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AIES is pleased to announce the following emergency service people became members of the Institute between September and November 2010. Australian Red Cross (ARC) Corporate Affiliate VIC Col Douglas Caulfield, OAM, RFD Dept of Human Resources VIC Garry Cooper RFS QLD Gary Dollisson VRA NSW Janelle Dollisson VRA NSW Simon Harmsen Fire Service TAS Alex Hughes SES/RFS QLD Dennis Mulroney SES SA Brain Soall ARC VIC Wendy Welgus ARC VIC Michael Wogung SES NSW AIES NEWS PROFILE PaulKelly, MAIES Conference held on the Gold Coast and a Deputy Group Leader and is heavily then in subsequent roles as Committee involved in regional training within the Member, Divisional Treasurer and is Brisbane Region. His SES roles have Paul Kelly currently the Divisional Registrar. seen him involved in Tropical Cyclone has been a Mr Kelly is currently employed as a Larry as the Local Disaster Management member of the Queensland Sergeant of Police and is Group liaison and with the Gap Storms Queensland attached to the State Traffic Support that devastated North Brisbane as the Division of the Branch - Roadside Drug Testing Unit as a initial Incident Controller and subsequent AIES since 2002, Senior Traffic Officer, a position that sees co-ordination roles throughout the event. holding positions him constantly travelling the state. Mr Kelly is also the Vice President on the Divisional A qualified Land Search and Rescue of the Australian Section of the Board since Coordinator for the Police, Mr Kelly International Police Association and 2005. In 2006, Mr Kelly commenced also has 14 years service with the State a member of the Australian Institute in the planning team for the National Emergency Service (SES). He is currently of Policing.
EDITOR’S REPORT KristiHigh prostate cancer to raise money for the Seminar on Australia’s national rescue EJ Whitten Foundation. coordination centre, giving a detailed The emergency services have shown Three South Australian AIES account of the Wild Eyes rescue mission its charitable side over the past few members are to be congratulated on off the Western Australian coast. months. In this issue of National their Certified Emergency Managers The AIES is very pleased to report Emergency Response, Victoria’s police, achievement, while the SA Metropolitan that membership increased during 2010 fire and ambulance professionals have Fire Brigade was named state employer and we hope this continues into the taken part in two major fundraising of the year for its support of employees New Year. events. The Eureka Challenge was also serving in the defence forces. Thank you for your wonderful held in November and the Emergency AIES President Alan Marshall asks contributions to the journal and I look Services Challenge race attracted have we done enough to prepare for forward to receiving your thoughts, 100 participants from Australia and upcoming major events and the fire opinions and stories for the April edition. New Zealand. A team of 12 fire season and immediate past-President officers set out on a 15,000km ride John Rice shares his presentation to the across the country to raise funds for recent Combined Emergency Services
Summer2010/2011 • National Emergency Response 3 FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK PRESIDENT’S REPORT PRESIDENT’S AlanMarshall, FAIES National President
ajor events period and the The Incident Controller’s first contact fire season are upon us with the supporting agencies, as part Mwith the preparations and of their incident appreciation and planning in place for the next few assessment, represents the first formation months but, have we done enough? of the Emergency Management Team The systems, structure and safety, (EMT) to manage other issues (eg traffic including the implementation of those not directly related to the incident). procedures, rests with effective team Membership within the EMT is work. Obstacles to personnel effectively dependent upon the type of emergency, communicating meaningful information its relative size and complexity, and have implications for their ability to availability of key personnel from various develop a shared model with others in organisations. The function of the EMT is to the incident control team. The functional support and inform the Incident Controller importance of the team work and the in determining and implementing shared understanding of systems enable appropriate incident management teams to continue to coordinate their strategies for the event. It is not consensus, activities. Management personnel in but rather collaborative, decision making territories when they cannot reasonably key areas are important for the system with the primary intent of unity of purpose cope during an emergency. Under the to function but, have you exercised and effort. Control of the incident through Constitution, the Government is allocated the process within the procedures and approval of incident objectives and responsibility for external affairs matters can you step up your replacements strategies, remain the responsibility of the including the provision of humanitarian for an ongoing extended emergency Incident Controller. There must only be assistance for emergency and refugee operation? When visiting the overriding one set of incident objectives. Individual relief overseas including sea search and systems that emergency services use, is agencies’ aims must align with the incident rescue to large areas off our mainland. your safety managed, and do you have objectives and strategies that are the confidence that your procedures and responsibility of the Incident Controller. EXERCISE AND TRAINING team communications fit the system? There are many instances of teams Exercises are for managers and should comprised of highly motivated individuals not be confused with drills, which are for SYSTEMS working in dynamic environments practising skills that are mainly physical The Australasian Inter-Service Incident failing to perform as effective teams and have already been learned by rote. Management System (AIIMS) is simply because of poor communication If you are a manager responsible for an underpinned by three key principles. and the inadequate use of emergency organisation’s emergency preparedness These include: management by management systems. Successful program, there is no better way to ensure objectives, whereby all personnel emergency incident management all concerned that your organisation is involved in an incident work from organising is highly dependent on ready to meet a major emergency than to a common set of objectives and effective teamwork and inter-team exercise. There are two principal reasons complementary Incident Action Plans for communication, coordination and control for exercising - team training in emergency achieving those objectives; functional using an all hazards arrangement under management and improving the management, which includes utilisation the AIMS system. The quality of message emergency management plan. If choosing of four specific functions - control, sending and receiving of information is a full-scale field exercise, safety becomes planning, operations, and logistics within extremely important. a much larger consideration with an Incident Management Team tasked participants beyond the local area and with managing the incident; and span of RESPONSIBILITIES control. Safety officers will require training control, which means that within incident The prime responsibility for protection of prior to the exercise with instructions control structures, as an incident escalates, life, property and the environment rests to stop and correct any situation that a supervising officer’s span of control with the states and territories. However, threatens injury or property damage. should not exceed five reporting groups. the Australian Government is committed Pre-exercise safety procedures must be Immediate establishment of control to supporting states and territories in communicated to everyone involved. by the first responding unit provides developing their capacity for dealing The conduct of the exercise may require the initial foundation of an incident with emergencies and disasters. The an Emergency Control Centre and management structure and determines Commonwealth will provide physical involves the management exercise team the Incident Controller for an emergency. assistance to requesting states or in selecting the objectives. l
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Summer2010/2011 • National Emergency Response 6 AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL RESCUE COORDINATION CENTRE
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A presentation to the 32nd Annual Combined Emergency Services Melbourne by John Rice FAIES, Senior Search and Rescue Officer, Rescue Coordination Centre Australia, Emergency Response Division, Australian Maritime Safety Authority
