so many amazing people and I’m proud to work for such a well-respected organisation.”

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Respect We are ambassadors for St John.

We are respected for the work that we do and the way that we do it. We recognise our strength comes from our diversity.

We have the courage to be authentic and true.

For over 135 years, St John NSW has made a real difference - ensuring we have a lasting and positive impact on the wider community.

Integrity

We are one of the leading providers of first aid and mental health training in Australia. We distribute first aid supplies and equipment, including defibrillators, and provide personalised onsite first aid services to workplaces.

We do the right thing. We are honest and trustworthy. We are accountable for our actions and take ownership of our shared goals. We are there when you need us.

You can depend on us.

Leadership We are the custodians of our future. We enable our teams to grow and succeed. We lead by example and learn from our mistakes. Our passion and commitment engage and inspire.

Today, St John NSW is a profit-forpurpose organisation focused on building community resilience and saving lives.

Every day, Australians are at risk of illness, injuries and potentially life-threatening situations at home, in the workplace, and in the community.

We believe that every Australian should have access to responsive healthcare and wellbeing support when and where they need it.

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what we do

Our Values

We educate, equip and prepare people across the state to provide first aid in every home, workplace and public gathering.

We provide high-level medical services at workplaces and public areas including Sydney train stations, as well as a range of public health safety services at events across the states.

Our team is built on a foundation of care, and a community of individuals who encapsulate the vision of St John NSW with their actions and behaviours.

Communication We are sincere in our voice and actions.

We share ideas and listen to each other, our customers and community. We are open and transparent in all that we do.

Collaboration We work best when we work together.

We care for our colleagues and our community.

We take initiative, generate new ideas and embrace change. We share success.

Together we make a difference.

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Our mission is to save lives through first aid.

Our History Not many organisations have a history like ours – a history that goes back over 130 years.

The origins of St John NSW go back to 11th Century Jerusalem where the first Knights of St John set up a hospital to provide free shelter and medical care to sick pilgrims and crusaders. Known as the Knights Hospitallers, hundreds of men and women cared for those in need. The work of the Knights Hospitallers continued over many years and in many countries.

In 1883, St John NSW was established in Australia to assist with providing essential medical services to communities in all states and territories. Responding to the lack of medical services at the time, first aid classes were set up across the country, teaching workplaces, particularly in heavy industry, how to treat injuries and illnesses.

Today, St John Ambulance internationally is accredited to the United Nations and operates in more than 40 countries worldwide with a rich, long history built on a foundation of humanitarianism. Our members continue to be devoted to providing first aid and life-saving medical care in communities everywhere.

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We endured natural disasters which ravaged communities, and a global pandemic that impacted many areas of our lives. 2020 tested our resolve, our willingness to change, and reshaped how we live and work.

While there were devastating consequences, there were also silver linings. As an organisation, there was a lot we learnt from the challenges we experienced. We learnt that our strength lay in our people and their commitment to St John.

We learnt that our corporate values mattered more than ever as we explored how we could best support our communities.

We learnt that we could be agile and transform to meet the needs of our stakeholders.

As bushfires bore down on our communities, displacing people in towns across the state, our volunteers were deployed to assist at evacuation centres, RFS base camps, and Emergency Operation Centres. More than 400 volunteers dedicated over 23,000 hours of first aid and mental health support in some of the most hard-hit regions. The NSW Premier’s Bushfire Emergency Citations were presented to hundreds of St John NSW volunteers and staff who showed dedication and commitment during this devastating disaster.

St John NSW members were also on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our work alongside NSW Health saw St John NSW provide thousands of hours of frontline COVID-19 support, playing a significant role in our state’s path to recovery.

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Sean McGuinness

Sarah Lance

Chair

Chief Executive Officer

We were there at quarantine hotels, international and local airports and train stations, at COVID-19 hot spots and swabbing stations. St John NSW showed our ability to take on any task to support our community. Over 400 new roles were created enabling St John NSW to onboard new members, many of whom had lost their jobs during the pandemic.

We demonstrated our agility as an organisation as we continued to provide first aid training throughout COVID-19. Our training operations were rapidly adapted to allow for first aid courses to continue throughout the pandemic. Online learning options were introduced to ensure we could provide training to frontline workers including hospital staff, nurses, teachers, and workplace safety officers. Free online programs were developed for the community to assist them with hand hygiene and working from home. Free Facebook live online sessions, run by skilled trainers, allowed our isolated communities to reach out and get answers to all their first aid queries.

Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) was rapidly deployed to meet the needs of corporate and government organisations. The agility of our sales team in sourcing and supplying PPE and hygiene products resulted in an overall growth of 46% in product revenue – an incredible achievement in a time of absolute uncertainty.

The cancellation of community events had a significant impact on our event health services and the work of our volunteer base. Our teams diverted their energies to online training, taking to zoom and new technologies.

Our volunteers embraced changes in our service delivery and focussed on how best we could support the NSW Health system within this crisis.

St John NSW continued to act in an agile manner and diversify our income streams through the provision of services including temperature screening at corporate sites such as Westpac and Woolworths and paramedics at Sydney train stations to ensure community safety.

As a result of COVID-19, St John NSW - like virtually every organisation - has had to make changes, adjust and evolve in order to adapt and grow in this challenging environment. One thing COVID-19 has highlighted is that we need to be both agile and consistent in our service offering, in order to meet the changing needs of our partners, clients and communities. To do this, we established the Volunteer Service Model Project (VSM) so that we can work towards achieving a sustainable and streamlined delivery model to support volunteering initiatives that will maximise our community impact with a more robust program to support our members.

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Message from our Chair and CEO

For over 135 years, St John NSW has been a visible and reassuring presence throughout communities in NSW. In 2020, we put that to the test.

Looking ahead, we move forward into 2021 with a renewed sense of optimism but also, a sustained determination in the face of ongoing challenges.

While the year to come may be as equally unpredictable as 2020, we will strive to navigate St John NSW through our newly-established 2021-2025 strategic plan, focusing on our mission of building community resilience and saving lives.

We cannot, and have not, made it to where we are today without the incredible support of the St John NSW Board, Executive Team, staff, volunteers, partners, and supporters. It takes each of us to drive our organisation forward, working cohesively in the interest of our communities. We thank you for your resilience, your unwavering dedication, and your inherent optimism.

Sean McGuinness

Sarah Lance

Chair

CEO

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2020 presented some of the toughest challenges our nation has ever faced. St John NSW stepped forward when we were needed most - through one of the worst bushfire seasons in recent history to a global pandemic.

The NSW Bushfires St John NSW was first called upon by the NSW Department of Health to provide first aid services in mid-September 2019, leading to teams being deployed to a variety of posts (including base stations, staging areas, Evacuation Centres, Peer and Chaplaincy support, among others).

Overall, St John NSW deployed 438 members to thirty-five locations, providing first-aid and mental health support to thousands of evacuees. They contributed over 23,000 hours working alongside emergency service organisations including the Rural Fire Service.

A special thanks goes to St John VIC, QLD & ACT for their support!

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The Coronavirus Pandemic

Dear members,

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, St John NSW members worked tirelessly to help keep communities safe and infection-free. We deployed at the request of NSW Health with hundreds of members working at sites right across the state, including:

2020 was a year no one could have ever anticipated. We endured natural disasters which ravaged communities, and a global pandemic that impacted each of our lives.

It tested our resolve, our willingness to change and reshaped the way we live and work.

• 69,632 hours of support at Quarantine Hotels • 26,763 hours of support throughout local health districts • 8,347 hours of swab testing • 1,168 hours of temperature screening

Our members provided critical help at drive-through clinics in Western Sydney, including Picton, Liverpool and Casula, providing additional resources for logistics and screening. In regional communities, members were responsible for screening temperatures of train passengers on the NSW/VIC border and at regional airports across the state.

