ONE look at Carapook’s volunteer fire brigade, which has marked its 80th year on the front lines against fires near and far, says it all – a long and proud history, centuries of combined experience and the several families with whom volunteer firefighting is a heritable trait in the genes, continued through the generations.
WITH around 30,000 Australians and New Zealanders suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrests each year, Restart a Heart Day aims to encourage people to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to provide lifesaving assistance in an emergency.