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bstreetsmart Educational Program
This is an educational convention for Years 10-12 in Sydney that has been ongoing for 19 years. 

As noted on their website: "bstreetsmart is the inspiring initiative of the Trauma Service at Westmead Hospital. Westmead’s Trauma Service is constantly reminded through their hands on work that young people aged between 15 – 30 are disproportionally represented in road trauma. As a result they have a strong commitment to Road Safety Education.The purpose of bstreetsmart is to reduce the fatality and injury rates of young people by promoting safe behaviour as drivers, riders and passengers".​
FAQA tool - standardising bystander research
A team of researchers in Norway have been studying bystander responses for at least 10 years. One of their challenges in comparing studies, has been a lack of an agreed and standardised tools to measure what bystanders are doing and whether it is effective or not. Thus they created one. The FAQA (First Aid Quality Assessment) tool can be used to study bystanders by Paramedics upon their arrival at the scene. It is an App type devise where the Paramedic marks off whether the bystander has cleared the airway or control significant bleeds etc.

In light of The Prepared Bystanders Social Impact Campaign outcomes, this could be an effective evaluation method and so discussions have begun with Ambulance Victoria.
GoodSam App
The GoodSam App is a database of volunteers, mostly health professionals, who have opted in to be notified if a cardiac arrest occurs within a certain GPS range of their location. The text message is activated by Ambulance Emergency Call staff and volunteers can return text yes or no for their availability. If a yes, then a follow up text indicates the location of a defibrillator. An Ambulance is also dispatched but the few minutes following a cardiac arrest is benefited by swift CPR and Defibrillation.

Road accidents are excluded from this call out along with other situations where violence may be indicated.

It is noted here as it is a world wide application that evolved from Europe following numerous studies on out of hospital cardiac arrests. The point it, it recognises the importance of bystander intervention.
Defibrillators in Your Street Project
This is a project by St John Ambulance Australia (VIC). In 2022 they placed 28 defibrillators in public locations accessible 24/7 and placed 400m apart. In 2023 they have moved to the postcode area 3021, including St Albans, Kings Park, Kealba and Albanvale, to place 30 new defibrillators in these areas.

Recognising that bystander intervention is critical and the resources such as defibrillators make a difference to people experiencing a heart attack, this project is a winner. It is also committed to upskilling the residents with free CPR courses.
Seat Belt Medical Information
Designed by a Victorian mother who was concerned that if she was involved in a car accident with her daughter and she was unable to tell them her daughter has a cochlear implant and so cannot be given an MRI. This type of information would be invaluable to Prepared Bystanders and Medical Teams.