Community First Responders Australia

It doesn’t get much better than this! 🙌

A huge thank you to Sheila, who has worked tirelessly to establish a Shock Station(R) outside her house, linked with 000/GoodSAM, and now over 40 people are trained Shock Savers(R) 💚

Thank you to Bendigo Bank for backing the initiative and St Patrick’s Catholic Church for hosting the session 🙏

Two hours of breaking down barriers to emergency care, understanding triage, learning how to access the right help at the right time, and plenty of hands-on practice empowering participants with the confidence to act in an emergency 💪

From paediatric to seniors sessions, female cardiac arrest to gamefied CPR, CFRA is passionate about building safer, stronger and more prepared communities.

To arrange your next session and join our team over 2600 Goodsam Responders and 60 Shock Stations, reach out to us at [email protected] 💚

What an absolute delight to be hosted by the City of Boroondara to deliver a high-impact Active Ageing CPR/Defib session 🙌

Our team of 50 enthusiastic participants are now trained CFRA Shock Savers(R), ready to recognise an emergency, take action, and access the right help to maximise patient survival in the event of collapse, cardiac arrest, or choking 👏

Fantastic work by the Boroondara team for pulling it all together! 💚

💚 3 Years of Impact: Addressing Female Cardiac Arrest Survival 💚

Since its inception, Community First Responders Australia (CFRA) has been leading the way in empowering communities and saving lives through emergency response—while tackling critical barriers, particularly in female cardiac arrest 🙌

💪 Over 9,500 people trained
👶👵 Ages 8 to 98
🌏 Diverse cultures, religions, and communities across Australia

From Indigenous communities in far south WA, to passers-by on Elwood Beach…
From Scouts Victoria to hundreds of fans at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup alongside Heartbeat of Football Foundation… this movement continues to grow.

At the centre of it all is our growing team of female manikins—Brittney, Stacey, Tiffany and Roxy—breaking down both physical and social barriers, supported by the latest best-practice CPR and defibrillation training 🫶

This impact wouldn’t be possible without the early vision and ongoing support of the ERDI Foundation, alongside incredible partners including Women's Health in the South East, Laerdal Medical, Heartbeat of Football and the Great Southern Aboriginal Medical Service 👏

And to the hundreds of community members who donated bras and clothing—thank you. You’ve helped make training more real, more relatable, and more effective 🙏

This is more than training—this is driving conversation and action to improve survival outcomes.

If you’re interested in helping expand this initiative, we’d love to hear from you: [email protected] 💚

💚 Shock Station® at Holloway Bend Scout Group 💚

What an incredible evening launching the latest Shock Station® at the Holloway Bend Scout Group.
Set against a picturesque backdrop, this newest community cardiac arrest response hub represents a powerful collaboration between CFRA and Scouts Victoria. It joins three other Shock Stations® made possible through the Commonwealth Stronger Communities Grant, with the support of Zoe Daniel and Tim Wilson ☀️

With 60 CFRA Shock Stations® now connecting communities across geographical, cultural, and religious spheres, CFRA continues its mission of strengthening community resilience and saving lives through rapid emergency response 🫶

To host, sponsor, or establish your own Shock Station®, please contact the team at [email protected].
You can also support CFRA’s life-saving work by voting for us in the Jack & Robert Smorgon Families

Foundation Community Choice Award: https://thesocialblueprint.org.au/vote-now/

It’s just another week at CFRA… 💚

Leading from the top, the team at SMJFL kicked off the season with training at RSEA Park 🏃‍♂️

From there it’s been non-stop:
• Pre-season sessions with local football clubs
• Shock Station® training and installations across Carrum, Bentleigh, Sandringham and McKinnon
• Catching up with our incredible CFRA Shock Squad — cardiac arrest survivors now giving back as GoodSAM responders
• Upskilling our team ahead of Intermediate First Aid game coverage
• Supporting the Kingston Community Safety Day
• And top it off with a Paediatric First Aid course

We’ve also expanded community access to lifesaving equipment with new Shock Stations® installed at:
💚 Carrum Beach Tennis Club
💚 Brighton Library
💚 Royal Ave Tennis Club
💚 St John’s Anglican Church, Bentleigh
💚 St Paul’s McKinnon Junior Football Club

To enquire about training, first aid at your events, or installing a Shock Station®, contact CFRA at [email protected] 🤩