The ACT branch of the DSMRA has now received information from the Red Cross regarding Remote Area First Aid. (as raised at previous meetings).
It is a 3 day course that costs $230.00 per person or $275.00 per person if split up over 3 weekends. We need a minimum of 10 people to attend for this course to run. The Red Cross will give a 10% discount if 12-16 people attend.
I have spoken with Margot Hurrell (First Aid Training Coordinator ACT) and have made tentative bookings for 2 weekends in August 2009. The dates are (8,9,10 August) and (29,30,31 August). The DSMRA prefers the latter dates.
The DSMRA will give a 50% subsidy to paid-up members attending this course, thereby bringing the cost down to $115.00 per member if only 10 people attend. If we get a higher number attending, the 10% discount from the Red Cross will bring the cost down to $103.50 per person.
Members from other clubs are welcome to attend this course as well, but the DSMRA will not be able to offer the 50% subsidy to those individuals.
Should they wish to join the DSMRA, they will be eligible for the subsidy.
Full course content shall forwarded to interested persons as soon as possible.
I encourage members to partake in this course as the knowledge gained may make all the difference in a serious/emergency situation, especially in remote locations.