We often discuss the importance of getting bushfire prepared, as we should. However, it’s no less important we’re prepared for other natural disasters, especially the fallout of major storms.
From fallen trees to major flooding, our electorate can never be complacent.
We are all grateful that the situation in Queensland wasn’t worse than expected. However, we never know which of us is next.
We can never forget our region is vulnerable and preparation is key.
While storms always remain a threat, the resilience of our local and state-wide volunteers remain as strong as ever.
Six volunteers from the NSW Hills SES were deployed to the affected areas to support the NSW and QLD SES to face and recover from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
They continue the service of the 11,000 volunteers who came together in 1955 to save people across the Hunter Valley, Central West, and North-West of NSW, when catastrophic floods swept across those communities. It was after those devastating floods that the SES was formed.
70 years later, the incredible work of the North-West Region and the advocacy from their community means that our SES are still central to the work of the NSW SES in keeping our community safe.