Our commercial teams provided innovative solutions - responding to changing circumstances. Training teams were soon able to provide vital internal and certified external First Aid courses via new online portals and assessment delivery methods. St John NSW was also able to secure alternative medical supply chains to ensure provision of critical personal protection equipment and other essential medical products.

Community service teams were able to offer their services to new commercial clients in particular via the provision of on-site temperature testing.

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Overcoming Obstacles

Despite all this, we evolved and emerged stronger all because of our people and their commitment to St John NSW. It was this dedication by our staff and volunteers that enabled St John NSW to be agile and transform to meet the needs of our partners and the greater community.

Despite dealing with the challenges of the pandemic on a personal level, each of you have stepped up to help ensure St John NSW maintained a visible and reassuring presence keeping communities across NSW safe. For this we are sincerely grateful.

From our admin and back-office support through to those who worked on the frontline, we want to say thank you for everything you do, every contribution you make and mostly for your dedication, service, and commitment.

The St John NSW Board wanted to let you know how proud we are of the St John NSW team, the achievements made and the positive impact you have had on the NSW community.

Thank you.

Sean McGuinness, Chair On behalf of the St John NSW Board

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St John NSW Clinical Advice Line

Rick’s Story:

During 2020, the Clinical Advisory Group piloted a Clinical Advice Line with the primary aim to help any member of St John NSW whilst on duty with complex, unusual or difficult decisions around clinical care.

St John NSW volunteer, Rick Wong, was on duty when a swimmer suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in the water. With the help of other bystanders, Rick was able to move the man out of the water to begin CPR and deliver four lifesaving shocks from a defibrillator.

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A life saved

Together, Rick and the other bystanders managed to save the man’s life.

Tanya’s Story: Tanya completed her first aid course with St John NSW in July 2020.

Just days later, her brother had a stroke at home.

Her first aid training kicked in - giving her the knowledge and confidence to immediately help her brother. She asked the right questions and completed the right checks to correctly identify that he was having a stroke, and needed immediate attention.

Since doing her training, Tanya notes that she

Staffed by St John NSW volunteer healthcare professionals including registered nurses, paramedics and doctors, the advice line helps members plan for a patient’s care and support clinical decision-making in the field.

To start with, the advice line pilot ran from Friday to Monday and measured the effectiveness of the line for members and their patients. They found the line provided additional advice, support and information to help members provide the best possible care to their patients.

The advice line runs across our busiest times across weekends and is deployed 24/7 throughout any emergency.

“felt very confident and knew to act immediately.”

She says being able to take control and not panic, getting her brother the attention he needed helped save his life.

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Our highlights “I found that after I did the course, I was really interested in learning more about mental health.”

RFSA partnership In June 2020, St John NSW partnered with the NSW Rural Fire Service Association (RFSA) to offer mental health first aid to over a thousand volunteer firefighters. Our mental health course taught volunteers how to provide support to their colleagues and friends experiencing depression or anxiety, and how to assist them in a mental health crisis. Student feedback submitted after the course indicated the success and learning taken away by students.

“I really enjoyed it and feel better equipped for the inevitable phone call from a member in distress.”

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Mardi Gras Parade St John NSW members joined NSW Ambulance officers to represent our organisation in the 2020 Mardi Gras Parade, celebrating diversity and inclusion.

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Our highlights

In 2020, St John NSW members continued to focus on how best to serve our communities throughout the many challenged we faced. We adapted to online training, deployed rapidly to support NSW Health when we were needed, diversified our business, launched new initiatives and strengthened many existing partnerships. The incredible results we achieved was due to the effort of every member of our organisation through what has been one of the most challenging years in recent history.

“Heartfelt congratulations from a very proud Commissioner - always proud of our members but especially proud of our members publicly showing St John is an inclusive, compassionate and respectful organisation.”

A/Prof Dr Jason Bendall Commissioner of St John NSW

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Our highlights COVID and CPR: Volunteer Training

St John NSW members attended a Clinical Simulation Education Day to ensure their readiness to respond to a deteriorating patient in anticipation of mass events returning. The day was designed to develop and refresh our skills in professional best practice. This includes infection control (DON/DOFF procedures) basic and advanced life support resuscitation protocols, resource utilisation, and incident management and response in diverse situations.

SES Road Crash Training

Plane Crash Simulation

Coffs Harbour Division took part in the SES road crash scenario training in November. The team were put to the test with multiple scenarios and worked closely with each other and other agencies to get the best patient outcomes.

Members from Coffs Harbour and Tamworth Divisions joined a combined all-agency response to a simulated plane crash in 2020. The purpose of the day was to test the local disaster capabilities in the event of an aircraft incident.

The Divisions were fortunate enough to receive an invitation from NSW Ambulance and the Local Emergency Management Committee to attend.

Members were introduced to the concepts of Emergency Management, working as a support agency at a major incident, smart triage and treating patients alongside NSW Ambulance.

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CASE STUDY

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The Bicycle Emergency Response Team covered a number of events in 2020, including major events at Sydney Olympic Park and in Canberra.

The 2020 team consisted of 55 members and 25 bikes - navigating crowded spaces and large areas when needed. As events started to pick up later in 2020, the team spent considerable effort screening patients, determining PPE requirements, and supporting their fellow St John NSW teams.

BERT in Action More than 40,000 spectators filled the stadium at Sydney Olympic Park in October 2020 to watch the NRL Grand Final. There was a lot of action on the field – but nothing like the situation our BERT (Bicycle Emergency Response Team) team found themselves in.

At the end of the evening four St John NSW volunteers were called to a male who was in cardiac arrest. He had collapsed in the rain just before the BERT team had found him. The team moved the patient, started CPR and connected a defibrillator to administer a shock. He was unconscious until he was loaded into the ambulance.

The patient survived and in recovery said he looked forward to meeting the four St John NSW volunteers who helped save his life.

To Edward, Callum, Didier and Richard – well done and thank you. You are all clear examples of why St John NSW exists, and why our volunteers play such a critical role in our communities.

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While St John NSW members typically spend ANZAC Day attending services such as Dawn Service, Remembrance Services and local marches, in 2020 the community was encouraged to show their respects by standing in their driveways at dawn. Many St John NSW members from all areas and all ages, donned their uniforms and stood in their driveways to pay their respects to our ANZACs while representing the organisation.

“This morning as we stood at our driveways, I was thinking about how different this year is in so many ways. But as people came out there was an amazing warm and comradery, no different to the traditional Anzac morning services. I want to offer my gratitude to those who served and continued to serve and I want to thank our current and past St John NSW serviceman for what they have done and are doing. Lest We Forget.”

Ilan Lowbeer Deputy Commissioner

Peer Support Training In 2020, a number of members joined the Peer Support and Chaplaincy Program, delivering welfare support to St John NSW members across the state.

Throughout 2020, the Peer Support team hosted ‘COVID-19 Wellbeing Check-in Sessions’ via Zoom; giving members a place to talk about COVID-19 and the impact it had in their own lives, The team also hosted meditation-based ‘Wellness & Compassion Workshops’ and ‘First Aid for the Mind (First Responders)’ focusing on equipping members with the knowledge to assist a person experiencing a mental health crisis, as well as how to look after each other as first responders.

The team also provided on-the-ground support at high-risk events including music festivals and emergency response evacuations, assisting St John NSW teams and members of the public.

“Just finished a shift at the PIIC. What a incredible experience to say the least, was grateful to have my fellow PSO buddy Abigail with me for support all night long! Just a quick reminder to everyone that does do these shifts, please check in if needed with either Peer Support, Chaplaincy or VEAP, it’s a tough gig being on the end of the phone at this time and something completely different to our ‘normal’.”

Jayde McCallie St John NSW Member

St John on Sydney Train Platforms

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ANZAC Day

In 2020, St John NSW successfully won a tender to provide paramedic services at several stations across the Sydney Trains network during peak commute times. This ensures that any customers who fall ill or sustain an injury are provided with high quality primary care when it’s needed.

