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Heart of the Nation

Anyone can help save a life.

For someone in cardiac arrest, every second counts.

Support our mission by knowing what you can do to help save a life.

If you think someone is in cardiac arrest, remember to

Call Triple Zero (000), Push CPR, Shock AED

Build your skills and confidence

Cardiac arrest

Be ready to help - learn how to respond to cardiac arrest.

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CPR

When someone’s heart stops, CPR helps keep them alive.

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AEDs

Find and use an AED on adults or children in cardiac arrest.

We’re aiming to improve the survival rate from out of hospital cardiac arrests in Australia from 10% to 30% by 2050 through community-led CPR and AED training around Australia.

How to support our mission

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Attend a CPR and AED awareness session

One hour. Confidence for life.

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Become a volunteer community trainer

Empower your community

Register AEDs in your state

Help other find them when they need it most

A united effort to help save lives

Heart of the Nation was founded in 2020 by Greg Page, the original Yellow Wiggle, following his own sudden cardiac arrest during a performance.

Saved by the quick action of bystanders using cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an automated external defibrillator (AED), Greg was inspired to raise awareness and improve access to AEDs across Australia.

Heart of the Nation is a flagship program within the Heart Foundation, ensuring the continuation and expansion of the life-saving legacy that the charity built, helping to improve sudden cardiac arrest survival rates throughout Australia.

Find support and information

If you were a previous Heart of the Nation customer, below is information related to their initiatives and programs.

Product and service support

Visit www.heartofthenation.com.au for support information related to any products or services previously sold or donated through the charity.

AED register

Heart the Nation App and AED register update

The Heart of the Nation App and National AED Register have now closed as part of our integration into the Heart Foundation. To avoid duplication and streamline AED data, the Heart Foundation is working with state-based AED registers to ensure any devices previously listed will be available through the state ambulance service linked AED registers.

What this means for you

For previously registered AEDs, we will soon be contacting you to obtain permission to transfer your data to the relevant state system.
For AEDs with Heart of the Nation tracking technology, these will continue to work independently via device supplier Inauro. For further information on tracking devices below.

Register or a find an AED

If you want to register your AED, please use your state’s registry:

New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Northern Territory
Tasmania
For both the ACT and Western Australia, you can find your nearest AED, or register your own, through the St John First Responder site.

If you wish to view available maps showing the location of AEDs in your state:

St Johns Ambulance (For WA, NT and ACT)

More details will be coming soon on how we will continue this life-saving work and improve cardiac arrest survival rates across Australia.

For any queries about our national AED register, please email us at [email protected].

Heart of the Nation tracking devices for AEDs

For any support for your already-registered tracking devices, or to purchase additional devices, please contact Perspio at [email protected]

If you need to register and provide contact details so you can receive notifications from your tracking device, please visit Inauro's registration page.

CPR and AED information sessions

For any queries on CPR & AED information sessions (non-accredited), please send us an email at [email protected].

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Keep hearts beating

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