What would you do if a stranger collapsed next to you and had stopped breathing? Would you know what to do? As a St John Ambulance volunteer you would.

For 125 years St John Ambulance (Qld) Event Health Services volunteers have been first on the scene and have saved many lives at community and sporting events, music festivals, cultural activities and major public functions.

What makes St John volunteers unique is that they are ordinary people from differing backgrounds and professions who do the extraordinary by reaching out to those in need.

Our volunteers are often called on to provide first aid coverage in emergencies such as bushfires, floods and other disasters.

St John volunteers are fully trained in areas as diverse as counter disaster, advanced first aid, defibrillation, radio communication, asthma management and leadership - and not all jobs involve treating casualties...