Bushfire Recognition The NSW Premier’s Bushfire Emergency Citations and St John NSW Bushfire Recognition Awards were presented to approximately 380 Volunteers and staff who showed dedication and commitment during a devastating disaster for our community.

Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons of Resilience NSW attended the St John NSW Harbourside Division Awards Night to present a number of members with the NSW Premier’s Bushfire Citations in recognition of their commitment and service.

Mass Casualty Exercise The St John NSW Granville Combined Division joined their local SES unit in a rigorous Mass Casualty Exercise in November 2020. The teams were tested to their limits searching, treating and extricating multiple victims with varying injuries. These interagency exercises are crucial in maintaining operational readiness so when our communities need help, we are there and making a positive impact.

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Shocking AUS Martin Place Activation In 2020 we held a CPR Challenge in the middle of Martin Place, Sydney. This event was part of our ShockingAUS campaign that aims to highlight the importance of CPR and defibrillators in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest.

The event was a huge success with friends, families, pre-schoolers, office workers, tourist and emergency service personnel, having a go at CPR and learning how to use a defibrillator.

Greg Page, the original Yellow Wiggle came down for the day to support our campaign which he wholeheartedly believes in. After being saved by the quick response of his drummer and a nurse in the audience, who performed CPR and used a defibrillator, Greg now firmly believes that defibrillators should be as common as fire extinguishers, fire blankets and smoke detectors. He, like us, believes we can save many more lives by doing two things: teaching more people how to do CPR and making more defibrillators available.

“Through significant media coverage, we were able to reach a potential audience of over 1.2 million people - driving home just how critical it is that people have access to defibrillators.”

Sarah Lance CEO

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We provide fun, safe and supportive opportunities for young people to develop their skills, engage in the provision of community first aid services, and earn proficiency badges and awards.

Our Youth Members play a significant role within our organisation.

Our Junior (8 – 11 years) and Cadet (11 – 17 years) members learn first aid, communication, teamwork and leadership skills. Once they have completed training, they have the opportunity to attend first aid duties and be mentored by St John NSW volunteers - including healthcare professionals from a range of disciplines.

Virtual Learning for Youth

CASE STUDY

At the onset of COVID-19 our Youth Divisions helped to shift the program online, allowing members to continue to connect, foster their friendships, and progress with the learning and development.

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Our Youth

The Youth leadership worked hard to make necessary adjustment and ensure the transition to online learning was a smooth and effective one - from considering child safety, how to cater to the needs of the different age groups and even how to celebrate virtually - they made online learningan enjoyable activity.

End of term celebrations went ahead with Youth Teams organising virtual trivia nights, escape rooms, virtual and escape challenges!

Abby’s Story Abby has been part of the St John NSW Youth Program for two years. She joined after completing her first aid course through school.

“My favourite thing about St John NSW is all the opportunities I get to meet and talk to people.

I absolutely love attending duties at community events (such as sports carnivals, movie nights, and even the Easter Show!), because the adult members are able to teach me so much. A lot of them are paramedics or doctors so you can learn really interesting things from them about how they treat their patients at work.”

“Being a part of St John NSW has made me realise how much I love to help other people, and how important serving others is in our world. I have also realised how much I love the human side of first aid – interacting with the public and meeting new people.

I would love to study medicine at university, and eventually become a doctor.”

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The NSW Youth Advisory Team In 2020, the NSW Youth Advisory Team was established to provide a forum for Cadets and Youth Leaders to have direct input into issues at a State level.

Youth Recognition: In 2020, the following Youth Leadership Awards were presented: • Alan Wong and Arliah Pearce were the Edeline Jenkyn State Cadet of the Year Recipients. Both have made huge positive contributions to their divisions, demonstrating exceptional leadership and contributions to their communities.

New Curriculum With the recruitment of the Youth Learning and Development Specialist, the State Youth Team has begun work on the new look Youth Program Curriculum. This is a major project which seeks to revitalise the St John Youth Program in NSW and ensure that our program is guided by a high-quality standardised curriculum. The first elements of the St John NSW Youth Curriculum project are expected to be rolled out in the second half of 2021.

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• Blake Edgecombe was awarded the 2020 Peter Falkland State Youth Leader of the Year. Blake was nominated for being an excellent role model for other youth members. His positivity, friendliness and approachability have contributed to the significant impact he’s made within his own Division and more broadly within the Youth Program.

In addition, in 2020, 21 recipients of the Grand Prior’s Award and 6 Juniors who achieved the Commissioner’s Badge were recognised.

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Numbers that matter Number of volunteers

Number of staff

Number of youth members

Number of patients treated

Number of duty hours

Number of trainers

Number of events and emergencies attended

Number of first aid certificates issued to students

Number of First Aid in Schools students trained

2,426

4,338

3,352

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549

153,975

43,743

814

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4,599

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Board and Executive Team

Our Executive Team

Our Board

Sarah Lance

Damien Spence

Vanessa Lorford-Mills

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

General Manager of People, Performance & Culture

Sean McGuinness

Scott McDonald

A/Prof Dr. Jason Bendall

Coretta Bessi

Fiona Ellis

Martin Thomas

Andrew Sitaramayya

Chair

Deputy Chair

Commissioner & Director

Director

General Manager of Sales, Marketing & Service

General Manager of Training

General Manager Events & Community Health Services

Sue Campbell-Lloyd AM

Joanne Muller

Mick Campbell

Stephen Woodhill

Trude Salat

Ilan Lowbeer

Director

Director

Director

Director

Started as of December 2020

Started as of December 2020

Deputy Commissioner Volunteering

Deputy Commissioner Advisory

Andrew Stevens Deputy Commissioner Youth

Retired as of March 2020

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State Council

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Maintain the history and traditions of the Order in the State.

Foster support for the St John Hospital in Jerusalem and communicate news about the Hospital to volunteers and others.

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Assist staff in organising ceremonial activities, including the Investiture and the Annual Awards Ceremony.

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Confirm recommendations by the Board for the appointment or reappointment of Board Directors to the Deputy Prior.

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Support and foster the policies and regulations regarding volunteers.

State Councillors 2020-2023

“Our State Council works closely with our Board as a feedback mechanism on whole of organisation initiatives. The State Council is respresentative of the members of St John NSW.” Sean McGuinness Chair

President The Hon Peter Collins AM CStJ QC

Western Region Megan Hamblin Benjamin Scott MStJ

Members of the Order Harry Delaney KStJ Debbie Nilsson OAM DStJ John Spencer AM GCStJ John Ward CStJ

Community Care Group Helen Banu-Lawrence CStJ Damian Kaushik MStJ Matthew Glozier

Greater Metropolitan Region David Czerkies CStJ Kerrie Hall CStJ Rosemary Hegner ASM Colin Lott OAM CStJ Janet Powell CStJ Lydia Sharpin OStJ Southern Region Shannon Armstrong Kane Mortlock Northern Region Grant Whitten John Comyns OStJ

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Our State Council has an important role to play as the voice of all our volunteers.

This proud group of volunteers support our organisation through five main functions:

Youth Group Liam Bruton Blake Edgecombe Saskia Hunt Trainers Mark Hutchings CStJ Sven Nilsson CStJ Ophthalmic Malcolm Little OAM CSt

In Memory: John Spencer AM GCStJ John Spencer was an outstanding leader.

He contributed immeasurably to St John NSW. John was a long-standing member of the NSW State Council and President for the last three years until his retirement at the end of 2020. He served with great honour and integrity for over 70 years.

Vale John Spencer.

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Our Heart and Soul

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Membership within The Order of St John is an honour sanctioned by the Governor-General on behalf of The Order’s Sovereign Head, HM Queen Elizabeth II. Admission to or promotion within The Order is awarded to members who make significant contributions to the objectives and purposes of St John.

Recognition

Recognition

Members of the Order St John NSW members are invested into The Most Venerable Order of The Hospital of St John of Jerusalem during an annual Investiture ceremony.

