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I saw some SJA-style Merc Sprinters - painted 'army green' - at Pearce airbase a few weeks ago. I was talking to medical staff at Pearce a couple of years ago at the air show and was looking in their Mercedes Ambulances. The highlight for me was the rack for the Steyer rifle. Should be standard kit...

Kyle wrote:
That makes more sense now.. woops overpaying everyone with my figures.

I wish the rates were as you calculated. Maybe in the next EBA......

So I think this is right based this of the recruitment PDF. Paramedics at SJA earn a average of $1239 full qualified weekly . . Based on a 38hr week that is $32.60 hr Shift penalties are $24.25 hr So if you were to do overtime the hourly total rate shft penlt + Base is $56.85 hr Does that sound rig...

Markmywords wrote:yes its like having a monoitor go "check patient check patient" when there sitting up right and talking away.....lol

Ahhhh, them's the days..... HS3000QR.

Should stay country until at least September 2009, then will be reassessed...

bomber wrote:Mundaring is a career crew. The ambulance officers union would not allow the depot to go to a vol/career bus as its in the metro area ( serpy excluded )

Serpentine was reclassified a "country" station in September to allow Paramedics and Volunteer staff to work together.

bomber wrote:rocky depot appears to have 1 of the new buses. Was in attendance at the accident on dixon rd this morning.

Armadale has one also

Police Monkeys A tourist visiting Melbourne near Footscray, walked into a pet shop and was looking at the animals on display. While he was there, a Police Sergeant walked in and said to the shopkeeper, "I'll take a TOG monkey please." The shopkeeper nodded, went over to the cage at the sid...

The red lever with the orange stripes behind it.... is that the eject button :lol: Not sure but there is a button which basically cuts the line off the winch (and in the process, dumps whomever was hanging off the end of it). Could be that one.. Yep, that what it is... lucky for the paramedic hangi...

munchkin1981 wrote:can we skip tomorrow and let it be Thursday instead

What! And waste a perfectly good Wednesday?

Nice Pics...


Thanks for the memories......

Just out of interest, police escorts for ambulances are extremely rare. IMO they are more dangerous than a normal priority 1 drive. Members of the public will see the escorting police vehicle, and not expecting another vehicle to be following, begin to move again. It is usually safe to just let the ...

Sounds like someone left the kettle on

Munchy I like your attitude. Keep on thinking that you are kinda right - you will fit in great in the Ops centre

Just change the name to green and white taxi's and you are nearly correct..