A donated defibrillator is set to ensure Gunida Gunyah Aboriginal Corporation and its clients are safe if there was an emergency.
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Pacific National Gunnedah donated the piece of equipment to Gunida Gunyah, which Stephanie Cameron thinks is great.
She said it was good that a big company like Pacific National was "on the ground engaging with the local community and supporting the Aboriginal community".
"The defib is an important asset for a community organisation like Gunida Gunyah to have, given that Aboriginal people are at a significantly higher risk for heart disease," Ms Cameron said.
"While we wish for our staff and clients to be safe, happy and healthy, we also want to be sure that we are best prepared in the case of an emergency."
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She said a former staff member submitted a suggestion to the corporation's programs team to purchase the equipment, where they then looked into a way to fund the purchase.
"A Gunyah staff [member] and Pacific National staff [member] had a conversation about Gunyah needing a defib and about Pacific National looking for ways to engage and support the local community. A request was made and approved," she told the NVI.
She said all of the staff at Gunida Gunyah were trained as senior first-aid officers so were able to use the defib if need be.
"As our services expand, the need for a defib was increasing. We deliver many workshops and community events onsite," Ms Cameron said.
"We have a women's elders social group and youth group that meet regularly onsite so this has made the need for a defib onsite even more important."