Bailiff Grand Cross (GCStJ) Professor Mark Compton AM GCStJ The Hon Dr Neil Conn AO GCStJ

Knights of Justice Mr John Davies AM KStJ The Right Reverend Bishop Richard Hurford OAM KStJ

Dame of Justice

The Order of St John The Order of St John, formally known as The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, is a Royal Order of Chivalry first constituted as such by Royal Charter from Queen Victoria in 1888. Currently Queen Elizabeth II is the Sovereign Head of The Order of St John, followed by the Grand Prior, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

The Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem originated in a hospice founded around 1070 to care for pilgrims, which was dedicated to St John the Baptist. The brothers and sisters of the Hospital, which was recognised as a religious Order by the Pope in 1113, nursed the poor and sick of any faith.

The Order of St John is active in more than 30 countries around the world.

Chaplain The Reverend Dr Colin Aiken OAM ChStJ

Commanders

Ms Val Grogan AM DStJ

Knights of Grace Prof Frank Billson AO KStJ General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK CVO MC KStJ Mr Harry Delaney KStJ Dr Alan Grice OAM KStJ Dr Bruce Kinghorn KStJ Mr Trevor Mayhew OAM KStJ Mr John Messenger KStJ Mr Ray Mitchell OAM KStJ Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair AC KStJ Mr John Ward KStJ

Dames of Grace Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO DStJ Her Excellency The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC DStJ Mrs Lynn Berghofer DStJ Ms Ruth Bray DStJ Mrs Lesley Conn AM DStJ

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Mrs Margaret Hudson DStJ Mrs Gweneth Hyles DStJ Mrs Debbie Nilsson OAM DStJ Ms Jacqueline Samuels DStJ Mrs Shirley Sinclair DStJ Mrs Rhonda Sneddon DStJ Ms Betty Stirton OAM DStJ

Mr Robert Albert AO CStJ RFD RD Ms Helen Banu-Lawrence CStJ Mrs Joan Benstead CStJ Mrs Helen Booth CStJ Mr Alan Brown CStJ Mr Dennis Buxton CStJ Ms Sue Campbell-Lloyd AM CStJ Dr Michael Campion CStJ Mr James Chandler CStJ Mrs Pauline Clare CStJ The Honourable Peter Collins AM CStJ RFD QC Mr John Comyns CStJ Mr David Czerkies CStJ Mrs Jennifer Davis CStJ Mr Robert Davis CStJ Mr Christopher Dawson CStJ Mr Brian Doyle CStJ Dr David Fahey CStJ Mr Ronald Ferrier OAM CStJ Mr Paul Fisher CStJ Mrs Maureen Fry CStJ Mrs Fay Gleave CStJ Maj Gen (Rtd) Warren Glenny AO CStJ RFD ED

Ms Kerrie Hall CStJ The Honourable Kenneth Handley AO CStJ QC Mrs Sandra Haring CStJ Mr Brian Hewlett CStJ Mr Mark Hutchings CStJ Mr Anthony Jansson CStJ Mr Geoffrey Kiehne CStJ Mr Malcolm Little OAM CStJ Mr Colin Lott OAM CStJ Dr Finlay MacNeil CStJ Mr Kenneth Martin CStJ Lady Susan Martin CStJ Mrs Kathleen Miller CStJ Mrs Vivienne Miller CStJ Dr James Mitchell CStJ Mr Didier Moutia CStJ Mr Richard Neal CStJ Mr Sven Nilsson CStJ Professor Michael O’Rourke AM CStJ The Reverend Dr Douglas Parker OAM CStJ RFD Mr Richard Poon OAM CStJ Mr Robin Potts CStJ Mrs Janet Powell CStJ Miss Christine Purdie CStJ Mrs Karen Schneider CStJ Mr Kenneth Schneider OAM CStJ Mr Alfred Smith OAM CStJ Mr Greg Sneddon CStJ Mrs Lynnette Spencer AM CStJ Dr Ellen Stack CBE CStJ Mr Milan Stenek OAM CStJ Mr Peter Stening CStJ Mr Robert Teusner CStJ Mr Geoff Ticehurst CStJ Mrs Margaret Vincent CStJ

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Recognition

Members of the Order Officers Ms Nance Adams OStJ Mrs Patricia Aiken OStJ Mr Geoff Arigho OStJ Mr Roy Atchison OStJ Mr Ian Bagster OStJ Dr John (Robert) Baker OStJ Mr Dudley Barlin OStJ Mr Christopher Barron OStJ Mr John Baynie OStJ Mr Norman Beattie OStJ A/Prof Jason Bendall OStJ Miss Jennifer Berghofer OStJ Mr Greg Biddle OStJ Mrs Barbara Binnie OStJ Mrs Kathleen Bonner OStJ Mr Michael Bridger-Darling OStJ Mr Bernard Brownlow OStJ Mr Richard Caesar-Thwaytes OStJ Mr William Cage OStJ Mr Laurence Camilleri OStJ Mr Keith Campbell OAM OStJ Mr Matthew Cannon OStJ Mr Keith Cavill OStJ Mr Chris Chant OAM OStJ Mrs Shirley Chantler OStJ Mr Guy Chapman OStJ Mr John Clary OStJ Mr Robert Cocks OStJ Mr Ian Cooper OStJ Mr Kevin Coorey OStJ Mr David Corrie OStJ Lady Lynne Cosgrove OStJ Mrs Cheryl Cuzner OStJ Mr John Dalby OAM OStJ Mr James Daly OStJ Mrs Michele Davidson OStJ Mr Dilhan De Silva OStJ Mrs Julie Dean OStJ

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Members Mr Barry Deveney OStJ Mr David Downie OStJ Mrs Glenys Ellenbacher OStJ Dr Elizabeth Ellis OStJ Mr Andrew Gallagher OStJ Mr Maxwell Gamble OStJ Mr Arthur Garske OStJ Mr Matthew Griffiths OStJ Mr Peter Grove OStJ Mrs Sandra Grove OStJ Mr Warren Haddock OStJ Mr Ervin Haga OStJ Mr David Hagney OStJ Mr Stuart Hawkins OStJ Mr John Hay OStJ Dr Luke Hazell OStJ Ms Rosemary Hegner ASM OStJ Mr Clive Hepburn OStJ Mr Anthony Heslin OStJ Mr Graham Howlett OStJ Mrs Lynn Howlett OStJ Mr Allan Hutchinson OStJ Mrs Valerie Hutchinson OStJ The Honourable John Jobling OAM OStJ Mr Leonard Johnston OStJ Mr Raymond Johnston OStJ Mrs Chesne Jones OStJ Mr John Jones OStJ Mrs Nita Kelly OStJ Mrs Barbara Kiehne OStJ Mr Richard Knapman OStJ Mr Malcolm Knight OStJ Mr Dirk Kruit OStJ Ms Sarah Lance OStJ Mr Glen Laurie OStJ Mr Anthony Lawrence OStJ Ms Maria Lemme OStJ

Mr Daniel Lewis OStJ Mr Ilan Lowbeer OStJ Mr Malcolm Lucas OStJ Mrs Joyce MacGregor OStJ Mrs Beth Marsden OStJ Mr Neil Mason OStJ Mr Russell Maxwell OStJ Mr Thomas Maxwell OStJ Mrs Jean Mayhew OStJ Mr Jason Mayo OStJ Mr John McCaul OStJ Ms Kelly McGowan OStJ Mr Sean McGuinness OStJ Mr Ron McRobbie OStJ Mr Ronald McWhirter OStJ Mr Kenneth Meany OStJ Mr Adrian Medioli OStJ Mr Manfred Merl OStJ Mrs Connie Merritt OStJ Mr David Miller OStJ Col Michael Miller OStJ RFD Mr Christopher Moore OStJ Mrs Jacqueline Moshtaghi-Qaziani OStJ Mrs Isabelle Moutia OStJ Mr Michael Moylan OStJ Ms Pearl Moylan OStJ Mr Trevor Murphy OStJ Mr Eric Murray OStJ Mr Lawrence Nugent OStJ Mrs Margaret O’Connor OStJ Dr Anthony O’Reilly OStJ Mrs Diana-Rose Orr OStJ Mr Leslie Osmond OStJ Mrs Nola Osmond OStJ Mr Jon Phegan OStJ Mrs Shirley Phillips OStJ Mr Stephen Potts OStJ