n order to give you an understanding of rescue regions, responsibility for which has the operation and activation of Australia’s been allocated to various member states. Inational search and rescue centre, also RCC Australia, a business unit of the known as Australian Search and Rescue Emergency Response Division inside the (AusSAR) or Rescue Coordination Centre Australian Maritime Safety Authority, is (RCC) Australia, it is necessary to quickly responsible for the Australian Search and review the establishment of the Australian Rescue Region. Search and Rescue System as a whole. This region comprises an area Worldwide responsibility for direction that extends from a line south of of aviation and maritime search and rescue the Indonesia/Papua New Guinea has been vested in two organisations that archipelago from 75 degrees east, about operate under charter to the United Nations half way across the Indian Ocean to 163 - the International Civil Aviation Organisation degrees east, half way to New Zealand, and International Maritime Organisation. and then to the South Pole. Both of these organisations coordinate The Australian area of responsibility is member states’ efforts to provide 52.8 million square kilometres or about search and rescue services. Australia is a one tenth of the earth’s surface and is a member state and actively participates in massive area when compared to other the operation of both organisations. parts of the world. Under the global approach to the Australia’s southern maritime provision of search and rescue services, the boundary finishes at the permanent ice world has been divided into search and cap of the Antarctic continent while our
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aviation responsibility goes all the way The Australian national search and rescue system to the South Pole. The actual Australian Antarctic Territory as it is today has evolved over a number of years and covers an area that is greater than the area designated as our search and rescue has been formed on the requirements of the relevant region and as such has necessitated International Conventions on Aviation and Maritime the establishment of specific protocols involving the various stakeholder countries. Search and Rescue to which Australia is party. While RCC Australia has responsibility for the majority of the Australian Antarctic I will discuss what we have done constitutional powers and arrangements Territory we have little by way of actual to overcome this difficulty when I talk concerning the exercise of their legislative, expertise in the special requirements of about how we went about the rescue of executive and judicial powers. the area and to this end we rely heavily on Abby Sunderland who was attempting to As a result Australia’s national search the expertise, personnel and equipment become the youngest person to sail solo and rescue responsibilities have been of the Australian Antarctic Division. around the world in her yacht Wild Eyes allocated to the Australian Maritime The Australian Search and Rescue later in this presentation. Safety Authority and the Australian Region shares a common border with The Australian national search and Defence Force at the Commonwealth nine countries not including the various rescue system as it is today has evolved level and the relevant police organisations stake holders operating in Antarctica. over a number of years and has been at the State and Territory level. The size of our area of responsibility, formed on the requirements of the This National/State/Territory approach and especially that section of the Indian relevant International Conventions to search and rescue was formalised and Southern Oceans to the south west, on Aviation and Maritime Search and when the Commonwealth, State and presents a particular problem due to Rescue to which Australia is party. Territory Ministers responsible for search the distances involved from mainland Australia, in acceding to these and rescue in Australia signed an airports and shipping routes. The dotted international conventions, noted that the Intergovernmental Agreement on National line indicated in this slide indicates the implementation of the Treaty throughout Search and Rescue Arrangements that limit of range of operation of aircraft Australia would be affected by the came into force on 30 June 2004. such as Australian Defence Force P3 Commonwealth, State and Territory The Agreement formalised Orion and C130 Hercules. authorities having regard to their respective cooperative arrangements between
Summer2010/2011 • National Emergency Response 8 Search and Rescue Operation for Yacht “Wild Eyes”
Map datum: WGS84 Coordinate Definition: Geographical Map not to be used for navigation purposes. Map prepared 11 June 2010. FEATURE STORY
SAR authorities and replaced the 1977 National Search and Rescue manual. aircraft and the provision of land search arrangement on maritime SAR. The National Search and Rescue Plan assistance to RCC Australia and, if The Intergovernmental Agreement hinges on a cooperative relationship requested, the Australian Defence Force. confirmed that the National Search and between the three search and rescue RCC Australia, located in Canberra, is Rescue Council was to be the main body authorities where the best placed staffed by two 12-hour shift teams each day. responsible for overseeing and providing authority will assume responsibility All current operational search and direction for Australian SAR operations for the mission and each will provide rescue staff are second career people from including the management of the National assistance to others on request. various career backgrounds that include: Search and Rescue Plan. The Agreement Coordination responsibility can also be • Air Traffic Control also decreed that members of the Council transferred between SAR Authorities by • Helicopter and Fixed-Wing Pilots were to be the Australian Maritime Safety mutual agreement. • Air Safety Investigation Authority, the Australian Defence Force and The only exception to this is land • Airline Operations each state/territory police organisation. search and rescue that always remains • Merchant Navy The National Search and Rescue Manual the responsibility of the Police, although • Commercial fishing and the National Land Search Operations RCC Australia and the Australian Defence • US, UK and Italian Coast Guard Manual are the standard reference Force can provide assistance if requested. • Royal Australian Air Force documents used by all Australian Search The National SAR Plan outlines the • Royal Australian Navy and Rescue Authorities and promulgate the areas in which each SAR authority • Australian Army Aviation and agreed methods of coordination through has responsibility. • Police Officers which search and rescue operations For RCC Australia this responsibility At any one time the centre is staffed are conducted. These manuals are relates to registered aircraft and manned by a minimum of two aviation and two supplemented by various legal, informative space vehicles, SOLAS class shipping maritime search and rescue specialists. and instructional documents used within (300 gross registered tonnes or more), all RCC Australia conducts searches, and between organisations concerned with distress beacon detections until the nature rescues and provides medical assistance search and rescue and are each consistent and location of the distress has been and, when necessary, medical with the relevant international conventions identified, and vessels and aircraft as agreed evacuations of people from ships at sea. to which Australia is a party. between RCC Australia and the Police. It also operates the Australian Mission The National Search and Rescue The Australian Defence Force looks after control Centre, which manages the Council publishes, and manages, its own forces and those of visiting military. Australian segment of the International documents that are made freely State and territory police have Cospas-Sarsat distress beacon available on the council’s website. responsibility for fishing vessels, small detection system. The National Search and Rescue Plan craft in shore, missing people, non- This system is responsible for the is reproduced as Appendix B of the military vessels in port, unregistered detection of 406 MHz Emergency
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Position Indication Radio Beacons search and rescue equipment for information, presentation of operational (EPIRB), Emergency Locator Transmitters deployment during SAR operations. information in an easy to use multi (ELT) and Personal Locator Beacons When necessary, assets of opportunity, layered GIS system and an ability for the (PLB) anywhere within the Australian not specifically dedicated to SAR operations, SAR Officer to communicate internally search and rescue region. are sought the have the required search and externally via INMARSAT B, C, F and Also provided is a nodal service to and/or rescue capability. RCC Australia M data, email, FAX, FTP, FTPV, AFTN and FEATURE STORY FEATURE countries of the south west pacific maintains extensive databases containing the Defence Integrated Communication as well as New Zealand, Papua New details of aircraft, airports and landing areas, System Network from the one application. Guinea and Indonesia. coastal trading ships, and ships at sea. The main NEXUS interface presents RCC Australia also manages the Australian That seafarers should go to the aid of the SAR Officer with a single menu Ship Reporting system known as AusREP. their fellow mariners who find themselves driven control panel. AusREP provides a positive SAR watch in distress has been enshrined in the NEXUS has been under continual to ships within the Australian search and tradition of the sea and various international development and refinement over the last rescue region while at the same time treaties such as the International 12 years with regular system upgrades providing the Australian search and rescue Conventions on Maritime Search and driven by changes in communication system with intelligence information on Rescue and Safety of Life at Sea. and computing systems technologies. the location of shipping that can be used Members of the merchant and NEXUS data inputs come via direct as maritime search and rescue assets. professional fishing fleet are often satellite and terrestrial