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09/09/2024 – SES Awards 2024

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The SESVA Congratulates winners of the SES 2024 Awards

Peter Keillor Award  and SES Volunteer of the Year

This award recognises a dedicated State Emergency Service volunteer who has made an exemplary contribution to the service and community, specifically in the last 12 months.

Danny Jeater – Swan SESUnit

 

Team Achievement Award

This award recognises a team or group of State Emergency Service volunteers who have collectively served the communities of WA and worked together to complete either a project or significant operational response in the past 12 months.

Gary Littlewood & Maxine Burreli – Bassendean SES

 

Youth Achievement Award

This award recognises the achievements of a volunteer under the age of 25 who has accomplished significant goals and made a positive impact to the State Emergency Service.

Jack Watson – Tom Price SES

 

 

 

Greg Cook SESVA President said” On behalf of the SESVA I congratulate this Years SES Award Winners”. He Also said” The annual SES Awards are one way of recognising the outstanding efforts of SES Volunteers who have excelled in their service and demonstrated a high level of commitment to the SES and the Community”.

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06/09/2024 – SESVA Scoreboard

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Vice Regal patronage of the SESVA

His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM, Governor of Western Australia, and Mrs. Darrilyn Dawson accept our invitation for Vice Regal patronage of the SESVA WA.

Fitness for Task questions – responses from DFES

Shared with all SES Units for management to discuss with individual volunteers. All units are encouraged to respond with a Yes, we want this – or: No, we don’t; so DFES can be responded to.

SEVSA attend the celebration

When one of WA’s longest serving SES Unit leaders is recognised Bill Mulroney, Pingelly SES Local Manager for 38 years, handed over the reins recently with President Greg and Secretary Allen there to help mark the occasion and witness the unit pay honour to Bill.

SESVA at the AFAC Conference – in Sydney 3rd-5th September

President Greg Cook, Vice President Leonie Briggs, Secretary Allen Gale ESM and Treasurer Robbie Palmer all represented the SESVA at AFAC 2024

SESVA. at the WAFES Conference and Awards Gala Dinner – at Crown 7th September

Members of the Executive and the Management Committee to meet and greet SES volunteers, as well as celebrate with Award nominees. SES merchandise is on sale and along with promotional giveaways.

Representation on the DFES Volunteer Sustainability Steering Committee

Representation on the DFES Volunteer Sustainability Steering Committee by SESVA President Greg Cook
DFES group with volunteer association representatives where the focus is on how to better respond to social and economic challenges facing volunteer teams and the WA community.

WAFES Conference and Awards Gala Dinner Committee

Representation on the WAFES Conference and Awards Gala Dinner Committee by SESVA President Greg Cook and SESVA Secretary Allen Gale ESM DFES consultation with volunteer association representatives for the WAFES Conference and Awards function.

Emergency Tree Operations Working Group

Representation on the Emergency Tree Operations Working Group by SESVA Management Committee member, Les Hayter ESM
This national group is convened by Public Skills Australia.

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05/09/2024 – from the SESVA President September 2024

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From Greg Cook SESVA President

A warm welcome to you after a wet, windy and rainy back end of August. The SES Volunteers have excelled in meeting their community needs. This is becoming a regular sincere compliment to those serving in our Orange Personal Protective Clothing.  We are visible, we do contribute in so many ways to communities across Western Australia. Thank you.

Looking to our immediate future, there are some important decisions for the SES Units and unit members on specific organizational proposals.

SES Orange PPC is seeing some updates with the introduction of a light-wight version for working in hotter climates—good news I feel. Within this proposal from DFES is the question of deleting the Overalls from the available range of PPC. If this is an issue for Units and members, please let us know so your message is relayed to the project group.

Fitness for Role is now out for comment to all SES Units and through their Unit management to individual volunteers. This is your opportunity to progress the comment and commitment by reading the supplied material and then answering Yes we want this, or No we don’t.

The consolidation of the three emergency services Acts into one piece of legislation continues without any communication from DFES. The Association has been advised that we may all get a period to comment on the proposed legislation. For more than two years now, the SESVA has been facilitating a working group to ensure that we are in an informed and articulated position ready for when that opportunity presents itself. A position paper has been lodged with all SES Units, DFES and the Government, and is part one of our contribution. Part two is nearing completion for circulation.

The SESVA has received some very exciting news from His Excellency The Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM, Governor of Western Australia, which is on page two of this newsletter.

We all look forward to seeing many of you at the WAFES Conference over the 6th and 7th of September. Of course, please attend the WA SESVA AGM being held downstairs in Burswood Botanical Room 1 at 9:00 am Sun- day 8 September. Details have been sent to all units.

Kind Regards, Greg Cook, President

 

 

 

 

 

Greg Cook SESVA President

04/09/2024 – SESVA Newsletter September 2024

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Articles in this Month's Edition

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From the President

A warm welcome to you after a wet, windy and rainy back end of August.

The SES Volunteers have excelled in meeting their community needs. This is becoming a

regular sincere compliment to those serving in our Orange Personal Protective Clothing.

We are visible, we do contribute in so many ways to communities across Western Australia. Thank you.

 

Vice Regal Patronage

President Greg Cook, on behalf of the SESVA Management Committee, takes great pride in announcing that His Excellency The Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM, Governor of Western Australia, and

Mrs. Darrilyn Dawson are delighted to accept the invitation for Vice Regal patronage of the SES Volun- teers Association of WA (Inc).

Newsletter Feedback

The SESVA wants your feedback on our Newsletter.

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SESVA Scoreboard

Recent issues the SESVA and been involved with on behalf of SES Volunteers.

Vice Regal Patronage

Fitness for task – Q&A

AFAC Conference

and others

 

SES 65 Years of Service

An invitation has been sent to all Local Managers along with an Information Pack to celebrate 65 years of the State Emergency Service in Western Australia. A registration form is

included in the pack along with a T-Shirt order form.

2024 WAFES Conference and Awards

The full conference proceedings and gala dinner can be seen via live stream, through the WAFES Conference website.

Please encourage Volunteers and supporters to tune in from 8:30 am Saturday 7th September for the opening address and keynote speakers.

Then see the WAFES Award winners announced from 7:15 pm.

Geraldton- Greenough SES 40th

Invited dignitaries included Ms Lara Dalton MLA, representing Emergency Services Minister Hon. Stephen Dawson, and Councillor Aaron Horsman representing Geraldton Mayor Jerry Clune. Lara Dalton addressed invited guests honouring the Unit’s history and ongoing contribution to the Mid- west-Gascoyne region’s communities.

Bill Mulroney Retires

William (Bill) Mulroney ESM has dedicated an incredible 38 years to the Pingelly community as Local Manager of the Pingelly State Emergency Service (SES).

As he steps down from his role to make way for a younger volunteer (Susan Heazlewood), his legacy of service and leadership will be remembered for years to come, and were celebrated at a special ceremony at Pingelly SES Unit on 18 September 2023.

Please take the time to open the full newsletter to read all the interesting and informative articles

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