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Published: Wednesday, 24 December 2014 09:34
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Written by Lance Hartley
The Tathra Sunshine Club is a club of surfboard riders of all ages. It was formed in 1983 and is a not-for-profit group and it annually passes on some of the dollars that have come its way — from events, sponsorships, etc — to local groups.
Its the same group that annually organises what used to be known as the Cooge Classic, a surfboard riding competition. “Cooge” was the nickname for local Surfer Bruce Meaker who died many years ago — and the Cooge Classic was inaugurated as a memorial competition in his honour. The event is now just called “The Classic” and this year will be held over the long weekend June 7-8.
Above, the President of the Tathra Sunshine Club, Michael Clarke, presents Anthony Taylor, President of the Tathra Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade, with a cheque for $200. Clarke said the group appreciated the work the Rural Fire Service did in fire fighting in the Tathra district."
The Sunshine Club continually support the Tathra Fire Brigade with large donations and to that we say a most sincere thankyou.
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Published: Wednesday, 24 December 2014 09:33
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Written by Shane Fitzsimmons
Afternoon All
Today we join thousands of volunteer organisations around the nation to mark the 25th National Volunteer Week, 12 – 18 May.
The theme is “Celebrate the Power of Volunteering”.
In NSW we saw the power of volunteers clearly demonstrated during the recent bush fire season – the busiest in more than a decade. NSW RFS volunteers responded to 14,956 incidents from August 2013 to March 2014, including more than 6,600 bush, grass and scrub fires.
This week we say thank you to all our volunteers for your extraordinary efforts to protect your communities, not only during a challenging 13/14 fire season but all year round. Whether you participate in firefighting, community engagement, training, logistics, brigade support or communications, you are a valuable and integral part of our service.
On St Florian’s Day recently I had the privilege of honouring twenty individuals and three teams for their achievements– many of them volunteers like Senior Deputy Captain James Burge who received the Commissioner’s Commendation for Bravery, and the Lower Hunter Group 8 Community Engagement Team who were presented with a Commendation for their award winning and nationally recognised model of engaging with local communities.
NSW RFS volunteers come from all walks of life. Our more than 70,000-strong volunteer workforce is made up of men and women of all ages, occupations and backgrounds. As part of National Volunteer Week, we are celebrating this diversity by featuring volunteers on Facebook, and through our Ausgrid photo competition “NSW RFS volunteers – part of our community”. We will also announce the winner of the NSW RFS Cadet of the Year Award on Wednesday at a special ceremony with the Minister for Emergency Services, The Hon. Stuart Ayres MP, at Parliament House.
Once again I invite all of you to celebrate the power of volunteering this week. For more information about what’s happening around the country please visit Volunteering Australia’s website www.volunteeringaustralia.org
Regards
Shane
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Published: Wednesday, 24 December 2014 09:32
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Written by Jason Lewington
Extract from Better Health Channel; http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
If the heart stops pumping, it is known as a cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a combination of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions that delivers oxygen and artificial blood circulation to a person who is in cardiac arrest. It can be life-saving first aid. A heart attack occurs when the heart is starved of oxygen.
A heart attack can ‘stun’ the heart and interrupt its rhythm and ability to pump. This is because the heart does not receive enough oxygen and cannot pump blood around the body. There is no heartbeat (pulse) because the heart is not working. The medical term for a heart attack is an acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
When the blood stops circulating, the brain is starved of oxygen and the person quickly becomes unconscious and stops breathing. Without treatment the person will die.
Read more: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
