Zoe Payne

After hearing about St John Ambulance First Aid Volunteers at age fourteen, she couldn’t wait to sign up. She has been an active member since and has now gone on to become a Registered Nurse, using many of the emergency medicine skills learnt as a St John Ambulance Volunteer. Zoe is still at the very same division where she was trained and is now training young cadets, and forms part of the divisions’ management team. Zoe is an Extreme Weather Hero for St John Ambulance Volunteers WA.

Perth's Wild Weather 22/3/2010

March 24, 2010

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Age: 21

State: Western Australia

Chosen volunteer organisation
St John Ambulance Volunteer First Aid Service

Motivation for joining
Wanting to be a nurse or paramedic and believing that this would be the way to find out if I was cut out for it!

‘Real’ job
Registered Nurse

Thoughts on climate change and extreme weather
It's really quite frightening and I want to be a part of rectifying the damage that has been done.

Likes
Going out with friends, playing netball, travelling around Australia, being a St John Ambulance Volunteer.

Dislikes
Shift work! I cherish every weekend off!

Aspirations
To become an awesome emergency nurse and maybe cross over to paramedics.

Proudest moment
Being nominated for the Pride of Australia Award last year. Also, completing my Bachelor of Science (Nursing) degree.

Biggest learning experience
When I first joined St John and they wanted me to compete that same year...very big learning experience!

extreme weather heroes

Zoe Payne

Perth's Wild Weather 22/3/2010