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COURSE PROVIDER: Internal Disaster Relief Team
LOCATION: Townsville (TBC)
DATE: Saturday 18th January 2025
TIMINGS: 0900 – 1600 Both Days
MUSTER STATUS REQUIRED: Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready
COURSE PROVIDER: Internal Disaster Relief Team
LOCATION: Cairns (TBC)
DATE: Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th September 2024
TIMINGS: 0900 – 1600 Both Days
MUSTER STATUS REQUIRED: Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready
LOCATION: Townsville (TBC)
DATE: Sunday 11th August 2024
TIMINGS: First Aid: 0900 – 1600
ONLINE PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENT: = Approx. 9 Hours
MUSTER STATUS REQUIRED: Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready
COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia
LOCATION: 92 Ryans Road, Reid River, Townsville 4816
DATE: Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th April 2025
TIMINGS: 0800 – 1600
ONLINE PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENT: = Approx. 9 Hours
MUSTER STATUS REQUIRED: Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready
COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia
LOCATION: 606 Boulders Rd, Babinda
DATE: Saturday 31st May – Sunday 1st June 2025
TIMINGS: 0800 – 1600
ONLINE PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENT: Approx. 3 Hours
MUSTER STATUS REQUIRED: Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready
COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia
LOCATION: Somerset Drive, Mossman QLD- Camping available at Creeks Edge Park, Odonoghue Road Mossman- $40 per car per night, powered site.
DATE: Thursday 20th and Friday 21st of June 2024 (Must attend both days)
TIMINGS: 0800-1600 on both days
ONLINE PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENT: 4 hours
COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia
LOCATION: Somerset Drive, Mossman QLD- Camping available at Creeks Edge Park, Odonoghue Road Mossman- $40 per car per night, powered site.
DATE: Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th of April 2024
TIMINGS: 0800 – 1600 (both days)
ONLINE PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENT: = (TBC)
MUSTER STATUS REQUIRED: Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready
COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia
LOCATION: TBC (Townsville Area)
DATE: Saturday 16th – Sunday 17th of March 2024 (Must attend both days)
TIMINGS: 0800-1600 on both days
ONLINE PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENT: TBC
TRAINING EVENT: HLTAID013 – Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site
COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia
LOCATION: TBC (Townsville Area)
DATE: Saturday/Sunday 25-26th November 2023
TIMINGS: Remote First Aid: 0845 – 1600 Both days
ONLINE PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENT: = Approx. 6 Hours
MUSTER STATUS REQUIRED: Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready
BACKGROUND
Join DRA and DRT Queensland North for a Remote First Aid Course, meticulously designed to equip our members with invaluable skills for responding to medical emergencies in remote or isolated settings. This comprehensive training enhances our members’ preparedness and capability to handle unforeseen situations, reducing risks and ensuring safety during DRA activities, off-grid adventures, or remote missions.
Beyond standard first aid, this course offers specialised training in remote environments, including the use of specialided equipment, advanced CPR techniques, trauma management, and evacuation coordination. By completing this course, our members become capable of making a substantial impact during medical emergenices, at home or during DRA operations, potentially saving lives. The training aligns with industry-standard practices, ensures legal awareness, addresses psychological support, and involves realistic assessments in simulated environments, reinforcing our members’ ability to provide effective remote first aid.
TRAINING EVENT: HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid and HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
COURSE PROVIDER: Emergency Australia
LOCATION: The Oasis Townsville – 1 Staging Camp Avenue, Oonoonba 4811
DATE: Saturday 18th November 2023
TIMINGS: First Aid: 0900 – 1400 OR CPR Only: 0900 – 1030 (Couple hours only)
ONLINE PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENT: First Aid = 4 hours Approx. – CPR = 1.5 hours Approx.
MUSTER STATUS REQUIRED: Engagement Ready or Deployment Ready
BACKGROUND
Disaster Relief Australia and DRT Queensland North are hosting a First Aid OR CPR Only Course to up-skill our Members ready for any injuries or acute illnesses that may occur, at home, in the workplace, or out on a DRA activity. Having the skills to save a life and minimise suffering are critical, yet often undervalued…until you need them. Do you have the accessible skills to save the life of a family member, colleague or mate today.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where we work and live. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.
