Our Mission
To make first aid a part of everybody’s life with at least one person educated, equipped, and prepared to provide first aid in every home and workplace, and at every public gathering.
St John Ambulance Australia is a charitable, non-profit, humanitarian organisation whose primary focus is teaching first aid. St John has been helping the Australian community for more than 138 years, and our members and volunteers continue to be passionate about their service to humanity and building resilient communities through relief of sickness, distress, suffering and danger.
St John Ambulance Australia is an Australian company Limited by Guarantee.
We are a registered charity under the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
Our ABN is 83 373 110 633, and our ACN is 633 627 899. We are a Registered Training Organisation with the Australian Skills Quality Authority. Our RTO number is 88041. We are a registered Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) and are endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR); and an income tax-exempt charity.
St John Ambulance Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation’s land and sea, and the continuation of cultural, spiritual, and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture, and the contribution they make to the life of our communities.