Formation | 9 December 1925[1] |
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Type | Volunteer youth organisation |
Purpose | First aid and youth development |
Headquarters | Canberra, Australia |
Membership | 4,000 |
Chief Cadet Officer | Dr Felix Ho ASM MStJ |
National Youth Manager | Belinda Ding |
Parent organization | St John Ambulance Australia |
Website | Website |
The St John Ambulance Australian Youth is an organisation of St John Ambulance Australia that aims to teach and develop young people first aid and other skills with a spirit of community service. The movement has more than 3,500 youth members, aged between 12 and 18 across Australia.[2]
Youth divisions operate in every state and territory in Australia, with the exception of Queensland and Western Australia. St John Ambulance Western Australia announced in March 2013 that the current cadet program would be abolished in that state, including the disbandment of all cadet divisions, to make way for a cadetship program for persons aged between 16 and 18 years old.[3] And in 2017 St John Ambulance Queensland announced that their cadet program would be closed down and a first aid in schools program would replace it.