Heart Health NSW Inc

03/04/2023

Heart Health NSW Obtains $16,900 Grant for Hospital
HHNSW has recently been successful in obtaining a Grant from the Kendall Op Shop to purchase a Bladder Scanner for Port Macquarie Base Hospital's CCU. We would like to thank the Op Shop for selecting us as a successful applicant for this grant. In total the Op Shop provided $106,000 in grants to community groups throughout the Mid Coast. A fantastic effort.

09/11/2022

09/11/2022

Just a lil week old giraffe!

~Devon

26/10/2022

The beautiful lilac-breasted roller bird

03/02/2022

Heart Health NSW Wauchope Walking Group Successfully obtains Hastings Co-op Community Chest Grant.

Hastings Co-op grants helping to build ‘a brighter future’
The hopes and dreams of 10 local community groups can now become a reality thanks to a $16,000
funding injection from Hastings Co-op’s Community Chest grants program.
This year’s grants will fund everything from a defibrillator for Wauchope Walking Group and solar
lighting for Wauchope Girl Guides’ camp shed to building extensions for Wauchope Men’s Shed and
the replacement of Wauchope Cricket Club’s flood damaged equipment.
Other projects include first aid kit upgrades for Wauchope Blues Junior Rugby League, a BBQ and
removable tables and chairs for Wauchope Little Athletics, a portable PA system for Wauchope
Swimming Club, specialised coaching for Wauchope Netball Club coaches, site upgrades for equestrian
events at Rollands Plains Recreation Reserve and a freezer and ice maker for Wauchope Lions Club.
“This year’s recipients were all looking for ways to improve, for the benefit of their members, and
we’re really pleased we could provide a helping hand,” chief executive officer Allan said.
“The projects are far-reaching and will benefit a wide cross section of the community, and we hope
each of the groups, their members, volunteers and the wider community enjoy the benefits of these
grants for many years to come.”
Mr Gordon explained that Hastings Co-op IGA customers play a vital role in the Community Chest
program, with funds from specially-marked products, including the Community Co. range, pooled to
provide the grants.
The $16,000 in grants was also boosted by the sale of Hastings Co-op Cookies, which can be found at
store checkouts.
“Every time customers purchase one of these specially-marked products they can feel good about
giving back to the community too,” he said.
“What’s great about the Community Chest grants program is the projects are helping to build a
brighter future, and more importantly, recognising the hard-working community groups that make a
real difference to the local way of life, whether that’s sports clubs, schools, volunteer organisations or
disabiltiy and special interest groups.

03/09/2021

New Italian AED laws celebrare la vita

July 28 2021 was a watershed date for Italy. After years of campaigning, the Italian Resuscitation Council’s proposals to improve Italy’s ability to save lives from sudden cardiac arrest became law.

Celebrare la vita is Italian for “celebrate life” – which is exactly what Italy’s new AED (automated external defibrillator) laws do.

These new laws have been a long time coming. For example, to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest response rates, the European Society of Cardiology was calling for non-certified Italians to be allowed to use AEDs in early 2018.

It had also been widely recognised that Italy was lagging in its ability to meet the European Resuscitation Council’s Systems Saving Lives guidelines for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest response systems. By limiting access to public access defibrillation, for example, Italy was missing a critical piece in its ability to save lives from cardiac arrest.

Systems Saving Lives
Italy’s parliament has taken Systems Saving Lives to heart, becoming the first to enshrine the European code of practice into law. Under the legislation:

1. AEDs will be mandatory in all government buildings, infrastructure, and public transport.

2. Public place administrators will also need to maintain PAD (public access defibrillator) networks…

3. …this includes mandatory availability of AEDs at sporting events.

4. People who step in to help with CPR and AEDs are now protected under law – essentially, a Good Samaritan law as it’s known in other parts of the world – addressing the too-infrequent use of AEDs in emergencies in Italy.

5. AED and CPR education in become mandatory in schools, for students aged 10-18 and all associated staff.

6. A national register of AEDs will be established and maintained by Emergency Medical Services (EMS). This will be the beginnings of a national PAD network.

7. An Italian volunteer first responder program will be created – in recognition of the positive impact the likes of GoodSam, St John and Heartrunner have had on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival.

8. October 16 will be established as Italy’s new cardiac arrest awareness day.

Massive step forward
Establishment of any one of these eight initiatives would represent a significant leap forward in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest preparedness.

To be introducing all at the same time, demonstrates the Italian parliament recognition of the impact of cardiac arrest, and its commitment to doing something about it.

At the heart of these initiatives is a common theme: education.

Actively and passively, these initiatives work in concert to improve public awareness of sudden cardiac arrest, and the opportunity for every individual to become part of the solution.

This new law recognises the awareness is the first, and most important, step to saving lives from sudden cardiac arrest.

22/08/2021

Do you know where your nearest AED is??

Not many people know where their nearest AED is located. This is something Heart Health NSW Inc and Greg Page are working together to establish a National database of all AED's which can be accessed by Emergency Services to advise patients when they ring 000 where they are. The list below is that which has been compiled by Heart Health NSW Inc for the Mid North Cosat area and is continually being added t. So if you have knowledge of AED's that are not listed please let us know.

Heart Health NSW has 3 AED's located at: NB These AED's are carried on our walks weekly at each area.

10 Kinchella St Gladstone 2440

1/4 Stewart St Port Macquarie 2444

3 Coomea Close Bonny Hills

Bonny Hills Area: Bonny Hills Tavern

Surf Lifesaving Station

Laurieton Area: Laurieton Untied Services Club

Kew Area: Kew Country Club

Laurieton Residential Resort

Kendall Area: Kendall Op Shop

Kendall Services Club

Lake Cathie Area: Lake Cathie Rural Fire Brigade Vehicle

Woolworths Lake Cathie Lot 2 Ocean Dr, Lake Cathie.

Lake Cathie Medical Centre 1459 Ocean Drive, Lake Cathie.

Ocean Club Resort 1333 Ocean Dr, Lake Cathie

Lake Cathie Public School Hall 1240 Ocean Dr, Lake Cathie.

Lake Cathie Bowling Club

Port Macquarie Area: Port City Bowling Club

Settlement City near Managers Office

Port Central at Consierge Desk

West Port Club

Dahlsford Grove Village

Wauchope: IGA Wauchope

IGA Timbertown

Wauchope Country Club

Wauchope RSL