Saving Lives - The Lowanna and Ulong Community Defib Project

Find out where your nearest AED is and how to operate it, because it can save lives.

An AED is a critical lifesaving device. Find out where your nearest AED machines are on the Eastern Dorrigo Plateau.

Did you know our mountain community now has nine community-accessible defibrillators? That includes one existing unit and eight new ones installed through this project.

The Community Defib Project is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to placing publicly accessible defibrillators in at-risk communities. Since early 2022, a small group of local women—affectionately known as the “Defib Divas”—has partnered with the organisation to identify suitable locations, raise funds, secure grants, and oversee the installation and ongoing monthly checks of eight new AEDs across Eastern Dorrigo.

What is an AED?

An AED (automated external defibrillator) is a life-saving device that anyone can use if a person experiences sudden cardiac arrest and is unconscious and not breathing. Without immediate access to a defibrillator, the chances of survival are very low. In fact, for every minute without defibrillation, a person’s chance of survival decreases by 7–10%.

Do you know what to do if you witness a sudden cardiac arrest and the person is unconscious and not breathing? Do you know where your nearest AED is located? Find out where the nearest AED is located from your home, and familiarise yourself with the locations:

An AED is located at strategic points on the Eastern Dorrigo Plateau.

In our community, the AEDs are stored in cabinets that are accessed via a PIN code.

The code for all the cabinets is 2450. This is written on the outside of the cabinet in case you forget.

AED Eastern Dorrigo at the Cascade Environmental Centre.

AED Eastern Dorrigo at Brookline

AED Eastern Dorrigo at Timmsvale.

AED Eastern Dorrigo at Lower Bobo Road.

AED Eastern Dorrigo at Moleton outside the Moran Sawmill.

AED Eastern Dorrigo at the Corner of Eastern Dorrigo Way & Bushman's Range Road.

AED Eastern Dorrigo at Lowanna General Store.

AED Eastern Dorrigo at Camp Creek Road.

Our volunteers regularly check on each machine. If you would like to contribute to the ongoing maintenance and replacement of batteries and pads for the defibrillators in our area, we welcome donations and would be grateful for any amount.

Here are the details:

Name: Community Defib Project

BSB: 512 170

Acc: 100333488