Pittwater Life May 2018 Issue
Care Factor - Meet the Hospital's New 'Urgency Team'. Good Sport. Minding Own Business. University of Warriewood?
Care Factor - Meet the Hospital's New 'Urgency Team'. Good Sport. Minding Own Business. University of Warriewood?
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mercial and recreational users.<br />
Just last month Northern<br />
Beaches Council triggered an<br />
emergency response to flooding<br />
by Narrabeen Lake which<br />
saw council staff clear sand<br />
and create a channel between<br />
the ocean and the lagoon.<br />
Sport clubs awarded<br />
defibrillator grants<br />
Eight local sporting clubs<br />
have been allocated Automatic<br />
External Defibrillators (AEDs)<br />
as part of the NSW Government’s<br />
$4 million Local Sport<br />
Defibrillation Program. Avalon<br />
Beach Bowling and Recreation<br />
Club, Mona Vale Bowling Club,<br />
Narrabeen Lakes Sailing Club,<br />
North Narrabeen Surf <strong>Life</strong> Saving<br />
Club, Palm Beach Surf <strong>Life</strong><br />
Saving Club, <strong>Pittwater</strong> Aquatic<br />
Club, South Narrabeen Surf<br />
<strong>Life</strong> Saving Club and Whale<br />
Beach Surf <strong>Life</strong> Saving Club<br />
are amongst 430 successful<br />
applicants across NSW who<br />
will receive up to 50 per cent<br />
of the defibrillator cost, training<br />
and maintenance. Local<br />
MP Rob Stokes said early access<br />
to CPR and defibrillation<br />
could influence cardiac arrest<br />
survival rates by up to 75<br />
percent. “<strong>Pittwater</strong> is a sporting<br />
paradise and I’m delighted<br />
several local clubs have been<br />
awarded funding,” Mr Stokes<br />
said. “The club members<br />
responsible for these applications<br />
should be commended<br />
for their efforts in helping<br />
increase their club’s capacity<br />
to provide life-saving intervention,<br />
not only for fellow club<br />
members – but also the wider<br />
community.”<br />
Mateship shines<br />
in Nullabor drama<br />
In an outstanding display<br />
of good sportsmanship and<br />
Aussie mateship, Jeff Nesbitt,<br />
Ashley Cardiff and son Blake,<br />
while towing Avalon Beach<br />
SLSC’s surfboats to the Australian<br />
SLSA Titles in Perth,<br />
turned back after crossing<br />
the Nullabor Plains to help<br />
out opposition surfboat<br />
competitors from Warrie-<br />
Continued on page 28<br />
News<br />
The Local Voice Since 1991<br />
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