Bernie McNamara SES Young Emerging Leaders Programme
Young SES volunteers Chosen
Two young SES volunteers chosen to represent WA on May 1st in Canberra 2025 Bernie McNamara Young Emerging Leader’s (YEL), Lilika Allum of Nannup SES, and Jack Watson of Tom Price SES, will travel to Canberra for the National Memorial Service on Thursday 1st May 2025.
Jack is the 2024 SES Young Achiever Award winner and is automatically chosen while Lilika is the successful applicant of the selection process managed by the SESVA WA. Eight applications were considered by the selection panel, which had a difficult task choosing the second Young Emerging Leader to represent WA.
The WA Young Emerging Leader’s Program is aligned with the National SESVA YEL Program which aims to provide development opportunities for young SES volunteers. While in Canberra Jack and Lilika will join other young SES emerging leaders and meet the Governor-General and Commissioners from emergency
services around the nation.
The programme is aligned with the National SES Volunteers Association YEL Programme which provides an opportunity for two young SES volunteers from WA to participate in the AFAC National Memorial Service which is held at the National Emergency Services Memorial , Canberra in late April/early May.
They do this with other young volunteers from the other Australian jurisdictions and also get the chance to meet the Governor General and the Commissioners of emergency services from the other jurisdictions.
The two young WA SES volunteers who are under the age of 30 will be selected based on their achievements using a fair and transparent selection process managed by the SES Volunteers Association of WA.
SELECTION PROCESS
Young SES WA volunteers under the age of 30 to apply for the YEL programme on the supplied form for consideration by a selection panel appointed by the SESVA Management Committee.
The winner of the annual WA Fire and Emergency Services SES Youth Achievement Award is automatically selected as the other young SES WA volunteer to attend the Canberra memorial.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants are asked to provide a paragraph or two about themselves and write what they believe they can contribute as a Young Representative for the SES Volunteers Association of WA. A supporting reference from the Local Manager of the applicants SES unit must also accompany the application.
Submit application by the close date to the SESVA Secretary sesva.secretary@ses-wa.asn.au