feeds from AusREP intelligence also assists when found to be the only assets available SAR aircraft, external applications we are required to undertake medical to perform rescues at sea any distance and agencies such as the Bureau of evacuations of sick or injured seaman from the coast and are regularly called Meteorology and CSIRO to name two. from ships at sea. on by the Rescue Coordination Centre. Craft Tracking using Automatic Identification System or AIS feeds from The Australian national search and rescue system ships around the Australian Coast and AusREP information is fed into the as it is today has evolved over a number of years and NEXUS data layers providing the SAR Officer with an almost real time picture has been formed on the requirements of the relevant of the location of ships throughout the International Conventions on Aviation and Maritime Australian Search and Rescue Region. The need to communicate with other Search and Rescue to which Australia is party. SAR Authorities and resources during live SAR missions has been addressed in the RCC Australia is a coordination centre The National SAR plan that provides the development of NEXUS online. only and does not own any operational mechanism for one SAR Authority to seek NEXUS online allows the SAR Officer search or rescue resources. We do assistance from another is also relied upon. to share operational information with however have commercial arrangements For inshore operations the Water selected external operational personnel with a number of organisations to Police, Volunteer Marine Rescue and via a secure web based application provide us with this capability. This private pleasure craft are utilised. accessible from any web browser. includes our principal aviation search and Local emergency services personnel, As our operational activity can occur rescue aircraft, the Dornier 328, operated coordinated by the Police, provide in many remote areas of our search by Aerorescue from bases in Darwin, support to RCC Australia for ground and rescue region, NEXUS combines Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Cairns. based search and/or rescue that may operational real time information on The Dornier aircraft can perform visual be required during our operations. the location and status of search and and electronic search, drop survival As a coordinating agency RCC relies rescue units with planned information equipment over land or sea, day and totally on the ability to receive advice to give the SAR Officer a high level of night, and act as on-scene coordinator and of distress incidents and communicate confidence in the conduct the mission. communication relay when involved in effectively and efficiently with the To highlight the operational capability of supporting large scale wide area searches. worldwide SAR System. the National Rescue Centre an overview The aircraft are available 24/7 and The Australian Maritime Safety Authority of one of the more high profile operations airborne at 30 minutes notice during has developed an in-house and purpose conducted this year was Wild Eyes. daylight hours and 60 minutes at night built multi-user incident management On 23 January 2010, 16 year old Abby for SAR priority tasking. and communication system for use in Sunderland, on her quest to become the In addition to the Aerorescue Dornier the Rescue Coordination Centre. youngest person to circumnavigate the world aircraft standing arrangements with Known as NEXUS, the system provides solo, departed California USA aboard her a number of organisations for the the SAR Officer with a single search Ocean 40 racing sailboat called Wild Eyes. provision of search and rescue assets as planning and communication tool that Wild Eyes was dismasted on 10 June, the need arises have been developed. brings together a wide range of individual while sailing in heavy seas and high These organisations, primarily consisting applications to perform such things winds in a remote area of the south west of general aviation and SAR/EMS as comprehensive mathematical drift Indian Ocean approximately 2000nm or operators, are provided with dedicated modelling, medical time frame for survival 3200 km from the West Australian coast.
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At 3:03am Eastern Standard Time beacons, locate Wild Eyes and establish Express passenger jet with the required (EST), the Rescue Coordination Centre the nature of distress. range and endurance, for tasking during in Canberra received a report from A QANTAS A330 passenger jet was the rescue phase of the mission. the Cospas-Sarsat ground segment in eventually charted and tasked to conduct The Global Express aircraft was then Lahore, Pakistan, of the detection of two an air search. Assistance was provided by located in Bali, Indonesia, and was
FEATURE STORY of her three EPIRB distress beacons. the West Australia Water Police, appointed tasked to transit to Perth and collect the At 3:15am, 12 minutes later, EST RCC as the on-scene coordinator, and Western Police and FESA personnel. Australia received further advice from Australia Fire and Emergency Service Of the three ships responding to Wild RCC Alameda, USA, of the detection of Authority (FESA) trained air search Eye’s position the closest was the French the distress beacons. observers, who accompanied the aircraft commercial fishing vessel the Ile de la Communications could not be on the air search tasking. Reunion. The Global Express was tasked established with the Wild Eyes to confirm Abby and Wild Eyes were located by the to transit to the latest EPIRB position, her safety or the nature of distress and search crew onboard the A330 at 3:30pm locate and establish communication with assistance required and this became a EST on the 11 June approximately 3200 Wild Eyes and the Ile de la Reunion, and high priority for the Rescue Centre. kilometres from Perth and her safety remain overhead until Abby’s transfer to Coordination for this incident was was confirmed by handheld VHF radio the Ile de la Reunion was complete. initially undertaken by the Maritime as the passenger jet circled above her. Theea Ill d l Reunion arrived at 7:44pm Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Wild Eyes had been dismasted, lost EST on 12 June and Abby was rescued La Reunion, a French island with a her rigging and all communications with by the fishing vessel’s captain onboard population of about 800,000, 1565 nm the exception of her handheld radio and one of the ship’s inflatable boats. to the north west of Abby’s position. three 406 MHz GPS EPIRBS, two of Abby was taken to Kerguelen Island Although close to the boundary with which she had manually activated. approximately 570 nm to the south Australia, it was determined the initial Abby was in good health and spirits and west of the rescue position, where she reported distress position was within was advised that a rescue response was was transferred to the French fisheries their search and rescue region and underway. She was advised that rescue patrol vessel Osiris that returned her to they were better positioned to manage may take some days to get to her because Reunion a further 1800nm away for her the incident. she was so far from the major shipping repatriation back to the United States. In consultation with MRCC La routes and so far from shore. She was Wild Eyes was left adrift and was last Reunion, and due to the proximity of the requested to prepare to abandon her reported on 25 August drifting east in distress position to the Australian Search yacht on the arrival of the rescue ships. the Southern Ocean 700nm (1303km) and Rescue Region, RCC Australia The QANTAS A330 did not have south of Albany West Australia. continued attempts to identify an aircraft sufficient fuel reserves to remain As is the case with all emergency capable of reaching the distress position. overhead for any great period of time, service organisations, the majority of the MRCC La Reunion located three ships and once the status of Wild Eyes was incidents in which we are involved don’t operating in the southern Indian Ocean established, it was necessary for the get the publicity or the notoriety as the and they responded to a request to aircraft to return to Perth and leave Wild rescue of Abby Sunderland. proceed to the distress position. Eyes adrift and out of communications. Australia’s national search and rescue The distress beacons’ positions were The RCC continued to track Wild Eyes centre RCC Australia is very busy and continually monitored and when they using the EPIRB positions reported handles in excess of 7500 incidents every crossed into the Australian search and through the Cospas-Sarsat System. year. Luckily not all these incidents become rescue region coordination was transferred During the course of the mission full blow operational SAR missions. from MRCC La Reunion to RCC Australia. the two beacons were detected and The lives that are saved through Due to the distance from shore the reported to RCC Australia 336 times. our operations are testament to the RCC had difficulty locating an aircraft As the A330 was not available for a Australian National SAR System and with the suitable range and endurance second sortie, the RCC identified and the cooperative working relationship to transit to the location of the distress chartered a second aircraft, a Global between the three SAR Authorities. l
Summer2010/2011 • National Emergency Response 11 SA TRIO ACHIEVE CEM HONOURS Three South Australian AIES members became Certified Emergency Managers recently, the highest professional achievement honour under the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM).
