2022 HIGHLIGHTS TIMELINE

26 January

➤ 3 St John Members receive Australia Day honours

Mr Malcolm David Carson MStJ

Mr Bernard Dominic Goss MStJ

Mr Gavan John Keane CStJ

30 June

➤ Virginia Bourke retires as Chairperson of the St John Ambulance Victoria Board

➤ St John Awarded Victoria Day Award for Community and Public Service by a Victorian Organisation

15 August

➤ First Aid in Schools Program celebrates 10 Years

➤ Party Ready Community Program Pilot Launches in Secondary Schools

➤ New Certificate III Individual Support Course launches

➤ St John Volunteers recognised for their work in the Black Summer bushfires and COVID-19 support

➤ Know First Aid Campaign launches

31 March

➤ Defib In Your Street launches in Reservoir

➤ St John First Aid Services back at the F1 Australian Grand Prix

1 July

➤ Mark Engel appointed Chairperson of the St John Ambulance Victoria Board

8 September

➤ Queen Elizabeth II passes away aged 96 (Sovereign of our Most Venerable Order for more than 70 years)

➤ St John awarded First Aid Services contract for Melbourne Royal Show

➤ Volunteers from Sunbury Division awarded the Young Community Change Maker award at the inaugural Hume young Leaders Awards

➤ Warrnambool Divisional Manager Nicole Larter recognised at the Australian Government Volunteer Awards

5 October

➤ First Aid Champion Awards was held, celebrating First Aid heroes in the community

➤ St John headquarters moves to 601 Blackburn Road, Notting Hill

➤ St John Volunteers deployed to assist with Victorian floods across Bendigo, Echuca, Shepparton, Tatura, Rochester with support from those in the Command Centre

MYRTLEFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECEIVING A DEFIBRILLATOR AS PART OF THE SHOCKTOBER GIVEAWAY

➤ Last defib installed in Reservoir as part of the Defib in Your Street Pilot

➤ 5 Shocktober giveaway winners receive defibrillators for their communities