CPR classes in primary school: first aider's push

Jacob McArthur
Updated October 19 2018 - 2:45pm, first published October 17 2018 - 5:00am
LIFE SAVING PUSH: Cameron McFarlane (right), with Northern Region Manager for Royal Life Saving Society Jason Phillips, wants to see CPR classes as part of the primary school curriculum. Photo: Supplied
LIFE SAVING PUSH: Cameron McFarlane (right), with Northern Region Manager for Royal Life Saving Society Jason Phillips, wants to see CPR classes as part of the primary school curriculum. Photo: Supplied

LIFE-saving resuscitation courses could soon become part of the primary school curriculum with a Tamworth man fighting to have CPR taught in classrooms across the state.

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Jacob McArthur

Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.

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