Mr John Rumball OAM OStJ Miss Glenys Russell OStJ Mr Ian Russell OStJ Ms Laurel Russell OStJ Mr Rolf Schafer OStJ Mrs Lydia Sharpin OStJ Mrs Mavis Smith OStJ Mrs Tricia Spencer OStJ Mr Reginald Stanton OStJ Mr Roland Stewart OStJ Mr Robert Tremethick OStJ Prof Ronald Trent OStJ Mr Dennis Trevithick OStJ Ms Ann Van Bochove OStJ Mr Brian Warwick OStJ Mr Shane Webb OStJ Mr Rus Wesslink OStJ Mrs Kathleen Whitby OStJ Ms Margaret Whittaker OStJ Ms Melissa Williamson OStJ Mrs Rosemary Wilson OAM OStJ Mr William Woods OSt

Mrs Leonie Ahmed MStJ Ms Deborah Ainslie MStJ Mrs Rhonda Alexander MStJ Mr Lindsay Allan MStJ Mr David Althofer MStJ Mr Kevin Arklay MStJ Mr Keith Avery MStJ Mr Michael Bagot MStJ Mrs Nicola Bailey MStJ Ms Martha Ban MStJ Mr Paul Barber MStJ Mrs Heather Bates MStJ Mr Lindsay Bawden MStJ Mr Warren Beeton MStJ Ms Debbie Benham MStJ Mr Peter Bennett MStJ Mrs Suzanne Bennett MStJ Mr Trevor Bennett MStJ Mr Alan Bentley MStJ Mrs Denise Biddle MStJ Miss Deborah Bird MStJ Mr Graeme Bird MStJ Mrs Lorraine Bird MStJ Mr Steve Bone MStJ Ms Marlene Boshier MStJ Mr Adam Boyce MStJ Mr Bernard Boyd MStJ Mrs Kylie Brooke MStJ Mr George Brown MStJ Mr James Brown MStJ Dr Cedric Bullard MStJ Ms Christine Bullock MStJ Mr John Burchett MStJ Mrs Kerry Burchett MStJ Mr Peter Burson MStJ Mr Steven Cachia MStJ Mrs Lynda Calder MStJ

Mr Peter Cameron MStJ Mr Alexander Cardenas MStJ Mr Brian Carr MStJ Miss Sophie Carr MStJ Miss Brooke Carrier MStJ Ms Marian Casey MStJ Miss Charlotte Cassell MStJ Mr Alvin Chan MStJ Mr Daniel Chan MStJ Mrs Helen Chant MStJ Mr Kingsley Charles MStJ Mr Michael Cheng MStJ Mr Anthony Cheong MStJ Mr Joshua Clark MStJ Mrs Sharelle Clement MStJ Mrs Ann Clydsdale MStJ Mr Reginald Cockburn MStJ Mrs Louise Coleborn MStJ Mr David Collier MStJ Mrs Marilyn Collins MStJ Mr Michael Compton MStJ Mrs Helen Connolly MStJ Mrs Michelle Cooper MStJ Mr William Coppin MStJ Mr Phillip Cousins MStJ Mr Chris Cowan MStJ Mr Desmond Cowley MStJ Mr Andrew Craig MStJ Ms Jasmin Craufurd-Hill MStJ Mr John Crowley MStJ Mr William Cullen MStJ Mr Darren D’Arcy MStJ Mr Robbie Dinich MStJ Mr Peter Dixon MStJ Dr Josette Docherty MStJ Mr Christopher Dorahy MStJ Dr Patricia Downie MStJ

Mrs Jennifer Edge MStJ Mr Mark Edwards MStJ The Honourable David Elliott MStJ Mrs Janette Ellks MStJ Mr Alexander Fargo MStJ Mr Stephen Finlay MStJ Mr Colin Ford MStJ Mr Tony Forrest MStJ Mr Danny Fox MStJ Mr Charles Francis MStJ Mr James Frost MStJ Mr Lou Fuller MStJ Mrs Catherene Gabel MStJ Ms Robyn Galwey MStJ Mr Roberto Gaspari MStJ Mr Robert Ghanem MStJ Mr Colin Gibbons MStJ Mr Mickael Gieules MStJ Mr Jamie Gillespie MStJ Mr Patrick Gillespie MStJ Mr Barry Gilmour MStJ Mr Kevin Goodwin MStJ Mr Francis Gorrel MStJ Mr John Gough-Fuller MStJ Mr Luke Grainger MStJ Mr Walter Gray MStJ Mr Harold Greenaway MStJ Mrs Rhonda Greenaway MStJ Dr Belinda Grey MStJ Miss Breanna-Lee Gunning MStJ Mr Gary Hall MStJ Mrs Louise Hallett MStJ Miss Ashleigh Hanson MStJ Ms Trudy Hanson MStJ Mr Steven Harding MStJ Mr Ian Harkness MStJ Mr Warren Harris MStJ

Mr Lynn Hart MStJ Mrs Raylee Hart MStJ Mr Ian Harvey MStJ Ms Joanne Hawken MStJ Mrs Delores Heares MStJ Mr Glen Hegner MStJ Ms Barbara Heineback MStJ Mr Ingolf Hickling MStJ Mr Geoffery Hicks MStJ Mr John Hiscox MStJ Mr Paul Houghton MStJ Mrs Colleen Howley MStJ A/Prof Garry Huang MStJ Miss Saskia Hunt MStJ Mrs Rhonda-Lee Hutchings MStJ Mr Syd Hyett MStJ Chaplain Trish Hyett MStJ Ms Joanne Irby MStJ Mrs Margaret Jackson MStJ Mrs Muriel Jansson MStJ Mrs Lorna Jenkins MStJ Mr Shane Jenkins MStJ Mr Ashley Job MStJ Mrs Rayleen Johnson MStJ Mr William Johnston MStJ Mr Stephen Karger MStJ Mr Damian Kaushik MStJ Mr Bob Kearns MStJ Mr George Keifer MStJ Mr Bryan Kempton MStJ Mr David Kerr MStJ Mr Terence Kitchings MStJ Mr Condy Kwan MStJ MS Karen Lak MStJ Mr Peter Lake MStJ Ms Cheryl Langdon-Orr MStJ Mr Brian Larter MStJ

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Annual Awards 2020

Members

Service Medal of the Order

Miss Florence Latter MStJ Mr Dennis Lavender MStJ Mr David Lawrence MStJ Mr Leon Leedham MStJ Ms Denise Lewis MStJ Mr Jason Li MStJ Mr Lachlan Liao MStJ Ms Robyn Lloyd MStJ Mrs Marsali Locke MStJ Mrs Karen Lott MStJ Mr Lawrence Lukash MStJ Dr Warwick Mackay OAM MStJ Mrs Lynn Madden MStJ Mrs Rosemarie Malone MStJ Mrs Nicki Manousakis MStJ Mr Philip Marshall MStJ Mrs Grace Matts MStJ Mr Benjamin McClure MStJ Mr John McCulloch MStJ Mrs Vicki McDuie MStJ Mr David McIntosh MStJ Mr Bruce McLean MStJ Mrs Carmel McLean MStJ Mr Andrew McMurray MStJ Mrs Zelda Medley MStJ Mr Neil Milburn MStJ Mr Phillip Mitchell MStJ Dr Kane Mortlock MStJ Mr John Moulds MStJ Mr Ernest Mounter MStJ Mr David Murphy MStJ Ms Louise Murphy MStJ Mr Peter Murphy MStJ Mr Brent Murray MStJ Mr Michael Needham MStJ Mrs Dianne Neville OAM MStJ Mrs Betty Newstead MStJ Mr David Nunn MStJ Mr Rod O’Donnell OAM MStJ

