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AMPED’S ACHIEVEMENTS:<br />
Assisting with the clinical<br />
development of the Ambulance<br />
Service and Emergency Department<br />
at the Malé Indira Ghandi Hospital.<br />
SMA Australia has installed a series<br />
of Automated External Defibrillators<br />
(AED) across three island village<br />
communities.<br />
The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami<br />
produced a new set of problems<br />
in mental health for the country. A<br />
subgroup of the SMA, spearheaded by<br />
2010 Australian of the year Professor<br />
Pat McGorry, is working with local<br />
authorities to develop a national<br />
mental health policy and plan to<br />
unlock new resources and programs.<br />
Since the Maldives’ islands<br />
are spread over a large area,<br />
the challenge of providing<br />
contemporary health care can be<br />
greatly assisted by utilising both<br />
marine and aeromedical resources.<br />
SMA members are assisting local<br />
authorities to develop this.<br />
Doing good and having<br />
a good time. A mix of<br />
work and play is what<br />
the members create<br />
for themselves on their<br />
annual trip.<br />
FAR LEFT: Dr. Mark<br />
Gillette of the Royal<br />
North Shore Hospital in<br />
Sydney at work.<br />
ATOLL TRAVEL<br />
AMPED’s long association with Atoll<br />
Travel is testament to the service<br />
they provide. Around three quarters<br />
of Atoll Travel’s present day clientele<br />
have booked the same slot, year<br />
in, year out through Atoll Travel for<br />
some sixteen years. That’s some<br />
pretty serious client loyalty.<br />
It all started with Ian Lyon, the<br />
owner and director of Atoll Travel<br />
coordinating bookings for the very<br />
successful Atoll Adventures surfing<br />
program run by his good friend, the<br />
late Tony Hussein Hinde’s. Tony<br />
regularly attended the AMPED<br />
conference and much loved friend to<br />
many of the attendees.<br />
Atoll Travel now represent several<br />
other surf resorts and boat based<br />
trips in popular surf destinations<br />
such as Samoa, the Maldives outer<br />
atolls, Mentawais, North Sumatra,<br />
West Timor, Sumbawa, Bali, Fiji and<br />
Sri Lanka. Concentrating on a limited<br />
number of destinations means<br />
Atoll Travel work closely with the<br />
respective resort and boat operators<br />
to ensure client satisfaction.<br />
For more see: www.atolltravel.com<br />
Wooden Surfboard<br />
Workshops<br />
Build your own wooden surfboard in a three<br />
day workshop and take home your very<br />
own handmade hollow wooden surfboard.<br />
Using the latest construction methods,<br />
the boards don’t need to be fibreglassed<br />
therefore reducing the overall cost of making<br />
your board and the time to complete it.<br />
www.treetosea.com.au<br />
email: info@treetosea.com.au<br />
or phone: Robert 0409 211 751<br />
Gary 0423 804 975<br />
Instructors of the Tree to Sea Australia workshops<br />
Surfboards are designed by Rich Blundell (USA)<br />
Workshops are held in Mt Eliza on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula<br />
Dates for 20<strong>12</strong>:<br />
(check website for details)<br />
August - SOLD OUT<br />
September - weekend<br />
October - midweek<br />
November - weekend<br />
December - midweek<br />
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