NSW | 17 May 2012 The NSW SES is congratulating its 2011 Cadet of the Year, Joshua Day, for his outstanding achievement during the Secondary Schools Cadet Program. The 15 year old from Gunnedah High School was selected out of 465 students as the Cadet of the Year and was chosen because of his...
VIC | 17 May 2012 David Dhu first headed down to the Footscray SES unit’s headquarters almost four years ago. With friends in the unit, he’d been thinking of joining for a while, but waited until he had finished his Masters. David swapped one form of study for another, having since picked up qualifications...
VIC | 17 May 2012 “Lots of smaller towns depend on their volunteers,” says Bert Roberts. He should know. Bert, 74, has volunteered with the SES for over 15 years. A long-standing member of the Marong unit, he retired in December 2010 when it “did get to the stage where I was too old...
Craigburn | 15 May 2012 Martin Ledwich signed up as a State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer when he turned 18. By then, however, he knew the Craigeburn unit inside and out. “I used to get dragged along by my dad from when I was 14,” he says. “I’d go down there and the guys...
Benalla | 15 May 2012 As a volunteer with the State Emergency Service (SES), Sarah Ford is doing a lot. As Deputy Controller for the Benalla Unit, Sarah helps run the show and co-ordinate operations. She also acts as Duty Officer, answering the call to arms if the community needs assistance. At the moment...
NSW | 15 May 2012 National Volunteer Week is being celebrated across the nation this week from the 14 May – 20 May 2012. The week recognises and pays tribute to more than 6 million Australians who donate their time to assist their communities each year. We asked some of our wonderful volunteers why...
Western Australia | 4 May 2012 People are being urged to start preparing their homes for the storm season this week. Chief Executive Officer Wayne Gregson said Storm Awareness Week (5 – 12 May) was a reminder that the storm season is here and people need to get their homes ready while conditions are...
NSW | 20 April 2012 According to the Sydney Catchment Authority, the Warragamba Dam commenced spilling this morning. The gates will more fully opened later this morning. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the floodwater from the dam as well as that from other rivers principally the Upper Nepean, is likely to result in...
NSW | 18 April 2012 According to the Bureau of Meteorology, a slow moving low pressure trough off NSW coast and an upper cold pool will continue to generate locally heavy rain to most of NSW coast on Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and thunderstorms are forecast for the Mid North Coast, Lower Hunter, Metropolitan,...
Victoria | 17 April 2012 The SES will be out in force at this weekend’s Oxfam Trailwalkers event. The fundraiser isn’t for the faint of heart; Participants need to traverse a 100 kilometre course on foot within a 48 hour time limit. That hasn’t deterred four volunteers from the SES’ Croydon Unit however. Melanie...