rian Mattner, David Mack and Chris Ainsworth undertook the BIAEM accreditation process during the year to become a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM). The creation of the CEM professional development program was developed under the auspice of the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The IAEM administers the program for the profession through a Commission of 25 respected professionals in the field of emergency management. During accreditation, applicants are required to provide an extensive credentials package covering: • Emergency Management Experience • Emergency Management Education • Training (Emergency Management SA AIES members Brian Mattner, Chris Ainsworth and David Mack receive their Certified Emergency and leadership) Management certificates. • Contributions to the profession • Awards Australia, Northern Territory and Western • Work history Australian Division. • References South Australia Metropolitan Fire • Special Assignments Service District Officer David Mack (deployments/projects) utilised his extensive 30 year fire • Legislative contact service experience, coupled with his • Course development overseas deployments to Indonesia Upon completion of the credential as a member of the AUSMAT Team, package, applicants also submit a to provide the necessary evidence for management essay on an Emergency assessment. He is also a member of Management topic. If the package the AIES, having joined on his returned is assessed as suitable and meets from the Indonesian Tsunami event all requirements, the applicant must in 2005. then sit and pass an examination on Emergency Management educator emergency management principles and and Fulbright Scholar Chris Ainsworth SA AIES President Barry Presgrave congratulates practices. If all of these processes are gained exposure to the IAEM while David Mack on his CEM honour. completed successfully, the member engaged as a Planning Officer during gains accreditation as a CEM. Hurricane IKE in Dallas TEXAS in members represent local, state and Mr Mattner, a Senior Sergeant First 2008. Chris has been a member national governments, private industry Class with the South Australia Police for of the AIES since 2001 and is a and military personnel. 30 years and South Australia Country past board member of the SA/NT The IAEM currently has councils Fire Service volunteer for 25 years, drew WA Division. in Asia, Europe, Canada, America, on his exposures from both services and The CEM designation is the highest International and Oceania, which his experiences working in Emergency honour of professional achievement covers Australia. Management in PNG. He has been available from the IAEM, which has The total number of accredited CEMs an AIES member since 1995 and is an international membership of more globally totals 1,519. Only one other currently a board member for the South than 4,500. Emergency management Australian carries the CEM title. l
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JackBoessler Policy Coordinator Australian Youth Council St John Ambulance Australia and BelindaDing National Youth Manager St John Ambulance Australia The development of this paper forms an important part of the response to this theme and is designed to provide background information regarding young people and volunteering, from which a set of principles for flexible volunteering has been developed. Additionally, evidence of flexible volunteering within St John has been identified and provided.
here is little information regarding background, experience and time making a difference. This develops principles for flexible volunteering for availability. Organisations have a range a sense of service and social and Tyoung people in the field, however of volunteering options available to personal responsibility. the following principles for flexible young people. volunteering have been developed. STRENGTHS BASED MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VALUING DIVERSITY Young people volunteering their time Young people are able to build on Organisations value young people in should feel that their contributions existing skills, knowledge, competencies all their diversity and regardless of their are meaningful and that they are and attributes when volunteering. They
Summer2010/2011 • National Emergency Response 15 are provided with the opportunity to use attracted to organisations that can powerful youth development tool 7. Below existing skills and new learnings in practice. provide flexible and timely opportunities are some of the benefits for young people: to render meaningful community service. • It can be enjoyable, interesting VALUING YOUNG PEOPLE The Priory Officers, in conjunction with and/or exciting The contributions, views and ideas of young the AYC, should lead a review of existing • There can be a sense of satisfaction people are valued by the organisations volunteering programs with the aim of in helping others FEATURE STORY FEATURE that they serve and the actions of the identifying ways to provide more flexible • Volunteering provides professional organisations reflect this. This includes volunteering opportunities and report development opportunities recognition of young people’s contribution back to the National Board in June 2009. • It can improve career/job opportunities and the ability for young people to (often a route to paid employment) influence the decision making processes. WHAT MOTIVATES YOUNG • Improved communication skills PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER • Increased resilience SOCIAL There are a number of factors that • Feeling valued and needed Young people have the opportunity to form motivate young people to volunteer • Feeling a sense of belonging relationships with others during the course and for everyone it is different. Provided • Leaning about the world and its problems of their volunteering experience, particularly below are some examples of the • Young people can use their existing other young people. Volunteering is also reasons young people volunteer: skills and attributes, while also learning made interesting and fun. • Because their friends are volunteering new skills Improved self confidence • Because of a school (compulsory) • Meeting new people and making A FAIR GO program/requirement new friends Volunteers of all ages are provided with • They believe in the cause (i.e. global • Appreciation and acknowledgment opportunities to participate. Should they warming, youth homelessness) or the for the part that they play require particularly skills for a particular volunteering is meaningful • Increased involvement in their activity, the organisation will make every • It provides the opportunity to use communities5, 6. effort to accommodation the training existing skills and experience needs of the volunteer. • It allows them to explore their own THINGS THAT STOP YOUNG strengths and abilities PEOPLE FROM VOLUNTEERING TECHNOLOGICALLY SAVVY • They like to helping others less Many factors however, can drive Organisation’s methods of communication fortunate or in difficult circumstances volunteers away. Examples are: to young people are relevant. This includes • It makes them feel good about • Poor organisation advertising, internal communications, themselves • Poor supervision and support publications and websites for example. • wanting to meet new people and • Closed decision making processes There is a common belief in today’s make new friends (i.e. volunteers do not have a say in society that young people are inwardly • Loneliness the decisions that affect them)4. focused and out for themselves. • External expectations, encouragement Organisations can also avoid the following Contrary to this view, research tells us or pressure from others (i.e. parents/ factors that are specific to recruiting and that an increasing number of young care givers) retaining young volunteers: people are engaging in some form of • Wanting to feel a sense of achievement • Adults talking at or down volunteering each year (ABS, 2006)1. • Having a sense of social responsibility to young people The literature also tells us that, more and • Thanks from others • Inflexibility more, the types of volunteering that young • Working in groups with other • Giving young people the tasks that