Life-saving defibrillators now available
Sports facilities in the electorate of The Entrance can now apply for their share of $500,000 in funding from the NSW Government for new life-saving defibrillators.
Member for The Entrance, David Mehan (centre right) with members of the Ourimbah-Lisarow RSL Bowling Club.
18 September 2024
THE life-saving equipment is funded under the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program which provides up to $3,000 to eligible sporting organisations for the purchase of automated external defibrillators at sports facilities.
Member for The Entrance David Mehan said “With record numbers of people participating in sport and active recreation, it’s critical that sports facilities in The Entrance electorate are equipped to respond to potentially life-threatening incidents.
“The Program aims to support sporting organisations and I encourage all eligible sporting clubs in The Entrance electorate to take advantage of this funding to secure a defibrillator.”
Minister for Sport Steve Kamper said that with more than 9,000 out of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in NSW each year, the first few minutes following an incident are critical, and access to a defibrillator can mean the difference between life and death.
“The NSW Government wants to ensure people participating in sport have access to this life-saving equipment," he said.
“The Local Sport Defibrillator Program ensures clubs are equipped to respond to these life-threatening emergencies.”
Since the Program commenced, more than 2,000 defibrillators have been installed at sports facilities across NSW.
Professor Jamie Vandenberg, Co-deputy Director of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, said “Being able to access a defibrillator quickly and easily could be the difference between life and death for someone suffering a sudden cardiac arrest.
“In fact, survival rates nearly double if a defibrillator is used in the first few minutes of a cardiac arrest.
“Currently just one in 10 people who have a sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospital will survive.
“This is a sobering statistic but it’s one we can change for the better by installing more of these lifesaving devices in sports clubs across the State.”
Applications close 27 November 2024 or when funding is exhausted. For further information, including eligibility criteria, please see the Program guidelines here.
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