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\u201cThese guys can save people\u2019s lives,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe learnt that there is a playlist of songs that help you practice the beat of CPR. If you do it too fast, the patient might die.\u201d<\/p>\n
School principal Lachlan Day said the event was not only a fundraising opportunity, but a chance to reconnect with community members, and welcome them back into the school after pandemic lockdowns.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to open our doors, share our learning that\u2019s taking place, and help to break down walls for the children,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a way we can support them to understand that the police, for example, are safe people in the community they can go to for help, not people to be scared of, or worried about.\u201d<\/p>\n
A group of students will visit Melbourne on Good Friday to appear on the Appeal broadcast and present funds they raised on the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Meredith Primary School playground was full of doctors, nurses, paramedics, police officers, vets, and firefighters on Monday morning. Pupils, and neighbouring kindergarteners, dressed up as first responders as part of the school\u2019s Healthcare Heroes Day to raise funds for the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital Good Friday Appeal, while acknowledging those that keep the town safe. […]<\/p>\n