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Mrs Pela O’Reilly MStJ Mrs Sally Ormond MStJ Miss Louise Osmond MStJ Dr Brian O’Sullivan MStJ Mr Freddy O’Toole MStJ Mrs Joan Owen MStJ Mrs Jennie Page MStJ Mr Robert Parker MStJ Mrs Tracy Parrish MStJ Ms Belinda Paton MStJ Mrs Merrilyn Pedergnana MStJ Mrs Shirley Perry MStJ Mrs Maureen Phillips MStJ Mrs Marilyn Plaskitt MStJ Mr Charles Pope MStJ Miss Peggy Pope MStJ Mr Huw Price MStJ Mr Gavin Purse MStJ Miss Sally Quinn MStJ Mr Kurt Ravn MStJ Mr Mark Restuccia MStJ Mrs Gae Rheinberger MStJ Mr Scott Roach MStJ Mrs Susan Robertson MStJ Mr Owen Robins MStJ Mrs Cleone Robson MStJ Mr Andrew Rogers MStJ Mr Kenneth Rogers MStJ Ms Pamela Roohan MStJ Mr Guido Roose MStJ Ms Pamela Rose MStJ Mr Adrian Rossiter MStJ Ms Kerry Ann Rowleson (Robins) MStJ Mr Peter Roznicki MStJ Mr Keith Russell MStJ Ms Christina Ryan MStJ Mrs Margaret Sachs MStJ Ms Trude Salat MStJ

Mrs Dorothy Sanders MStJ Mr Leon Sawyer MStJ Mrs Nancy Schneider MStJ Mr Benjamin Scott MStJ Mrs Rhonda Scott MStJ Mr Stuart Scott MStJ Mr Wayne Senior MStJ Mr Mike Sharpin MStJ Mr Neville Shaw MStJ Mr Frazer Shepherd MStJ Miss Nicole Simon MStJ Mrs Heather Simpson MStJ Mr Ronald Skuce ASM MStJ Ms Carol Slade MStJ Mrs Annette Smart MStJ Mr Ron Smith MStJ Miss Rita So MStJ Ms Judith Spillard MStJ Mr Robert Standen MStJ Mr Andrew Stevens MStJ Mr Grahame Stoddart MStJ Mr Douglas Styles MStJ Mr Karthik Sunderasan MStJ Mrs Maurreen Templar MStJ Mr Steven Thew MStJ Mrs Janice Thomas MStJ Mr Ron Tidd MStJ Ms Marilyn Torr MStJ Mr Benjamin Tory MStJ Mr Malcolm Towle OAM MStJ Mr Steven Towle MStJ Mr Barry Townsend MStJ Miss Teresa Tran MStJ Mr Alan Treloar MStJ Ms Lee Tunks MStJ Mr Garry Turner MStJ Mr John Tyler MStJ Mrs Helen Van Duursen MStJ Mr Robert Varcoe MStJ

Mr Michael Vincent MStJ Dr Hemant Vrajlal MStJ Mrs Patricia Waite MStJ Mr Robert Walker MStJ Mr Wayde Walker MStJ Mrs Joan Ward MStJ Mr Ian Wardman MStJ Mr Damien Wardrope MStJ Mrs Joan Webb MStJ Mr Graham Webster MStJ Mrs Susan Webster ASM MStJ Mr Tony White MStJ Mr Glenn Whittaker MStJ Mr Jason Whyte MStJ Mr Bruce Wilde MStJ Mr Geoffrey Wilks MStJ Mr Elliot Williams MStJ Mrs Karina Williams MStJ Mr Daryl Wilson MStJ Mr Robert Wilson MStJ Miss Kyla Young MStJ Mr Steven Young MStJ

10 Year Service Medal Leonie Ahmed MStJ Edward Anstee Edward Anstee Aaron Barber Catherine Barber David Barber Therese Bawden Debbie Benham MStJ Nicholas Broadstock Kirsten Burghard Susan Buxton Bruce Campbell Helen Chant MStJ Jeffrey Cheng Stephen Cheung Philip Cohen Chris Cowan Alexander Crass Jasmin Craufurd-Hill MStJ Elsie Crockett Geoff Davis Karen Dawson Olivia Dawson Zintis Duckmanton Ann Foley Fay Freebody Lauren Grainger Deborah Grainger Chloe Green Robert Green Lawrence Ho Nicole Hraiki Maryanne Hutchins Laurence Ioannou Joanne Irby Benjamin Irvine Lorna Jenkins MStJ Tony Judd MPA,MANZCP

Recognition

Members of the Order

Damian Kaushik MStJ Dianne Keevers John Keevers Leanne Keevers Belinda Keir Helen Kelly Wing Hung Lam Robyn Lloyd MStJ Kira Loughlin David Luck Rachel Margery Bruce McLean MStJ Cecile Michels Linda Millington Kane Mortlock MStJ Val Murray Nikita Nunney Leonardo Pane Geremy Roberts Kerry Ann Robins MStJ Christina Ryan MStJ Kaleb Ryan Trude Salat MStJ Frazer Shepherd MStJ Nicole Simon Michelle Smith Lynne Swan Sandra Terzis Ben Tory MStJ Patricia Tweedie Shayne van der Heide Joshua Wallace Daniel Walters Grant Whitten Karina Williams MStJ 15 Year Service Medal Paul Barber Jeffrey Butler

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Recognition

Annual Awards 2020 Service Medal of the Order 15 Year Service Medal Lynda Calder MStJ Peter Cameron MStJ Maria Camilleri Sue Campbell-Lloyd AM, CStJ Charlotte Cassell MStJ Alvin Chan MStJ Sylvia Chan Mark Cockburn Peter Dixon MStJ Dale Eather Peter Gavrielatos John Gough-Fuller MStJ Lauren Grainger Deborah Grainger Louise Hallett MStJ Helen Harris Paul Houghton MStJ Garry Huang MStJ Michael Hyslop Jarren Kay Belinda Keir David Kerr MStJ Carmen Lee Penelope Little Ilan Lowbeer OStJ Ronald Miller John Millington Leslie Newlan Rod O’Donnell OAM, MStJ Senol Olcer Jennie Page MStJ Taylor Page Iva Peneva Rita So MStJ Katie Wallace Amanda Webb Joan Webb MStJ Paul Whitten

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Elliot Williams MStJ Linda Xu Kyla Young MStJ Peter Zimmermann 20 Year Service Medal Michael Bagot MStJ Shane Barton Lindsay Bawden MStJ Beverly Belt Adam Burnley Chris Chant OAM, OStJ, CMC Julie Dean OStJ Robbie Dinich MStJ Anne Evans Wil Goldthorpe Deborah Grainger Bruce Hounslow Phillip James Belinda Keir Condy Kwan MStJ Lachlan Liao MStJ Ilan Lowbeer OStJ Kelly McGowan OStJ Owen Robins MStJ Jenny Shepherd Eric Tam Steven Thew MStJ Malcolm Towle MStJ Helen Van Duursen MStJ Aaron Wanke Tony White MStJ Michael Youl 25 Year Service Medal Julie Dean OStJ Gregory Ford Harold Greenaway MStJ Shane Jenkins MStJ Jason Mayo OStJ

Isabelle Moutia OStJ Trevor Murphy OStJ Janet Powell CStJ Robert Reid Phillip Rust MStJ Stuart Scott MStJ Frank Vella Natalie Walker Damien Wardrope MStJ Shane Webb OStJ

Kerrie Hall CStJ Malcolm Knight OStJ Beth Marsden OStJ Didier Moutia OStJ Peter Murphy MStJ Margaret O’Connor OStJ Joan Owen MStJ Rolf Schafer OStJ Margaret Vincent CStJ Ian Wardman MStJ

