Long Beach Fair and new AED unveiling
The Long Beach Community Association has been announced as a successful recipient of a Horizon Bank Community Grant, securing $2,500 to purchase an alarmed public defibrillator for Long Beach Recreation Park.
The lifesaving device was officially unveiled at the Long Beach Christmas Markets on Sunday 14 December, with Horizon Bank Moruya Branch Manager Jenny McKenzie attending the event to mark the occasion.
Public access defibrillators play a critical role in cardiac emergencies. Research shows that for every minute a person in cardiac arrest does not receive defibrillation; their chance of survival drops by around 10 per cent. (Source: St Johns Ambulance Australia) Having a defibrillator readily available in a well-used community space like Long Beach Recreation Park could be the difference between life and death.
The installation of the defibrillator reflects the community’s commitment to improving safety and reducing the risk of heart-related fatalities in the local area, ensuring residents and visitors alike have access to vital emergency equipment when it is needed most.
Ian Gray from the Long Beach Community Assoc., said “This is the first in the area. It will shortly appear on the NSW Ambulance map of Defib locations –
https://www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au/get-involved/goodsam/locate-an-aed
“It’s recently been registered in the NSW Ambulance system. The 000 operator will provide the PIN code for the locked box. Given it’s in an unmonitored area, this gives the highest chance the Defib will work if and when needed.
If people want to become defib trained, typically courses are around $60, and if they want to help respond, the end user application that Goodsam use is called the Responder app, available in the app stores. This allows people to be notified and help if they are close to any incident.
The main winners of the massive Long Beach community Associatio Raffle were:
·$3000 painting by local Olly Goodfellow – C Butler and C Tunnecliffe of Long Beach.
·$449 Sunbeam coffee machine – Harvey Norman– G KcKechnie, of Dulwich Hill, NSW.
·$300 Hamper Emporium – Committee Hamper – John M of Long Beach.
Over $6000 of prizes went on the day.
