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Story and picture by Katherine
Cannon, journalism work
experience student
from CSU, Bathurst.
Paramedics have once again been
voted the most trusted profession.
It is the 11th year running, in a
survey conducted by the Australian
Readers Digest.
More than 1,200 Australians voted
the professions they have the most
faith in, with paramedics coming out
on top.
Closely followed in the survey
were other medical and emergency
service personnel.
For Parkes paramedics Sam
Walker, Nigel Thomas, and Mark
Smith, the job extends to helping
those in need, pre-hospital care.
People call us in their time of
need,when they are sick and injured.
People put their trust in us, they said.
When asked about the physical
and verbal assaults that can occur on
the job, Mr. Thomas says:We re-
main professional at all times. We are
trained to deal with these situations
and have to be aware of our sur-
roundings, he said.
Sometimes we may have to ask
for assistance from the police.
Mr Smith that the Paramedic pro-
fession is one that changes everyday.
Theres always a new direction to
take in this field, he said.
Nigel Thomas considers the rea-
son paramedics are regarded highly
in the community is the fact they treat
people when they aremost vulnera-
ble.
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The NSW Ambulance as an or-
ganisation is encouraged by the level
of public support.
However, even though the com-
munity trusts paramedics, they them-
selves can unfortunately be assaulted
physically and verbally while work-
ing on the job.
The NSW ambulance hopes to
change this trend and keep para-
medics safe and respected while they
are performing their duties.
The NSW ambulance is one of the
largest services in the world, who are
trained in specialised areas such as
Special Access Team (SCAT), and
Special Operations Team (SOT), and
various other areas.
Paramedics Australasia President,
Ian Patrick, said Australians rely
heavily on the ambulance service.
But Mr. Patrick is concerned that
there is no national registration of the
profession.
A registration of paramedics
would limit the potential for fraud by
ensuring that only persons who are fit
to practice and meet appropriate
competency standards can call them-
selves paramedics, he said.
In addition the paramedic regis-
tration would foster greater flexibil-
ity and mobility to service the diverse
health care needs for rural and re-
mote areas, it would also fill some of
the demand for private sector
providers.
On behalf of all NSW para-
medics, the NSW ambulance service
would like to thank the public for
their recognition, Mr Patrick said.
Serving the Community - Parkes Paramedics, Nigel Thomas, Brendon
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IN PARAMEDICS WE
TRUST; THE MOST
TRUSTED PROFESSION
A launch of a reconciliation
action plan in Parkes will be a
first for Landcare groups across
Australia.
Central West Lachlan Land-
care is inviting Parkes and Forbes
residents to the launch of a Rec-
onciliation Action Plan (RAP) at
Kelly Reserve on Friday, July 11.
The RAP outlines the organi-
sations vision for reconciliation
and the steps they will take to
work towards building a stronger
community.
Local community members
from a wide range of back-
grounds came together to form
the RAP Working Party which
identified the areas in which Cen-
tral West Lachlan Landcare is
able to improve relationships with
the local Aboriginal community
under the heading of Community
Caring For Country.
This is a very exciting event
for Central West Lachlan Land-
care, Project Officer Christie El-
emam said.
We have spent the past 12
months undertaking the hard
work necessary to get this docu-
ment together and are really
pleased with the result.
Being able to share it with the
community and have people en-
gaged in our plans will be an in-
tegral part to being successful.
We invite all residents, from
both Parkes and Forbes to come
along and celebrate with us.
The RAP Launch will also be
the host event of the Parkes
NAIDOC celebrations with lots
of activities available following
the official launch.
Local community organisa-
tions will host stalls and there will
be a number of childrens activi-
ties available.
Static displays will celebrate
the recently concluded Bulgan-
dramine Rehabilitation program.
Central West Lachlan Land-
care is leading the way with its
engagement with local Aboriginal
communities, Christie said
As far as we are aware this is
a first for any Landcare group in
the country.
We are pleased to be able to
share this experience with other
groups and encourage them to un-
dertake their own path to recon-
ciliation.
Central West Lachlan Land-
care wishes to acknowledge the
support of Lachlan Landcare,
Northparkes Mines and the Cen-
tral West Local Land Services
who have provided financial sup-
port for the development and
launch of the RAP.
Baker Dental is now open on Saturday morn-
ings. And the practice has a new dentist with
eight years experience joining.
Sulakshana Borkar (Sue) will also be available
Friday afternoons and will be a great help for the
working families, especially for those eligible for
the free Medicare Children Dental Scheme.
First for Parkes
with Action
Plan launch
Drug charge
A 28 year-old Parkes man
has been issued a Court At-
tendance Notice to appear in
Parkes Local Court next
month to answer a drug re-
lated charge.
Police stopped the man in
Clarinda Street at 2.10pm
Tuesday and questioned him
in relation to his suspicious
behaviour.
He was subsequently
searched and admitted to car-
rying approximately
12.5grams of Cannabis.
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Two wheelie bins have
been stolen from outside a
business in Clarinda Street.
The theft occurred
overnight on Tuesday near
Chamberlain Square.