30 Year Service Medal George Brown MStJ Susan Buxton John Comyns OStJ Michelle Cooper MStJ Fay Gleave CStJ Peter Grove OStJ Sandra Grove OStJ Warren Haddock OStJ John Hay OStJ Ingolf Hickling MStJ Mark Hutchings CStJ Rhonda-Lee Hutchings MStJ Valerie Hutchinson OStJ Maria Lemme OStJ Malcom Little OAM, CStJ Jacqueline Moshtaghi-Qaziani OStJ Louise Osmond MStJ John Ward CStJ Glenn Whittaker MStJ Jason Whyte MStJ

40 Year Service Medal Sandra Haring CStJ, JP Michael Moylan OStJ Sven Nilsson CStJ Greg Sneddon CStJ Roland Stewart OStJ

35 Year Service Medal Kevin Arklay MStJ Martha Ban MStJ Dennis Buxton CStJ David Czerkies CStJ Arthur Garske OStJ

50 Year Service Medal Lynn Berghofer DStJ Robin Potts CStJ Harry Delaney KStJ Milan Stenek OAM, CStJ Geoffrey Ticehurst CStJ Nola Osmond OStJ Leslie Osmond OStJ Richard Poon OAM, CStJ Trevor Mayhew OAM, KStJ Kenneth Schneider OAM, CStJ John Spencer AM, GCStJ Betty Stirton OAM, DStJ 55 Year Service Medal Milan Stenek OAM, CStJ Harry Delaney KStJ Trevor Mayhew OAM, KStJ Leslie Osmond OStJ Richard Poon OAM, CStJ Kenneth Schneider OAM, CStJ

John Spencer AM, GCStJ Betty Stirton OAM, DStJ 60 Year Service Medal Trevor Mayhew OAM, KStJ Richard Poon OAM, CStJ Kenneth Schneider OAM, CStJ John Spencer AM, GCStJ Betty Stirton OAM, DStJ

Commendations Bronze Brooke Allen Adrian Caputo Stephanie Green Gary Lai Daniel Ljubic Damien Rodgers Silver Peter Cameron MStJ Fay Gleave CStJ Trude Salat MStJ Frazer Shepherd MStJ Wayde Walker MStJ Merit Certificate Michael Bagot MStJ Catherine Barber Makayla Benham Peter Cameron MStJ Marie Doyle OStJ Simon Frost Kirsten-Georgia Hilliker Elizabeth Howes Jennifer Joseph Leo Liu Holly Matthews

Victor Nguyen Catherine Packer Katelyn Peoples Petrea Pritchard Leigh Ries Max Seager Christopher Tremelling Jo-Anne Windsor Save a Life Award Reece Alderton Kim Antonelli Ryan Cocker Adam Cook Andrew Craig MStJ Cameron Dann Craig Davis Nathan Eagar Georgina Facchetti Moeen Goolam Joanne Irby Grace Jones David Kerr MStJ Paul Kirkham Paul Lambert John McClement Kris-Ann McClement Robert Midei Craig Nancarrow Michael Outzen Steve Pace Claire Parrett Darryl Rice Nikki Rodriguez Trude Salat MStJ Donna Shaw Brooke Taylor Therese Wales Andrew Wang

Stephanie Whitty Sharron Williams Jo-Anne Windsor Emerson Worthington Jared Wyborn Distinguished Members Sandra Haring CStJ, Robin Potts CStJ Kenneth Schneider OAM, CStJ John Spencer AM, GCStJ Special Plaques Rosemary Hegner Alison Farrar Bruce Smith Margie McEwen Mariki Visser Lady Galleghan Scholarship Nathan Chen Eddison Liang Mary Nguyen Daniel Schofield Edeline Jenkyn Award Arliah Pearce Alan Wong Peter Falkland Award Blake Edgecombe Grand Prior Award Andrew Beh Liam Bruton Taylor-Renee Coker Samantha Du Fawad Faheem Elsa Hawkswell

Jocelyn Hu Emily Hutchings Lily Lam Felix Lam Audrye Lee Eddison Liang Tony Liu Kelly Ni Elizabeth Rice Anica Sampson Anne-Maree Schlesinger Mia Tomlin Huy Bill Trieu Georgina Vimalaratnam Helen Zhang Cadet and Youth Leaders of the Year Brooke Allan Joshua Belton Kelci Brain Steele Butterworth Blake Edgecombe Cooper Field Allison Mei Arliah Pearce Jey (Sarjeyan) Subhangan Zoe Taylor Melanie Tran Lewis Tran Danny Vo Alan Wong Employee of the Year Jennifer Joseph Michelle McIvor Volunteer of the Year Frazer Shepherd

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Recognition

Bushfire Citations

Ms Sarah Ahmed Mrs Leonie Ahmed MStJ Ms Aria Ahmed-Cox Ms Shannon Aitken Ms Brooke Allan Ms Chennell Allan MStJ Mr Luke Allen Ms Diane Anderson Ms Annette Anderson Mr Edward Anstee Ms Kalie Apap Ms Diane Armstrong Mr Shannon Armstrong Miss Klong Athum Miss Alisha Babu Skaria Mr Paul Badman Mr Michael Bagot MStJ Ms Emily Bainbridge Ms Rachel Balderston Ms Helen Banu-Lawrence CStJ Mr Aaron Barber Mr Paul Barber MStJ Mr Hywel Barker Mr Shane Barton Mr Pierre Baudou-Daniel Miss Breeanna Beitz Mr Jacob Belford Ms Kay Bell Mr Bill Bennett Ms Anastasia Benton Ms A’ishah Bhadelia Ms Simone Bland Mr Michael Bocian Ms Fiona Briggs Miss Erin Brissett Mr Liam Bruton Miss Kirsten Burghard Mr Dennis Buxton CStJ Mr Safaa Cabot Mr Jack Cahill

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Ms Lynda Calder MStJ Mr Peter Cameron MStJ Mr Nathan Carriage Mr Evan Carter Miss Tegan Carter Ms Marian Casey Mr David Cashion Mr Edward Caslake Mr Nicholas Castles Ms Anne Ceapa Mr Alvin Chan MStJ Mrs Helen Chant Mr Christopher Chant Mr Guy Chapman OStJ Mrs Rachel Chapman Mr Paul Cheng Ms Eun Sun Choi Mr Wade Chudzinki Ms Alexandra Clark Mr Philip Cohen Mr Bob Colville Mr Philip Cooper Mr Brodie Cowling Miss Taisha Cranmer Ms Jasmine Craufurd-Hill MStJ Mr Thomas Cressy Mr Peter Crossley Mrs Patricia Dahlitz MStJ Mr Angus Dalton Mr Craig Davies Mrs Ashleigh Davis Ms Samantha Davis Mr Zac De Brito Mrs Valmai Dempsey CStJ Ms Jennifer Dempsey Ms Lisa Dingwall MStJ Ms Elizabeth Driussi Mr George Driussi Ms Laura Dvornak Miss Brianna Dwight

Miss Sarah-Jane Eades Ms Elizabeth Eckermann Mr Chris Edwards Mr Brian Edwards Mr Jae Edwards Ms Karah Edwards-Knight Mr Brendan Erskine Mr Majd Eskeif Ms Rachael Featherstone Miss Sally Fenton Mr Lachlan Finlayson Mr Hannes Firgau Ms Megan Foo Mrs Clare Forster MStJ Ms Suzy-Anne Fortington Mrs Ruth Foxwell Mr Chanse Frankland Mr Marco Franse Ms Faye Freebody Mr Dale French Mr James French Mr Simon Frost Mr Andrew Gallagher Mr Melvin Gill Mr Bill Goldsmith Mr Felix Goltsman Ms Sharyn Graham Ms Rechell Grant Mr Wayne Grant Mr James Gray Dr Callum Gray Mr Walter Gray MStJ Mr Peter Grove OStJ Miss Meaghan Grove Mr Shajan Gunalan Ms Judith Guthrie Ms Kristal Harrison Mr James Hart Mr Ian Harvey MStJ Miss Jacquie Hennessy

