What we do

We form part of the broader government response effort in times of substantial community need. Volunteers maintain a broad range of capabilities that span the phases of prevention, preparedness, response and recovery (PPRR). 

We provide support for non-life-threatening emergency situations during floods, storms or other similar events. We also provide community education and we support community events and activities, such as football events, open days, fetes, agricultural and royal shows.  

Our capabilities span across operational response and non-operational activities, some are listed below: 

  • Storm and water operations:  
  • Temporary repairs 
  • Chainsaw operations 
  • Sandbagging 
  • Rescue:  
  • Flood boat rescue
  • Vertical rescue 
  • Road crash rescue 
  • Search:  
  • Urban and rural searches 
  • Operations support: 
  • Emergency traffic management 
  • Incident management 
  • Agency support:  
  • Resupply operations 
  • Evacuation support 
  • Operational preparedness: 
  • Community education 
  • Training and exercising 
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