people involve themselves in does not fall young people no one else wants to do within typical definitions of volunteering (ie • Being able to witness the results • Non-youth friendly training processes staying with one cause or organisation for of their efforts (Schondel & Boehm, (ie classroom style training only) long periods) and that there is a need for 2000)5, 2, 6. • Not providing timely responses organisations to get with the times when By providing volunteering opportunities to to enquiries about volunteering it comes to recruiting and retaining young young people, organisations are making a • Being turned away because of age members. As such, organisations like St conscious decision to assist young people • Poor previous experiences of volunteering John Ambulance Australia (St John) need develop the skills and competencies that • Inappropriate advertising that makes to become more innovative in the ways will benefit them well into adulthood7. young people feel guilty) in which they engage young volunteers in Also, this decision will help in ensuring • Young people feeling silenced order to ensure the ongoing sustainability the sustainability of organisation’s that and not like their have voice of its volunteering programs in the future. rely on volunteers the future7. • A lack of appropriate volunteer In 2009, the Australia Youth Council role models (AYC) developed its Key Themes BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING • Placing too much responsibility and Messages – one of these being FOR YOUNG PEOPLE on young people Flexible Volunteering We know that volunteering benefits • Working in isolation organisations and the community. • Not being trusted FLEXIBLE VOLUNTEERING Volunteering also has benefits for the • Not acknowledging the role young We see today that young people are young people who give their time, as it is a people play7, 4, 2.
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As a society, until we can recognise that • Are people with a disability Wajs-Chaczko suggests that Generation young people are valuable contributors to • Are often not asked to volunteer2, 5 Y has a very different experience of the the volunteering community and society In St John Ambulance Australia, 55 world than previous generations (such as a whole, and that to engage young percent of our volunteer base is aged as the Baby Boomers). Gen Y is an volunteers we need to change our under the age of 25 years. We therefore information seeking generation that is practices and attitudes, we will keep losing strongly rely on our young volunteers to always switched on. They heavily rely on golden opportunities to engage young deliver the services that St John provides technology to communicate, and on social volunteers8. Much of the research points to to those in sickness and distress. networking websites, such as Facebook, young volunteers being the volunteers of In a time of high risk (ie where for the immediate delivery of information9. the future, with volunteering at a young age young people have a heightened This has influence in respect of how we a strong predictor of adult volunteering7. awareness of terrorism, natural and attract and retain young volunteers. To get Positive experiences of volunteering as a manmade disasters due to increased with the times, so to speak, organisations young person will increase this likelihood media exposure and access to high need to utilise technology effectively to of volunteering in adult life8. speed internet), there is evidence to address the need for immediacy that However, this message is still promoting suggest that young people align closely Generation Y is characterised by. volunteering as an activity for older with emergency management sector, One method of flexible volunteering Australians, and volunteering practices with organisations increasingly likely to that is becoming increasingly common (and age demographics) in the Australian employ Generation Y paid and volunteer is corporate volunteering. Corporate community continue to reflect this staff 9. This is a unique opportunity for volunteering involves for-profit
FEATURE STORY view. We need to recognise that young St John to capitalise on this sympathy organisations providing their staff volunteers are willing and wanting to and boost its young volunteer base. members to contribute services volunteer now and our practices simply do not fit in with the increasingly time poor lives of young people8. As such, we need Most states have examples of flexibility in various programs. St John Ambulance to find ways to increase flexibility so that NSW’s flexible programs include University Divisions, the Program to Aid Literacy we can tap into this valuable and unique (PALs) and Immunisation Programs, and the State Operations Group. For details resource. It is clear that the very concept of on other state programs, see the full paper. volunteering needs to expand in its scope. UNIVERSITY DIVISIONS THE NEED FOR FLEXIBLE NSW has three university divisions which base their meeting dates/programs VOLUNTEERING OPTIONS around the university semester dates, taking into account holidays, exam periods, Current literature on Generation Y mid semester breaks and major assessment times. This allows members who suggests that patterns of volunteering are attending the corresponding university to attend regular meetings and for young people can be somewhat continue their training/learning at times that suit their university schedule. This different than for those of older age also benefits the divisions as it increases the level of participation by members. groups2. In Australia, young volunteers are more likely to participate in one-off PALS PROGRAM or short-term volunteering opportunities The Program to Aid Literacy is a flexible program offered by Community Care rather ongoing or long-term experiences for volunteers to help primary school children with their literacy. The program is 8. Despite this knowledge, research flexible as volunteers can choose a time (from options) that suits them to visit a shows that young people are still far less school and work through a literacy program with a school child. Volunteers can likely than older Australians to volunteer, commit for a term or more as it suits them. Training is minimal – a weekend which is concerning and begs the workshop that does not require re-certification or refreshment. question, what are we doing about it?2. So what do we know about IMMUNISATION PROGRAM Generation Y volunteers? Research Community Care also offers volunteers a chance to take part in the NSW Health by Ferrier and others provides some Immunisation program for primary school children. Immunisation dates are set for indicators that Generation Y: schools all around NSW and volunteers can choose the dates and locations that suit • Are time poor – they juggle many them to help out. There is no set commitment required for the program. Training commitments, from school to part is minimal – one workshop that does not require re-certification or refreshment. time work • Are often from a higher socio- STATE OPERATIONS GROUP NSW economic background In NSW, there has been a re-development of the existing State Operations • Have higher self esteem and a Group. The aim of the re-development was to develop sustainable State stronger sense of self concept Operations Group in NSW. The program is multifaceted and has led to the • Are more likely to be from rural areas complete re-organisation of the existing team, development of new roles • Are women and lastly, development of flexible options which allow people outside the • Are more likely to be full time students organisation and outside the team to operate in specialist operation roles while • Are more likely to volunteer if there maintaining their existing positions within the organisation. are job/career related benefits
