2017 Annual Report
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ST JOHN AMBULANCE AUSTRALIA AnnualReport2017 St John Ambulance Australia— making first aid a part of everybody’s life with at least one person educated, equipped and prepared to provide first aid in every home and workplace, and at every public gathering. Contents The Australian Priory 1 The Priory Chapter 2 Admissions and Promotions 6 Youth awards 7 The Chancellor’s report 9 The CEO’s report 12 St John’s service to the community 15 The Australian Office National Training Program 17 National IT & E-learning 19 National Product Sourcing Unit 21 Publications and the Medical Advisory Panel 23 National advocacy 25 Australian Youth Advisory Network 27 National Cadet Group 29 Ophthalmic Program 30 St John Historical Society of Australia 32 The Receiver General’s Report 34 The Financial Report 36 1 The Australian Priory Prior The Governor General His Excellency the Hon. Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) KStJ Deputy Priors New South Wales His Excellency General the Hon. David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) KStJ Northern Territory His Honour the Hon. John Hardy AO KStJ (to October) | Her Honour the Hon. Vicki O’Halloran AM (from October) Queensland His Excellency the Hon. Paul de Jersey AC KStJ South Australia His Excellency the Hon. Hieu Van Le AC KStJ Tasmania Her Excellency Prof. the Hon. Kate Warner AC DStJ Victoria Her Excellency the Hon. Linda Dassau AC DStJ Western Australia Her Excellency the Hon. Kerry Sanderson AC DStJ Sub-Prelate The Right Rev. R Hurford OAM KStJ Priory Officers Chancellor Professor MR Compton AM GCStJ Receiver General Mr G Brewer KStJ Director of Training Professor P Leggat AM CStJ Priory Officers Ms S Hasler CStJ | Mr C Oxley CStJ (from April) Hospitaller Dr N Verma AM CStJ Director of Ceremonies Dr FHG Bridgewater OAM KStJ Librarian Professor J Pearn AO RFD GCStJ Board of Directors The Board of Directors consists of the Chancellor, Receiver General, the Priory Officers (apart from the Director of Ceremonies, Librarian and Hospitaller), the Priory Secretary, the Director of Training, and the Chair of each State and Territory Council. State and Territory Council Chairs Australian Capital Territory Mr Bill Bunton New South Wales Mr Richard Neal (to March) | Ms Sarah Lance (from March to November) | Mr Sean McGuinness (from November) Northern Territory Mr Roland Chin Queensland Ms Shirley Watson South Australia Mr Malcolm Hyde AO APM (to December) | Ms Karen Limb (from December) Tasmania Mr Steve Smith AM CSC RFD Victoria Mr Cameron Oxley (to April) | Ms Virginia Burke (from April) Western Australia Mr Shayne Leslie Priory Secretary & Chief Executive Officer Mr Robert Hunt (to September) | Mr Len Fiori (from September) Priory Auditors Manser Tierney & Johnston NSW Priory Solicitor Bradley Allen Love Lawyers 2 The Priory Chapter The Priory Chapter consists of all members of the Priory of, or above, the grade of Commander, and who are ordinarily resident within the Priory in Australia, together with a proportion of representative members, not exceeding one-third of the permanent members of the Chapter within each State or Territory. Representative members are appointed by the Priory for a period of 3 years. Priory Knight of Justice His Excellency the Hon. Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) Australian Capital Territory Knights of Justice Air Vice-Marshal HD Hall CB Commanders Sir W Deane AC KBE CMG CBE AFC (Retd) MCB Bonsey AO CVO Major General M Jeffery AC MJ Hazell CVO AM C Bollard CVO MC (Retd) PGF Henderson AC J Bollard Dr IJ Howie-Willis OAM Knights & Dames of Grace S Brady CVO M Jeffery L Fiori General Sir P Bennett AC KBE P LeCornu R O’Brien DSO Dr DG Rossi AO G Newman-Martin CSM RFD Lady Bennett Sir D Smith KCVO AO (Retd) Lady Deane D Sturkey CVO AM Col. JR Quantrill (Retd) Brigadier PJA Evans (Retd) Prof. PG Warfe CSC New South Wales Bailiff Grand Cross AC Grice OAM Commanders Prof. MR Compton AM MM Hudson JP The Rev. Dr CG Aiken OAM The Hon. NR Conn AO The Right Rev. R Hurford OAM RFD JP JD Spencer AM GP Hyles RO Albert AO RFD RD BE Kinghorn Knights & Dames of Justice H Banu-Lawrence DS Levy JA Benstead JP JF Davies AM TJ Mayhew JP HM Booth A V Grogan AM Br. D McEwen Brown ISO JP Knights & Dames of Grace JI Messenger J Davis R Mitchell OAM His Excellency General the Hon. RB Davis J Samuels D Hurley AC DSC (Retd)— CJ Dawson Sir N Shehadie AC OBE Deputy Prior JL Deane S Sinclair Prof. the Hon. MR Bashir AC BJ Doyle JP Rear Admiral P Sinclair AC CVO D Fahey BE Stirton OAM L Berghofer RC Ferrier OAM RM Sneddon Prof. FA Billson AO WL Firth OAM JP The Hon. Sir L Street AC R Bray GM Fisher KCMG QC L Conn AM PW Fisher JP N Tranby OAM HJ Delaney MB Fry RW Gale THE PRIORY CHAPTER 3 New South Wales Commanders K Martin Lady Rowland C Gerrard AM Lady Martin KP Schneider FE Gleave The Right Rev. KB Mason AM AB Smith JP Major General W Glenny AO R Neal KH Smith OAM JP RFD ED (Rtd) KE Miller JP GJ Sneddon K Handley AO QC VJ Miller L Spencer AM SM Haring JF Mitchell JP Dr EM Stack CBE K Hall DJ Nilsson OAM M Stenek S Hasler SC Nilsson JP P Stening BD Hewlett MF O’Rourke AM MD RC Teusner A Jansson Lady Pagan G Ticehurst GB Kiehne Rev. D Parker RFD Sir I Turbott AO CMG CVO M Little OAM RD Potts JP M Vincent C Lott J Powell J Ward HF MacNeil C Purdie Northern Territory Knights & Dames of Grace N Evans Commanders His Honour the Hon. J Hardy L King S Baddeley OAM—Deputy Prior D McNeill C Bat J Anictomatis AO T Pauling R Chin J Anictomatis T Pauling AO QC R Coburn V Asche AM SR Peers OAM JP C Garraway KJA Asche AC QC PJ Poole M McKay A Butler Chief Justice TJ Riley QC B Quirke LJ Crompton The Hon. Ms S Gordon T Egan AO Thomas AC Queensland Bailiff Grand Cross L Forde AC DPW Cunningham JP Prof. JH Pearn AO RFD GM Gray MBE ND Fairhurst D Hayden Brig. TR Gibson Knights of Justice M Hunt RLN Gillard M Bryce AM AE JF Leditschke AM W Glasson AC The Hon. WG Hayden AC VJ Little F Gledhill Knights & Dames of Grace LM Mackiewicz OAM B Henderson D McConnell G Hood His Excellency the Hon. P de AC McDonell BM R Howes Jersey AC—Deputy Prior P McMurtrie RJ Jeffery B Arnison S McCosker P Kemp Major General P Arnison AC I Pickering P Leggat AM CVO DE Price S Luke AR Brigg BS Purssey ED P Luckin The Hon. Dame Q Bryce AD SD Watson R McEwan CVO The Hon. Ms P Wensley AC PW Meyers AGR Chadwick OAM CM Nielsen LJ Crompton Commanders CH Palmer BM Dawson AM D Baker OAM KJ Solomon AP Demaine MT Boulter LA Steinhardt VP Efstathis AM RFD K Brigg Col. MW Elliott AO ED PJ Donnelly THE PRIORY CHAPTER 4 South Australia Bailiff Grand Cross Sir E Neal AC CVO SR Hall Prof. VR Marshall AC MA Nunn PR Hawkins E Scarce N Hender BEM Knights & Dames of Grace Rear Admiral the Hon. KJ V Humeniuk His Excellency the Hon. Hieu Scarce AC CSC RANR M Hyde Van Le AO—Deputy Prior AJ Watt LVO QPM A Inglis BEJ Ancell AM Commanders P Lorimer OAM JP P Arbon AM S McGovern AL Andersen BJ Bartlett PSM A McLachlan BG Battersby G Brewer J Marshall RS Beahl FHG Bridgewater OAM C Moore M Beard GL Coombes AM V Pavlik A Bennett JL Crompton RFD K Peach PA Bird KW Dansie JA Rawes OAM DJ Bridges LA Dansie BJ Rayson JP R Britten-Jones AO R Denham OAM LW Rogers G Curtis OAM GA Davies AM RFD ED HTR Rogerson D Daff RM Edwards OAM SP Sperou JP DVV De Giglio ASM BJ Fotheringham AM CE Williams R Dippy RJ Greig OAM GA Woods EM Doman OAM DC Heard CG Wright JP Lady Dunstan M Jackson Nelson AC CVO JF Young MBE J Dudzinski Chaplain VW Kollosche J Flett AM Lady Neal AM C Gerner Rev. B Daulby P Gill Tasmania Knights & Dames of Grace The Hon. Sir Guy Green AC RL Byrne RFD Her Excellency Prof. the Hon. K KBE CVO JF Byrne Warner AM—Deputy Prior KJ Milbourne OAM EC Edwards Justice W Cox AC RFD ED VF Reeve C Graham MW Barrett AM F Underwood M Jacobson K Brown J Weeks Major Gen. G Melick AO RFD SC RA Cooper BEM Commanders SD Miller D Reynolds R Cowie OAM EM Allen BEM C Smith J Cox The Hon. Justice AM Blow S Smith RE Graham OAM N Verma AM Lady Green D Burns JMB Wane Victoria Knights of Justice JF Crennan JA Mawdsley The Right Rev. Dr P FR Davidson JL Patterson OAM Hollingworth AC OBE BJ Davis Major Gen. FE Poke AO RFD IC Nicolson D de Kretser AC ED J de Kretser JV Rosenfeld AM OBE Knights & Dames of Grace WP Deakes MI Switzer Her Excellency the Hon. L WJ Foley Commanders Dassau AM (from July)— L Glover B Aimers Deputy Prior The Hon. Sir J Gobbo AC CVO FL Archer OAM DA Bache SR Granger BEM GF Blackstock RJ Bluck AM RFD S Hasler JW Byrne E Brentnall MBE OAM A Hollingworth EJ Calvert-Jones AO PJ Burke J Landy AC MBE B Cantlon MBE The Hon.