Remote Area First Aid Course

Interested in improving your remote area first aid skills?  There are a few places left in the ACTRA sponsored course. 

At each of our events, ACTRA endeavours to have a qualified first aid officer on the admin team.  We rarely have any serious injuries or incidents, however training in remote first aid provides excellent knowledge and skills to have in the field if there is a medical emergency.

ACTRA is hosting a remote area first aid course on 30-31 May 2026 (8.30am to 4.30pm each day).  The trainer is Margot Hurrell who has extensive outdoor experience and teaching in remote first aid.  The course will be held at the Ainslie Guide Hall and surrounds.

The deal is that anyone who attends should volunteer to be the first aid officer at events as 'repayment' for the course paid by ACTRA . We are suggesting 1-2 events over the next 2 years.

There are a few places left to fill.  If you would like to attend, please email Jean at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Participants all get the national accreditation Statement of Attainment for the following units:  

HLTAID009 (Provide CPR); HLTAID011 (Provide First Aid); and HLTAID013 Provide First Aid in a Remote or isolated area.

In Australia it is recommended that CPR is recertified every 12 months.  The other certificates are valid for 3 years.  There will be 2 hours of on-line information to be completed before the course starts.  The course is being held under the auspices of the 5-Star Training Group (https://www.5startraining.com.au/web-courses).