New life-saving defibrillators will be installed at local grassroots sports facilities following the awarding of grants in the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program.
Member for Liverpool, Charishma Kaliyanda, joined members of the Liverpool Rangers Soccer Club at Ireland Park to share the exciting news.
The Liverpool Rangers, Liverpool Olympic, and Western Sydney BMX Club were among 193 organisations to share in $500,000, with each receiving up to $3,000 towards the purchase, installation and training in a new automated external defibrillator.
The NSW Labor Government is committed to rebuilding our grassroots sporting communities and ensuring local facilities are fit-for-purpose. The Program was available to a range of clubs, associations and councils in the State’s lowest socio-economic areas according to Australian Bureau of Statistics SEIFA data.
For further information on the Local Sports Defibrillator Program, including the list of recipients, visit: https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/grants/local-sport-defibrillator-grant-program
Member for Liverpool Charishma Kaliyanda said:
“Liverpool residents love their sport and this funding will ensure our local sporting organisations are equipped to respond to life-threating emergencies.
“It was great to join the Liverpool Rangers at Ireland Park to celebrate the delivery of this vital, life-saving equipment to their club.
“With more and more people of all ages participating in sport and active recreation across the Liverpool electorate, this equipment gives them peace of mind should the worst ever happen.”
Minister for Sport, Steve Kamper said:
“Heart attacks and heart disease do not discriminate, and access to a defibrillator immediately following a cardiac arrest can mean the difference between life and death.
“The NSW Government wants to ensure that people participating in sport in the State’s most disadvantaged areas have access to the same life-saving equipment as people in more affluent areas.
“The NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program ensures that our smallest community sport and recreation clubs are equipped to respond to life-threatening emergencies.”
Professor Jamie Vandenberg, Co-deputy Director of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, said:
“Nine out 10 people who have a sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospital won’t survive.
“But your chances are greatly increased if there is a defibrillator close at hand.
“It’s fantastic to see that more sports clubs across NSW will now have these life-saving devices installed as a result of these grants.
“Every second counts when it comes to surviving a sudden cardiac arrest.”
CHARISHMA KALIYANDA MP
MEMBER FOR LIVERPOOL
