THE State Emergency Service (SES) units in Torquay and Winchelsea have invited those who are interested in meeting like-minded people, contributing to the community, learning new skills, and experiencing new challenges to sign up as volunteers.<\/p>\n
Both the Torquay and Winchelsea Units are recruiting now and are keen to talk with people who want to contribute to the safety and wellbeing of their local community.<\/p>\n
SES volunteers come from diverse ages, professions and backgrounds, but all share a common desire to contribute.<\/p>\n
The agency operates the largest road rescue network in Australia, and supports other emergency services such as Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria and CFA.<\/p>\n
Both units are looking for volunteers in road rescue, flood and storm response, search and rescue, community education and more.<\/p>\n
VICSES is the control agency for natural disasters such as storms, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes and landslides.<\/p>\n
The agency is looking for volunteers with ongoing, regular weekday availability for emergency callouts, and who have a sense of commitment to themselves, their fellow SES volunteers and the community.<\/p>\n
Volunteers receive accredited training in first aid, flood and storm rescue, chainsaw operation, road rescue, four-wheel driving, media training and much, much more.<\/p>\n
Prospective volunteers can also help in community education, social media and media liaison, fundraising, administration and other rewarding support roles.<\/p>\n