Sports facilities in the Penrith Electorate can apply for their share of $500,000 in funding from the NSW
Government for new life-saving defibrillators.
The equipment is funded under the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program which provides up to $3,000 to eligible sporting organisations for the purchase of automated external defibrillators at sports facilities.
Since the Program commenced, more than 2,000 defibrillators have been installed at sports facilities across NSW.
Applications close 27 November 2024 or when funding is exhausted.
For further information, including eligibility criteria, please see the Program guidelines at:
https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/grants/local-sport-defibrillator-grant-program
Karen McKeown OAM, Member for Penrith, said:
"Last year four sporting organisations in the Penrith Electorate benefitted from a share in the 2023-24 Grant
round.
“With more and more people of all ages participating in sport and active recreation across Penrith it’s vital our
local sporting organisations are equipped to respond to life-threatening emergencies.”
Steve Kamper, Minister for Sport, said:
"With more than 9,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in NSW each year, the first few minutes following an
incident are critical, and access to a defibrillator can mean the difference between life and death.
“The NSW Government wants to ensure people participating in sport have access to this life-saving equipment.
“The Local Sport Defibrillator Program ensures clubs are equipped to respond to these life-threatening
emergencies.”
Professor Jamie Vandenberg, Co-deputy Director of the Victor Change Cardiac Research Institute,
"Being able to access a defibrillator quickly and easily could be the difference between life and death for someone suffering a sudden cardiac arrest.
“In fact, survival rates nearly double if a defibrillator is used in the first few minutes of a cardiac arrest.
“Currently just one in 10 people who have a sudden cardiac arrest outside of hospital will survive.
“This is a sobering statistic but it’s one we can change for the better by installing more of these lifesaving devices in sports clubs across the State.”
