General News
27 July, 2022
Shire makes AEDs 24/7
FOUR more life-saving Automated External Defibrillators (AED) are accessible to the public 24/7 thanks to a Moyne Shire Council partnership with Ambulance Victoria.
FOUR more life-saving Automated External Defibrillators (AED) are accessible to the public 24/7 thanks to a Moyne Shire Council partnership with Ambulance Victoria.
AEDs previously located indoors at the Port Fairy and Mortlake Council offices, Port Fairy Community Services Centre and Gardens Caravan Park have been moved to the outside of the buildings to make them more accessible to the Public.
Moyne Shire mayor Ian Smith said while the life-saving devices were previously listed with Ambulance Victoria, they were only accessible during office hours.
“We have now moved them outdoors, so they can be used whenever needed, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,”he said.
“We have worked with Ambulance Victoria to make sure the defibrillators are in prominent locations and the details have been updated so in an emergency members of the public can be directed to the nearest AED location.”
Cr Smith said the four new publically accessible AEDs joined others at the Port Fairy Library in Sackville Street, Mortlake Community Hub in Dunlop Street and the Mailors Flat Hall.
“We know that in a cardiac emergency access to an AED as quickly as possible can make a huge difference, so we will continue to explore other locations around the Shire where we can move AEDs to a publically accessible location,” he said.