By Luke Voogt
Bell Post Hill’s Leah Rogers won recognition this week for her courageous triple zero call when her mum Nicole Grieg passed out .
The eight-year-old was one of three Geelong girls to win a Junior Triple Zero Hero award Tuesday.
“She’s my little superstar,” her proud mother said Thursday.
Nicole fainted and was knocked unconscious in March 2016, when she went inside after she felt “weird”.
“It’s all really sketchy,” she said. “I was gardening on an extremely humid day. They put it down to being severely dehydrated.”
Leah, who had a friend over, called triple zero on a mobile but had trouble spelling her address.
“They can’t pinpoint an address from a mobile,” Nicole said.
So, with some prompting from the operator, Leah knocked on neighbours’ doors until she found one home.
Nicole regained consciousness as the operator dispatched an ambulance.
“I’m very proud of her,” she said. “She acted really bravely – (she and friend) would have been very afraid.”
“I’ve been telling all my friends its important their kids don’t just know triple zero but spelling of their street address as well.”
Nicole planned a visit to a BellBrae Chocolatier tomorrow as a special treat for her brave daughter.
North Geelong’s Olivia and Violet Hurley also won awards for helping their mum when she had a seizure.
The Minister for Emergency Services, James Merlino, and the awards MC, comedian Dave Hughes, presented awards to 51 children at a ceremony in Melbourne Tuesday.
“Victoria’s brave Junior Triple Zero Heroes remained remarkably cool, calm and collected and are shining examples of how preparing children for an emergency can save lives,” he said.
