Last Saturday, the Lismore App published a story about five sporting clubs that were successful in attaining a NSW Government grant for its Local Sport Defibrillator Program.

The successful clubs were:

• Lismore Old Boys Rugby League Football Club
• Lismore City Bowling and Recreation Club
• South Lismore Bowling and Recreation Club
• Lismore Tennis Club and
• Marist Brothers Junior Rugby League Club

Also, last week, local volunteer Ken Arnett contacted us to let us know about the Rotary Club of Summerland Sunrise's 'Defibrillator Project'.

The club is investigating the need for cardiac defibrillators in the commercial, industrial, and sporting complexes in the Lismore Local Government Area (LLGA).

"The starting point for such a project is to audit the defibrillator assets, machines and trained operators, already available and to register and signpost those existing capabilities and identify any areas of deficiency," Ken said.

"To this end, we would ask businesses, organisations, and facilities with these capabilities to respond to the questionnaire below and return it to any of the addresses below."

Organisation Name:

Address:

Operating Hours / Days:

Defibrillator Location:

Contact Name:

Email:

Telephone:

"Are you happy to have your defibrillator capability registered and advertised on a website?," Ken has asked.

Once you have completed the details above, you can mail your response to Secretary Rotary Club of Summerland Sunrise Inc, PO Box 7220, Lismore Heights, NSW, 2480 or email: [email protected].

A bit of investigation revealed that there is no existing defibrillator list in Lismore. Any club or business that has obtained one, has celebrated the equipment but not registered its location because no one has coordinated a list.

The Rotary Club of Summerland Sunrise want to change that. Their goal is to have as many defibrillators across the Lismore LGA as possible. Having a defibrillator close by when someone has a heart attack can save a life, so please take the time to complete the details above and send to the Rotary Club.