Heartbeat of Football Foundation has also received a $150,000 grant from the Minns Labor
Government to conduct the first ever research into which NSW sports facilities have Automated
External Defibrillators (AEDs) installed.
The findings will provide vital insight into which facilities do not have the equipment and guide any
future government investment in the devices.
Heartbeat of Football will also use the funding to expand its #HeartHealthMatters Program to
deliver AED familiarisation and CPR training to sporting organisations across regional NSW.
The Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program provides up to $3,000 to eligible sport and active
recreation organisations for the purchase of AEDs at sports facilities.
Since the program commenced, more than 2,300 defibrillators have been funded for use at sports
and recreation facilities across NSW.
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Applications for the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program close 1 December or when funding is
exhausted.
For further information, including eligibility criteria, visit: https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/grants/localsport-
defibrillator-grant-program
Minister for Sport Steve Kamper said:
“It's vital that sporting organisations are equipped to respond to life-threatening emergencies, such
as cardiac arrest on the sporting field.
“Last year, the Minns Labor Government supported more than 190 sporting organisations to
purchase this potentially life-saving equipment.
“Heartbeat of Football’s mapping project will play a vital role in enabling the Minns Labor
Government to plan future targeted investment at sport facilities that need it most.”
Heartbeat of Football Foundation Founder Andy Paschalidies said:
“We congratulate and thank Minister Kamper and the Minns Labor Government for their continued
support of this program.
“It has already proven to be a lifesaver and our foundation will continue to push for all sporting
grounds in NSW, and indeed across Australia, to be equipped with lifesaving and publicly accessible
AEDs.”
Doyalson Wyee Football Club player and NSW’s oldest on-field cardiac arrest survivor Allen Lyell,
70.
He was treated with a defibrillator installed at the ground following that health incident, and said:
“I had no symptoms and the doctor said I was fit.
“I was fortunate that there was a defibrillator at the ground and people knew what to do, so I
became one of the lucky ones.”
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