Eastern States Deployment
There are 64 SES Units in Western Australia. Since mid-October, SES Volunteers from more than half of the WA SES Units members were deployed to assist with the response to the Eastern States floods.
SES Team Foxtrot 8-16 November 2022
Fourteen SES members from Bassendean, Canning-South Peth, Mundaring, Northshore, Swan and SWORD plus DO Kinsella, Albany were deployed to New South Wales. The team served in the towns of Balranald, Euson/Robinvale and Tooleybuc/Goodnight. They were based in Swan Hill and Murray Downs.
Tasking included:
- Community Public Information Meeting—Balranald
- Sandbagging to protect homes and sheds, as well as road access at Goodnight
- Filling sandbags for the community to access when required
- Monitoring river egress
This is a very interesting and informative report with pictures of the deployment. Please take the time to read the full article
