Community stories: 27 August 2024
Pine Village is in the Murray River flood-affected region Murbko, South Australia. Pine Village Land & Services Management Association Incorporated represents members and associate members of Pine Village and they are passionate about maintaining facilities to the highest standard for the safety and enjoyment of everyone in their community.
The Association identified that access to emergency first-aid equipment needed to improve and decided to apply to the Small and Vital stream of the Strengthening Rural Communities program. They were awarded $3,704 to purchase and install an automatic defibrillator at Pine Village.
The grant also covered the cost of an outdoor storage cabinet and defibrillator-ready kit. To ensure the best possible health outcomes for Pine Village residents, and increase positive outcomes in an emergency, the defibrillator they chose guides first-time rescuers through the process.
The Association decided to mount the new life-saving equipment in an accessible location and place signage in the surrounding areas directing users to local emergency services and Association members with senior first-aid training.
Once volunteers installed the new equipment, a newsletter was sent out to people in the neighbourhood to raise awareness of the new defibrillator and it’s been well-received.
“Local support for the grant was tremendous, along with the number of members willing to assist with the installation. We are proud to have the AED available to the Murbko community as needed.”
