The River Cares Community Defib Project, which aims to see more Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) placed in the Spencer district and beyond, has installed four more AEDs in the area thanks to a grant from the Stronger Communities Fund.
The latest newsletter from the community group reveals that AEDs are soon to be installed at: Malaluka Caravan Park in Spencer (to replace the old AED); Cohens Creek; midway along Oyster Shell Rd; and at the start of Mangrove Creek Rd (bottom of ‘the Divi’).
This follows the installation in May of AEDs at The General in Spencer and on Marlow Public Wharf.
These first two were largely funded by community endeavours.
“If you are travelling south along Wisemans Ferry Rd, these additional six AEDs will enable an AED to be available from Greengrove all the way to Wisemans Ferry and beyond,” the newsletter says.
“Since the installation of our first two AEDS the Community Defib Project has expanded beyond the river district, north to Catherine Hill Bay, west to the Blue Mountains and east to Copacabana.
“The Community Defib Project would not be successful without the help of volunteers to ensure our AEDs are in good working order; thanks so much to this special group of people who check our AEDs each month.
“The Community Defib Project is not just about installing AEDs and that’s it.
“The project includes providing local residents with face-to-face education about how to use an AED (depending on COVID restrictions) and a resource pack that will include a map of AED locations in our local area in the form of a large fridge magnet, a second fridge magnet for you to write the location coordinates plus emergency phone numbers.”
The resource packs are set to go into production soon.
For more information or to donate directly to the Community Defib Project go to: https://communitydefibproject.org.au/support-the-project.
Source:
River Cares newsletter, Aug 13