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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • SPRING 2018 PAGE
DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL
LOCATIONS
Sudden cardiac arrest can affect anyone, anywhere at any time.
Currently only one in ten people who don't receive assistance
survive cardiac arrest.This is due to the time-sensitive nature of
it – for every minute that passes without CPR and defibrillation,
chances of survival decrease by ten per cent.This is why quick
access to a defibrillator is essential – if applied within the first few
minutes of cardiac arrest, survival rates can be increased up to 70
per cent.
We are always looking for ways to improve the safety of people
who use council facilities, which is why we are pleased to now
have automatic defibrillators at ten of our key sites, including all
libraries, all community centres and the Civic Centre.
Our centres cater for over 1,000 visitors each week, and our four
libraries have at least 8,000 people through their doors each week.
A person of any age could, at any time, require defibrillation to
stay alive.
“Council staff across our various sites have undertaken training
with St John SA to ensure that they can respond to an incident
should the need arise”
Automated External Defibrillators are easy-to-use and give clear
voice prompts, meaning that minimal or no training is required to
use the devices. In addition to voice prompts, clear visual aids are
also used to guide the user through the first critical steps of CPR
and defibrillation.
The Defibrillators were supplied by St John SA and funded by
Local Government Risk Services on behalf of the City of PAE
to improve health, safety and wellbeing.The machine at Kilburn
Community Centre was funded by a grant from the Northern
Communities Health Foundation.
ADELAIDE OLYMPIC
FOOTBALL CLUB
Now is the time to check out the newly completed renovations
at the not-for-profit Adelaide Olympic Football Club in Ferryden
Park.The club is used by a high volume of people right through
the week and was in desperate need of an upgrade to their
outdated facility. In 2016 they secured a Special Purpose Grant of
$100,000 for upgrades and Council contributed a further $70k to
replace the roof and air conditioning units.
ASPEC Homes undertook the renovations and ensured that
the whole project was finished to a high standard. Peter
Andonopoulis from ASPEC Homes said,“We sourced professional
trades at a reduced cost to support the Club.The quality of work
is of a very high standard and will stand the test of time for some
time to come.The project is a terrific example of Council and a
community club working together to improve our
community facilities.”
Our Parks and Gardens staff maintain the lawn throughout
the year to ensure it is ready for action and have also recently
installed new benches for use during games.
As a club that is embedded in the heart of the local community,
they are always seeking new members. Email
or get in touch via their Facebook
page. U6-9 need to only register interest to play, U10-16 will
need to attend trials in late September.
The club is planning to grow its junior base by introducing new
girls and womens’ teams over the next few years.They are
also looking to establish a football academy for outfield players
and a specialised goalkeeper academy, which will begin this
year.The public are welcome to watch games at the Ferryden
Park Reserve. Fixtures can be found on the Football
Federation SA website or the club's team app.
COMMUNITY
A City that supports
commu nity wellbeing
(left to right) Christine Loveday, Lauren Millbank,
Ben Sprengel and Sophie Langley
In 2017/18 we supported 54 at
risk youth and families through
our Reconnect program PAEfact