AFTER a hectic trip to Vietnam teaching the life-saving skills of CPR, Tamworth man Cameron McFarlane finally has some time to catch his breath.
Mr McFarlane gave resuscitation lessons to 750 Vietnamese students across 12 schools in the Hue region.
Vietnam is home to one of the world’s worst childhood drowning rates with up to 4000 children dying in the water annually.
It was his first time taking his CRP education course overseas, but it could be a taste of things to come for Mr McFarlane.
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“We were very privileged to have the Hue province education minister come and watch some of the shows,” Mr McFarlane said.
He said the minister wanted to see the program rolled-out to more schools in Vietnam.
Mr McFarlane thanked Calala, First Light and West Tamworth rotary clubs which raised funds for a range of supplies for the students.
“There’s no way I could’ve done it without the support of Tamworth,” he said.
As the school year winds down in Australia, Mr McFarlane said his focus would shift back to Tamworth in March and April next year.
His classes have been delivered to more than 22,000 students in Australia and he wanted to boost those figures even higher.
Mr McFarlane has met with the NSW education minister, Rob Stokes, and pushed to have CPR courses included in the state curriculum.
His push has been supported by NSW Royal Lifesaving.
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.
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.
