General News
14 July, 2022
Local SES volunteer heads to NSW
CAMPERDOWN Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) volunteer Kylie Warren joined a contingent of volunteers heading to New South Wales.
CAMPERDOWN Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) volunteer Kylie Warren joined a contingent of volunteers heading to New South Wales.
The taskforce, made up of 26 VICSES members will be based in Gosford, on the NSW Central Coast.
Crews will be supporting local NSW SES volunteers to respond to requests for assistance in the community related to building damage, fallen trees, and other storm and flood damage.
It may also include removing downed trees; temporary roof repairs; flood mitigation, such as sandbagging and water diversion, but it will be highly varied as the extent of the damage becomes clearer.
The VICSES volunteers are from a range of units across Victoria, however there is a strong south west presence.
Ms Warren joined the Camperdown unit in 2019 and has been working hard to support the community since.
“This will be my first interstate deployment. I am looking forward to carrying on the great work of the previously deployed VICSES volunteers and working with the local NSW SES volunteers to assist in the Gosford/Maitland areas,” she said.
“It’s always rewarding to put our skills and training to use helping others in their timeof need.”
VICSES chief officer operations Tim Wiebusch said volunteers have once again answered the call for help, with a further 26 heading up to NSW.
“I could not be more proud of each of these members for giving up their time to assist our counterparts in NSW as the flooding crisis intensifies,” he said.
“I also thank their employers and their families at home for enabling them to deploy interstate and provide much needed assistance."
“Although the rain may have subsided, we are continuing to see the ongoing impacts the flooding has had in NSW, and so expect our volunteers’ role to be significant"
“Many of the impacted areas have already seen severe flooding earlier in March and April”.