Summer2010/2011 • National Emergency Response 17 to the community without charge to target both young people and their SUMMARY – corporate social responsibility7. parents/caregivers as parent/caregivers In order to capitalise on both St John This is another powerful resource (generally) have a great deal of influence Ambulance’s current young volunteers that St John Ambulance could tap in the lives of young people. Additionally, and to recruit new volunteers interested into, and particularly targeting the the use of social media will also play an in giving to the community, the young workforce. important role, as we now need to meet organisation needs to ensure that our FEATURE STORY FEATURE Another important consideration is the young people on their own turf. practices and programs are flexible and use of advertising. Generation Y pays What appears to be needed is adaptive to the needs of Generation Y. attention to advertisements, however they innovative campaigns (accessing This includes developing flexible, short- are tough customers. Research suggests an array of different media) that term volunteering opportunities to fit that young people do not appreciate communicates to young people that the needs of a busy target group as well campaigns that make them feel guilty they will be making a difference in giving as utilising technology and innovation and make problems look so large that no up their time. Communication coupled in communicating with this population. one can make a difference2. Microsoft with technology is the key to accessing In the next section, a set of Flexible also suggests that advertising needs and attracting Gen Y. Volunteering Principles are provided. l
1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006). Census of population and housing: Australia’s youth 2001. Cat 2059.0. Retrieve from www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/dosensf/productsbyTopic/AB3F340B33 2 Ferrier, F., Roos, I. & Long, M. (2004). Passions, people and appreciation: Making volunteering work for This article has been adapted for young people. National Youth Affairs Research Scheme: Canberra. 3 Volunteering Australia (2005). Definitions and principles of volunteering: Information sheet. June, 2005. publication in National Emergency Retrieved from www.volunteeringaustralia.org Response. The paper was presented 4 Australian Institute of Community Practice and Governance (n.d). at the February 2010 meeting of the 5 Jones, F. (2000). Youth volunteering on the rise. Perspectives on labour and income, 12(1), 36 – 43. Retrieved on October 23, 2009, from ProQuest database. Australian Emergency Management 6 Schondel, C. & Boehm, K. (2000). Motivational needs of adolescent volunteers. Adolescence, 35(138), Volunteer Foundation. For the full 335 – 344. Retrieved on October 23, 2009, from ProQuest database. 7 Ausyouth (2002). Volunteering and youth development: Making a positive difference, Good practice, report, please contact Belinda Ding an implementation guide. Ausyouth: Adelaide. at St John Ambulance NSW via 8 Wesley Mission (n.d.). Youth the future volunteers. Retrieved from www.wesleymission.org.au 9 Wajs-Chaczko, E. (2008). Gen Y and emergency management: How do we engage generation Y in the email: [email protected] emergency management sector? The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 23(3), 58 – 61.
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Summer2010/2011 • National Emergency Response 19 Over 100 fire, police and ambulance professionals join the Emergency Services Challenge to race 88 flights of stairs as part of the Eureka Climb in Melbourne. COVER STORY COVER he Eureka Climb, the race to fighters and contributed to a successful as the focal point for competitors the top of Melbourne’s tallest day for Whitelion and Interplast.” and spectators. Tbuilding and the world’s tallest This annual event is one of the For the first time the event featured residential tower was held for the highest vertical races in the world. an invitation-only Elite Race to kick third consecutive year in November, The Eureka Stair Climb challenged off the day and encourage the type and incorporated the Emergency participants with 88 levels, 1,642 of international exposure that occurs Services Challenge. stairs and 300m of vertical elevation. with events such as the Empire State The Emergency Services challenge is Competitors participated in teams Building Run-Up. open to anyone involved in emergency of four or as individuals with just under The fastest male was Stuart services work to compete in teams 1,300 participants walking running or McTaggert, Australia’s mountain running of four. climbing the stairs to the top. champion who broke the race record This year, the challenge featured over The climb caters to all fitness levels and set a new time of 8 minutes 100 fire-fighters, police and ambulance with categories available for walkers and 30 seconds. representatives as well as theatre nurses. climbers and elite athletes. The race also The fastest female, rower Alice A team of eight fire-fighters from New included the Celebrity Challenge. McNamara from the Victorian Institute Zealand also crossed the Tasman to try Event Manager Ben King said the of Sport, recorded a time of 10 minutes and beat the Aussies. climb was quickly becoming an annual 29 seconds. Ambulance Victoria was well represented with paramedics and ambulance personnel coming from The support from the Emergency Service Bendigo, Swan Hill and Yarrawonga as well as across Melbourne. community is amazing and the sky’s the limit Victoria Police didn’t let the side down with representatives from across in terms of how many people will enter over Melbourne competing fiercely on the day. the coming years. Fire-fighter Scott McGraw put on a unique show by first competing in the and iconic Melbourne event. Mr McTaggert and Ms McNamara elite race then competed, in full fire “Three years ago when we started won a five night stay in New York City. fighting gear and breathing apparatus, Eureka Climb we were unsure how The celebrity challenge, hosted in the Emergency Services Challenge. stair climbing as a concept would be by Michael Klim featured fellow- Team MFB 09 was the overall winner, accepted,” he said. swimmer Grant Hackett, Drew Ginn in a hotly contested event. The team “The first year we had around 300 (triple Olympic gold medallist), consisted of Fire Fighters Leon McGaw, people so to have almost 1,300 people Tiffany Cherry (Fox Sports presenter), Adam Broad, Andrew Picker and compete the challenge is incredible. Sophie Edington (Olympic swimmer), Daniel Gunn. “The support from the Emergency Marieke Guehrer (Olympic swimmer), The winners of the Emergency Service community is amazing and Commonwealth Games rowers, Services Challenge said it was more the sky’s the limit in terms of how Victorian Institute of Sport athletes, competitive this year for the emergency many people will enter over the James Tobin (Ch 7 weather presenter), services as there seemed to be coming years.” Grace McClure (personal trainer and more competitors. The event fundraised over $170,000 Mind/Body Medicine Therapist), “Our team were all from the South in donations for disadvantaged young other Olympians and Commonwealth Melbourne fire station, and we have people at home and abroad for the Games athletes, AFL players and been training hard for 3 months leading charity partners – Whitelion & Interplast media personalities. Congratulations up to the event,” Mr McGraw said. Australia and New Zealand. The event’s to Ms Cherry for winning the race for “We take the event seriously and motto is ‘climbing higher to re-build the second consecutive year. were proud to win. young lives’. Event Ambassador Michael Klim said, “But more importantly were proud The half-day event involved “it was great to be involved again in a of our Aviation and New Zealand entertainment and festivities alongside unique challenge which supports two colleagues who joined the 34 MFB fire- the race with the Eureka Tower worthy and smaller charities.” l
Summer2010/2011 • National Emergency Response 20 The new memorial is located in the Eastern Precinct of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
About 3,500 people watched our National Servicemen (1951-72) March from ANZAC Parade to the new Memorial in September. FEATURE STORY
THE GREAT NASHO MUSTER BarryPresgrave OAM, JP, LFAIES Member of the National Council and National Public Officer National Servicemen’s Association of Australia
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This new memorial recognises the sacrifice and service of those who served as National Servicemen from 1951 to 1972.
