SES searches for help
IF GETTING fit and healthy or giving back to the community are on your New Year's resolution list, Warwick SES can help you tick off all three.
The Warwick SES is holding its annual recruitment drive in February, with the target to fielding dozen of new operation members.
While the group currently has 60 members, area controller Jamie Goodwin said many new recruits don't make it through the training.
"There's training every Tuesday night for three months to become a volunteer and quite a lot of people quit during that stage so we are always looking for volunteers," Mr Goodwin said.
A reasonable level of fitness was required to be an SES volunteer and the organisation welcomed people of all ages from 18.
"The Warwick SES has about the same number of men and women aged from 18 to 60 and above," Mr Goodwin said.
"It's people from all walks of life who want to give back to the community and are prepared to make the commitment. There are many benefits including meeting a wide range of great people and obtaining nationally recognised training."
As an SES volunteer, you could find yourself working in all kinds of weather and conditions to assist vulnerable members of the community during and after storms, cyclones and floods.
Volunteers also assist police in the search for a missing person and provide traffic control at road incidents.
Anyone interested in becoming a Warwick SES volunteer can attend a recruitment night on February 7 at 7pm in the SES office, behind the Town Hall.