Ms Lauren Jayne Hess Mr Peter Hickling Mrs Sabine Hickling Mr Stephen Hicks Mr Lawrence Ho Mr Desmond Ho Ms Emily Hollingworth Ms Jing Hong Miss Jessica Hou Mr Paul Houghton MStJ Miss Elizabeth Howes Mr Kai Huang Mr Elim Humphries Mr Craig Hutchins Miss Bridget Hwang Mr Sydney Hyett MStJ Mrs Patricia Hyett MStJ Ms Joanne Irby Mr Benjamin Irvine Mr Ryan Jacobsen MStJ Miss Sophia Jo Mr Blake Johnson Mr Dylan Johnston Mr Callum Johnston Miss Matilda Jones Ms Cindy Jones Mr Rod Jordan Mr Anthony Judd Mrs Caroline Junor Mr David Karlson Sister Helen Kelly Ms Samantha Kenny Mr David Kerr MStJ Mr Geoff Kiehne CStJ Mrs Barbara Kiehne OStJ Mr Allister Klenthis Mr Malcolm Knight OStJ JP Mr Vincent Koc Ms Natalie Kunkler Mr John Lacson

Mr Gary Lai Mr David Lam Mr Dennis Lam Ms Sarah Lance OStJ Mr Owen Lednor Mr Nathan Lennard Mr Ernest Leung Ms Rachel Lewis Mr Lachlan Liao MStJ JP Miss Penelope Little Mr Malcolm Little OAM CStJ Mr Leo Liu Mr Ziah Lloyd Mr Ilan Lowbeer OStJ Mr Greg Lowe Ms Kathy Lung Miss Hannah MacFarlane Mr Paul Mackinder Mr Byron Manning Ms Elizabeth Marsden OStJ Mr Jake Mason Mr Yianni Mavroidis Miss Jayde McCallie Miss Charlotte McCarthy Ms Susanne McDonald Ms Sharnie Meade Mr Neil Mendonsa Mr Rodney Middleton Mr Andrew Miles Ms Linda Millington Mr Brendan Mills Ms Jessica Molony Ms Linda Morris Dr Kane Mortlock MStJ Mrs Isabelle Moutia OStJ Mr Didier Moutia CStJ Ms Louise Murphy MStJ Ms Val Murray Ms Rita Ann Muscat Ms Daynah Nash

Mr Taras Natalenko Ms Jaclyn Neal Mr Philipp Nee Mr Leslie Newlan Mr Phillip Newlyn Mr Geoff Newman-Martin CStJ Mr Victor Nguyen Miss Mary Nguyen Miss Melinda Nguyen Mrs Debbie Nilsson OAM DStJ Mr Sven Nilsson CStJ Ms Janine Noack Mr Wade Norrie Mr Andrew North Mr Artem Nosovtsev Miss Katelyn Nougher Ms Nikita Nunney Ms Rocky O’Brien CStJ Ms Margaret O’Connor OStJ Miss Emily O’Hara Miss Anna Ohman Mr Senol Olcer Dr Leon Ong Mr Benjamin Orr Mr Damian Orts Mrs Joan Owen Ms Catherine Packer Ms Susanne Page Ms Jennie Page MStJ Mr Siddharth Pai Ms Megan Parnell Ms Rebecca Peisah Miss Katelyn Peoples Ms Robyn Perry Mr Bertram Plomp Mr Abnob Putros Ms Anjelina Ranisharma Mr Kevin Rasquinha Mr Michael Redgrave Ms Lisa Redwood

Mrs Margaret Reeves Mr Patrick Reilly Mr Michael Restall Miss Indiana Rhind Mr Darryl Rice Ms Harriet Richards Mr Edward Richards Mrs Andrea Richens-James Mr Leigh Ries Mr Anthony Rimmer Mr Geremy Roberts Mrs Susan Robertson MStJ Ms Kerryann Robins MStJ Ms Trudy Robinson Mr Brandon Roderick Mr Damien Rodgers Mr Adrian Rossiter MStJ Ms Julie Roughley Ms Bianca Russell Mr Phillip Rust MStJ Mr Anthony Ruzgas Mr Trevor Ryan Mr Kaleb Ryan Ms Christina Ryan MStJ Ms Trude Salat MStJ Mr Rolf Schafer OStJ Mr Benjamin Scott MStJ Mr Cameron Scott Mr Stuart Scott MStJ Mr Max Seager Ms Ann Sewell Mr Mike Sharpin MStJ Mr Andrew Shave Ms Donna Shaw Mr Daniel Shaw Mr Frazer Shepherd MStJ Ms Jenny Shepherd Ms Abigail Sia Mr Andrew Sitaramayya Mr Oscar Stanis

Miss Helen Stark MStJ Mr Andrew Stevens MStJ Ms Anna Stroud Miss Jessie Sun Mr Abhinav Suresh Kumar Mrs Lynne Swan Mr Timothy Swire Miss Alicia Syron-Wetzler Mr Edgar Tan Mr Nicholas Taylor Mrs Richard Taylor Ms Sarah Taylor Ms Cherise Terry-Jongejans Ms Leia Thiele Mr Aaron Thorneycroft Mr Aidan Tolhurst Mr Benjamin Tory MStJ Major Robert Tremethick OStJ Mr Huy Bill Trieu Ms Ashleigh Turner Ms Carolyn Ullyatt Mr Peter van der kolff Mr Stephen Van Gerwin Ms Madison van Haeren Mrs Margaret Vincent CStJ

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Looking ahead

Our Retired Members Network (RMN) was officially established on 19 July 2013, following a proposal by State Councillor Mr Harry Delaney KStJ in early 2013. In March 2018 the name was changed to Retired and Former Members Network.

We combine the wisdom of the past, over 130 years of knowledge, with the energy of the future – continually searching for new programs that will make the difference, bridge the gap, and support our communities.

We are passionate about empowering communities to save lives.

Currently, the network has 120 enthusiastic members.

The network provides an opportunity for members (volunteers and staff) who are no longer serving to stay connected and informed with the latest information and news through an ongoing regular email system.

Prior to the pandemic, the network we held luncheons at a local club with a guest speaker. These luncheons serve as a great opportunity for former members to go and enjoy each other’s company and catch up. In 2020, there was an audit done on the years of service of those attending the luncheon, which revealed over 1000 years of service sat in the room.

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Recognition

Retired and Former Members

Plans for 2021

“We will continue to transform our organisation, diversify our programs, and show agility and innovation in developing our customer-centric approach.”

Sarah Lance CEO of St John NSW

We will continue to invest in our people, building our core capabilities and capacity. We have developed a values-based organisation, built on trust and respect, for and between all members of St John NSW. Engagement is core to how we operate – within our own teams, across our organisation and with our stakeholders and communinties.

Our volunteer model re-built on our zones and hubs model to aid engagement and support communication, will evolve as we roll out an enhanced recruitment, induction and training program that utilises online delivery based on our clinical and education expertise. Leadership training and strengthening our safety framework to support our youth and cadet teams, our clinical governance and our emergency service response will continue to be core to our framework.

Members of St John NSW, both paid and volunteer, work side by side to serve our communities by providing essential health support services.

We work with other health and emergency services to collectively deliver emergency and community health services that are right for NSW. A centralised program of asset enhancement is underway to ensure that all divisions across NSW are ready to respond when needed.

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directory

Find us Office addresses and locations Branches:

Divisions:

St John NSW Head Office 8 Deane Street, Burwood NSW 2134 T: 1300 360 455

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Albury 1/410 Kiewa Street, Albury NSW 2640 T: 02 9745 8786

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Newcastle 1b Court Street, Adamstown NSW 2289 T: 02 4952 8188

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Sydney Level 1, Hunter Street, Sydney NSW 2000 T: 02 9745 8784 Wollongong 30 Kenny Street, Wollongong NSW 2500 T: 02 9745 8890 50

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Thank you Thank you to all our staff and volunteers for:

Your commitment Your professionalism Your expertise

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