What should Neutral Bay call its most controversial plaza? Now it's your say.Free CPR training comes to North Sydney. The statistics may surprise you.
Residents can register for FREE defibrillator and CPR sessions in North Sydney on April 23.
By ANNA USHER
North Sydney Council and the Heart Foundation are offering free CPR and defibrillator training sessions at Fred Hutley Hall – with the final session of the series taking place on Thursday, 23 April.
The monthly “Shockingly Simple: CPR and AED Awareness Sessions” at Fred Hutley Hall are a Heart Foundation initiative pairing volunteer trainers with councils to build life-saving skills locally.
More than 32,000 Australians suffer a cardiac arrest every year – that’s roughly 88 people every single day.
No medical background needed. No prior training required. Just one hour for lasting confidence.
The timing couldn’t be more urgent. More than 32,000 Australians suffer a cardiac arrest every year – that’s roughly 88 people every single day. The survival rate sits at just 10 per cent.
But here’s what changes everything: when CPR is performed, and an AED is used within the first three to five minutes, chances of survival can jump to between 60 and 70 per cent.
Each minute without CPR or an AED reduces survival by 10 per cent.
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Each minute without CPR or an AED reduces survival by 10 per cent. Bystander CPR can double or triple a person’s chances of survival.
Only one in 20 Australians survives an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Most occur in homes and public places. Often, someone nearby could help.
These sessions aim to close the gap between “someone nearby” and “someone who acts.”
One hour. Confidence for life.
The session covers the Heart Foundation’s three emergency steps: call, push, shock. Volunteer trainers lead each stage with hands-on CPR and AED (defibrillator) practice.
An AED is a portable device that restores the heart rhythm with a shock. Early use can raise survival rates to 90 per cent.
Only one in 20 Australians survives an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Defibrillators are in all Coles and Woolworths, and many public venues, but only help if bystanders know how to use them.
Heart of the Nation merged with the Heart Foundation to expand CPR and AED training.
Greg Page, the original Yellow Wiggle, survived a cardiac arrest in 2020 thanks to bystanders. “Those crucial minutes before ambulance arrival can make all the difference,” Page said.
The one hour FREE session covers the Heart Foundation’s three emergency steps: call, push, shock.
What you’ll learn
- The difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest
- How to recognise when someone needs CPR
- Hands-on CPR practice
- How to locate and operate a public AED
- The confidence to step in when it matters most
Session details
- Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026
- Duration: One hour
- Location: Fred Hutley Hall, 200 Miller Street, North Sydney
- Cost: Free
- Register: Via North Sydney Council HERE
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