Many thousands of young men went from teenagers to becoming servicemen in the Armed Forces of Australia under the National Service schemes during 1951-1972. Many loved the challenge, some hated it and mothers cried when their young sons left home. n 8 September 2010, more than on a sandstone plinth to match the she described as true patriots. She said, 4,000 National Servicemen, adjoining War Memorial building. “they knew that with civil and personal Oalong with family members, Donations from the Federal and rights came responsibilities to the nation gathered in the national capital of State government, members of NSAA, - the obligation to serve capably with Canberra. On this special occasion, their individuals like media magnate Kerry Stokes, dignity and loyalty.” service to the nation was recognised and others from within the community saw National Service was a government with the dedication of a National Service the funds raised in just three years, and initiate that divided the nation when it Memorial in the eastern precinct of the the memorial completed on schedule. was introduced in 1951, and remained Australian War Memorial, by the Governor At the ceremony, the Governor General so for the next 21 years. Almost to General of Australia Quentin Bryce. dedicated the memorial to the men who 287,000 young men were called up for Many years of planning and contributed to the defence of Australia as compulsory training in the army, navy fundraising by the National Council Nashos, particularly the 212 who lost their and air force. All served in Australia and of the National Servicemen’s Association lives in the Borneo and Vietnam conflicts. many went on to serve in conflicts in of Australia (NSAA) saw $600,000 Ms Bryce described the memorial Borneo, Vietnam, Malaysia and Papua raised to build a low fountain mounted as a monument to those men who New Guinea. l
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Florian Geier EMERGENCY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS Licenced Electrical Contractor ACT and NSW ACT Lic: 20071053 NSW Lic: 208493C “The worst in nature - The best in us” CEC accredited: F1860 ABN: 43 417 620 655 Fax 02 6296 2173 email: fl [email protected] 25 MFS AWARDED FOR SUPPORTING DEFENCE RESERVISTS he South Australian Metropolitan We believe staff benefit greatly from their role as Fire Service (MFS) has been Trecognised as the State Employer Defence Reservists. It provides them an opportunity to of the Year for supporting its employees who serve as Navy, Army and Air further develop life and career skills such as leadership, Force Reservists. team building and community service. The MFS received two awards in November from the Defence Reserves further develop life and career skills MFS Station Officer Peter Reynolds Support Council South Australia - State such as leadership, team building and said the MFS was a supportive Award Employer of the Year and community service.” employer, enabling him to undertake Government SA Employer Support Award. Chair of the South Australian three recent overseas deployments to MFS Chief Officer Grant Lupton said the Committee of the Defence Reserves the Middle East and Timor-Leste. MFS was honoured to receive the awards. Support Council Dr Pamela Schulz said “I enjoy a balance between full time “The MFS is committed to team work the awards were a way of thanking work as a firefighter and being a part- and helping others,” he said. employers of Reservists for their time member of the ADF, and am “As an employer, the MFS is proud of contribution to Australian Defence Force thankful to my employer for allowing me our staff who pursue opportunities that (ADF) capability. the flexibility to be a Reservist,” he said. further serve the community, such as “Without their support, our ability “I feel that I’ve been able to bring many the Navy, Army and Air Force Reserves. to meet ADF requirements would be practical, team and leadership skills from “We believe staff benefit greatly considerably reduced,” she said. firefighting to my role as a Reservist. from their role as Defence Reservists. “In fact, these employers are also “As a Reservist, I’ve further expanded It provides them an opportunity to serving the nation in their own way.” those skills.” l
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Exercise Bersama Padu, which means together he exercise, part of the Five Power Defence Arrangement united in Bahasa Malaysia, was a three week T(FPDA), took place from 11-29 October at various locations across the exercise between the Australian Army, Navy and Malaysian Peninsula as well as the South Air Force personnel, together with armed forces China Sea. HMA Ships Success, Tobruk, from Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Toowoomba, and Arunta; Australian the United Kingdom. It is designed to enhance Clearance Dive Team One from HMAS Waterhen Sydney; eight F/A-18s from regional security in the area. No 3 Squadron RAAF Williamtown NSW; an Australian Army platoon from RMAF Above: At the front of the landing craft, Private Heidenreich and Private Uldrikas from The Five Powers Rifle Butterworth; and around 60 support Company practice a dawn beach landings from HMAS Tobruk’s landing craft at Tioman Island, Malaysia staff from across the ADF participated during Exercise Bersama Padu 2010. in the exercise.
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Top: The Five Powers Rifle Company climb back on board HMAS Tobruk after a beach landing Exercise at Tioman Island, Malaysia. Private Sinclair climbs the cargo net alongside a Malaysian soldier. Above: The Five Powers Rifle Company practice beach landings from HMAS Tobruk’s landing craft on Tioman Island, Malaysia during Exercise Bersama Padu 2010.
Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant Defence Ministers and senior defence Robinson said BP10 built on previous General Mark Evans said the FPDA officials of its member states. FPDA exercises and continued to develop countries shared a common interest in “Involving an Army platoon in this and implement procedures that would the security and stability of the region, year’s exercise will give the Australian cultivate ties between partner nations. and the exercise aimed to enhance Defence Force a more inclusive approach “BP10 is an important training exercise the interoperability of the combined to exercising with partner nations by for all three arms of the ADF,” he said. air, ground and naval forces of extending interoperability opportunities.” “For the RAAF, it allows us to practise member nations. This was the first time a ship-to-shore our flying skills in an unfamiliar and “The FPDA was established 39 years landing had been included in a FPDA challenging environment. ago and continues to be an integral part of Field Training Exercise with an Australian “The exercise also provides the regional security architecture because Army platoon joining a Malaysian Army participants with high-complexity air of its ability to adapt to the changing platoon in the exercise, using naval ships combat training opportunities, and security environment,” he said. to lodge these forces ashore. allows us to test and practise our “The FPDA serves as a useful forum The Commander of the Australian deployment capabilities away from for an exchange of views among the Contingent Wing Commander Kenneth our home base.” l
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NATIONAL COUNCIL QUEENSLAND The General Registrar The Registrar – QLD Division of Australian Institute of Australian Institute of Emergency Services (General Council) Emergency Services. PO Box 590 Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006 14/159 Middle Head Rd, Mosman, NSW 2088 Email: [email protected] Ph: (02) 9968 1226 Email: [email protected] SOUTH AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA National Web Site: www.aies.net.au AND NORTHERN TERRITORY The Registrar – SA Division of Australian Institute of Emergency AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Services. PO Box 10530 Adelaide Business Centre, SA 5000 The Registrar – ACT Division of Australian Institute of Email: [email protected], Emergency Services. PO Box 504, Civic Square ACT 2601 Email: [email protected] TASMANIA The Registrar – TAS Division of Australian Institute of NEW SOUTH WALES AND NEW ZEALAND Emergency Services. PO Box 1 Lindisfarne, TAS 7015 The Registrar – NSW Division of Australian Institute of Email: [email protected] Emergency Services. PO Box K44, Haymarket NSW 1240 Email: [email protected] VICTORIA The Registrar – VIC Division of Australian Institute of Emergency Services. C/O 44 Webb St, Warrandyte, VIC 3113 Email: [email protected]
THE INSTITUTE’S AIMS • Corporate members receive a bronze plaque free of charge and To provide a professional body for the study of the roles and can advertise on the AIES website, as well as provide articles for functions of Emergency Services and Emergency Management inclusion in the Institute’s journal. Organisations throughout Australia, and the promotion and advancement of professional standards in these and MEMBERSHIP associated services. Costs Nomination Fee: $20.00 THE INSTITUTE’S OBJECTIVES Annual Subscription: $50.00 • To raise the status and advance the interests of the profession Fellows: $60.00 of emergency management and counter disaster services Corporate Subscription: $250.00 administration. Note: Institute Fees may be tax deductible. • To represent generally the views and interests of the profession Classes and to promote a high standard of integrity and efficiency in the There are four classes of membership: skills of emergency and counter disaster administration. • Members • Fellows • Life Fellows • Corporate • To provide opportunities for association among members and There are five categories of affiliation with the Institute that students to promote and protect their mutual interest. may be offered to persons who do not meet the requirements • To facilitate full interchange of concepts and techniques for membership: amongst members. • Associate • Student Member • Retired Member • To bring to the notice of the public such matters that are • Honorary Member • Honorary Fellow deemed to be important for safety and protection of the community and to promote research and development of Eligibility emergency services generally. Applications for membership will be considered from persons who • To establish a national organisation to foster international are at least twenty-one years of age and who: co-operation in counter-disaster services administration. • Are members of a permanent emergency service or associated service with at least two years experience, or THE INSTITUTE OFFERS • Are volunteer members of emergency or associated services • An opportunity to be part of a progressive Australia-wide with a minimum of four years experience as an emergency Institute dedicated to the progression and recognition of the services member. Emergency Service role in the community. Admission as a member may be granted if in the opinion of • An independent forum where you can be heard and your the General Council the applicant meets all other conditions of opinions shared with other emergency service members. membership and passes such examinations and/or other tests • A journal with information from institutes and other sources as may be required by General Council. around the world in addition to the interchange of views between Divisions in Australia, as well as access to the Institute website. MEMBERS • Reduced fees for members at Institute Seminars and Our members come from Conferences and an information service supplied by • Ambulance Service • Community Services • Emergency professional experienced officers. Equipment Industry • Emergency Management Organisations • A Certificate of Membership. • Fire Services • Health, Medical and Nursing Services • Mines • The opportunity to use the initials of the particular membership Rescue • Police Service • Safety Officers • SES • Transport Services status after your name. • Volunteer Marine Rescue • Volunteer Rescue Associations
Summer2010/2011 • National Emergency Response 31 AIES CONTACTS GENERAL ENQUIRIES Email: [email protected] The General Registrar 14/159 Middle Head Road MOSMAN NSW 2088
NATIONAL COUNCIL President Email: [email protected] CONTACTS Alan Marshall, FAIES Phone: 0428 308 008 Vice President Email: [email protected] John Rice, FAIES Phone: 0488 204 043 General Secretary/National Registrar Email: [email protected] Robert Maul LFAIES, JP Phone: 02 9968 1226 0400 521 304
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY DIVISION President Email: [email protected] Scott Milne, ESM, MAIES Phone: 02 6267 5603 0400 332 780 Registrar Email: [email protected] PO Box 504 Kate Fitzgerald MAIES Phone: 0439 497 989 CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2601
NEW SOUTH WALES/NEW ZEALAND President Email: [email protected] Steve Anderson MAIES Phone: 0411 671 566 Registrar Email: [email protected] PO Box K44 David Hull MAIES Phone: 0411 853 798 HAYMARKET NSW 1240 QUEENSLAND President Email: [email protected] Michael Davis AM, FAIES Phone: 07 3247 8027 Registrar Email: [email protected] PO Box 590 Paul Kelly MAIES Phone: 0418 185 904 FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006
SOUTH AUSTRALIA/WESTERN AUSTRALIA/NORTHERN TERRITORY President Email: [email protected] Barry Presgrave OAM, JP, LFAIES Phone: 08 8178 0775 0412 066 657 Vice President Email: [email protected] Peter Schar MAIES Phone: 08 8347 2148 0401 996 432 Registrar Email: [email protected] PO Box 10530 Michelle Tink MAIES Phone: 0404 287 186 ADELAIDE BUSINESS CENTRE SA 5000
TASMANIA President Email: [email protected] Darrell Johnson FAIES Phone: 0408 337 957 Registrar Email: [email protected] PO Box 1 Carol Armstrong LINDISFARNE TAS 7015
VICTORIA President Email: [email protected] Alan Marshall C.StJ, FAIES Phone: 0428 308 008 Registrar Email: [email protected] 44 Webb Street Alan Alder OAM, LFAIES Phone: 03 9844 3237 WARRANDYTE VIC 3113
NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE JOURNAL Editor Email: [email protected] Kristi High Phone: 0407 366 466
Summer2010/2011 • National Emergency Response 32 FIRIES’ PEDAL FOR PROSTATE n 31 October 2010, the MFB awareness of the risks and symptoms PROSTATE CANCER FACTS: Cycling Club set out on a of a disease that kills about 3,300 men • Prostate cancer is the most common O15,000km journey across the each year. cancer in Australian men and the second country to raise awareness, and funds, All funds raised go to the EJ Whitten most common cause of cancer deaths for prostate cancer. Foundation, established in memory of • One in nine men in Australia develop From the Victorian Governor’s AFL legend EJ Whitten in 1995. prostate cancer in their lifetime Melbourne city residence, the team of 12 The Melbourne Fire Brigade (MFB) • Each day 54 men are diagnosed with Pedal 4 Prostate riders and a dedicated Cycling Club was created in 1996 as a prostate cancer support team began their 24 hour a day, means of encouraging MFB employees • Leading a sedentary lifestyle, being non-stop relay ride around Australia. to maintain fitness, socialise and raise overweight or obese, smoking, The 25 day ride travelled money for charity. consuming high or risky levels of predominantly along Highway 1, For a day-by-day account of the alcohol and maintaining a poor encouraging people across Australia to event, or to make a donations visit diet are all suspected risk factors in discuss prostate cancer and raise men’s www.pedal4prostate.com developing cancer
(Middle L-R) Victorian Premier John Brumby and Lord Mayor Robert Doyle attend the media launch of the 12-person Pedal 4 Prostate bike ride team.
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