Lessons From 2010-11 Flood
Tragedies Shouldn’t Be Forgotten
The Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry’s final report makes sombre reading on this fifth anniversary of the 2010-11 floods.
Lessons From 2010-11 Flood
High-Tech Way To Seek SES Help
The SES is urging Queenslanders to get “tech savvy” and start using the SES Assistance smart phone app.
Weekend Of Rain, Hail, Blackouts
Storms that have whipped through the South Burnett over the past few days have caused major blackouts, pelted crops with rain and hail, and kept SES volunteers, council workers and Ergon Energy repair crews run off their feet.
Storms Black Out 10,000 Homes
More than 10,000 homes lost power as a string of storms crossed the South Burnett on Saturday afternoon
Storm Warning For Boondooma
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services is urging residents in parts of the Dalby and South Burnett Council areas, including Boondooma and Lake Boondooma, to prepare for thunderstorm activity in the coming hour.
SES Volunteers Recognised
State Emergency Service volunteers from the North Coast Region were recognised at a special SES Week award ceremony on Saturday.
Powerful Boost For SES
SES volunteers will benefit from a new sponsorship deal with Ergon Energy, Energex and Powerlink.
SES Volunteers Sweat It Out For Summer
While most people spent the October long weekend relaxing and enjoying the warm Spring weather, thirty SES volunteers sacrificed their Saturday to sweat it out in bushland instead.
Police Committee Marks A Milestone
Twenty-five years ago a public meeting was held at the Kingaroy Town Hall Reception Room to discuss how local police and the community could improve their channels of communication.
Emergency Action At Airport
There was action aplenty at Kingaroy Airport on Friday – fire engines, a water bomber, a circling helicopter and lots of firefighters and SES volunteers on the ground.
Sausage Sizzle To Celebrate 25 Years
The Kingaroy Community Police Consultative Committee will be marking its 25th birthday with a community celebration next Thursday, September 17
Peter Picked As Judge
Kingaroy resident Peter Verbakel is packing his bags and heading for Cairns this week for the Queensland SES Disaster Rescue Challenge which will be held at the weekend.
SES Moves Into New Shed
Nanango SES has completed the move into its new $160,000 storage shed in Grey Street
Just 30cm Of Water ….
As storms roll in across southern Queensland, the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services is again reminding residents to avoid flood waters.
Alan’s An Angel In Orange
Murgon SES volunteer Alan Sage calls his colleagues his “orange angels”.
A Job Well Done Up North
If the guys and gals in the photo above look a bit the worse for wear, they have a good excuse … they’ve just been through the aftermath of a Category 5 cyclone.
Cutting Edge Training
For SES Volunteers
SES volunteers attended a training course at the weekend to equip them in the use of chainsaws – a very necessary skill as demonstrated by Tropical Cyclone Marcia,
Pizza Man Cooks Up A Bit Of Help
Last Thursday Piers Shapley swapped his pizza paddle for a sandbag shovel.
Kingaroy SES Wants YOU!
The New Year has started off well for Kingaroy SES with a large number of members and potential members attending this week.
Public Thank You To Volunteers
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Lee Johnson has publicly thanked the more than 40,000 emergency services volunteers in Queensland.
