First aid training funding remains a priority for Big Blokes Barbeque

First aid training for all year nine students across Baw Baw Shire (year eight at Chairo Christian School) is set to continue with Baw Baw’s Big Blokes Barbeque again funding the important local initiative. St. John Ambulance has been awarded the contract to provide the funding in 2018.

The funding will allow 718 students across the seven secondary schools in Baw Baw Shire to complete level one first aid training this year. After this year’s training is complete almost 5000 local students will have been trained under this program since 2013.

The Blokes Barbeque is an annual luncheon started in 2012 by a group of passionate local businessmen. The aim of the event is to give men a day out – with lunch, entertainment, raffles, auctions and an opportunity to catch up with other local men. The event seeks to raise awareness of prostate cancer in the community and raises vital funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and many local initiatives, including the first aid training program. 2018 will mark the event’s seventh anniversary – in the six years to date over 4000 men have attended the event and over $900,000 has been raised.

A variety of sponsorship packages are available for this year’s event and tables of ten are available at $1300 per table. Please visit bawbawbigblokes.com for further details on table sales and sponsorships or see page 40 of today’s Gazette.