Emergency Volunteer Support Scheme - Approved projects 2014-15
Total funding - $1,294,949
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW - Broken Bay
Certificate IV Training
Train and certify 7 volunteers in Certificate IV Training and Assessment.
Pittwater - $10,500
NSW State Emergency Service - North West Region
Cadet Camp
Five day residential program providing students in years 9 to 12 with skills, knowledge and attitudes required for the SES, and the role of SES in the community.
Northern Tablelands - $15,000
NSW State Emergency Service - Hornsby
Drivers Licence Upgrade to Light/Rigid so Volunteers can Legally Drive 6 Tonne Response Vehicles
Driver training and assessment to upskill 12 volunteers from C class drivers licence to Light Rigid qualification using a registered driver trainer and unit SES truck.
Hornsby - $4,250
NSW State Emergency Service - Richmond Tweed
2015 Recruitment and Retention Campaign
Implement two 6 month recruitment campaigns over 12 months using several mediums of advertising and a communication strategy within each Unit.
Tweed, Ballina, Lismore - $40,936
NSW State Emergency Service - City of Sydney
Truck Driving Training and Licences
Truck driver training, assessment and licences for 6 volunteers.
Sydney - $9,600
NSW State Emergency Service - Mudgee
Leadership and Training Enhancement Program
Train and certify 2 volunteers in Certificate IV Training and Assessment; and train and certify 7 volunteers in Certificate IV Frontline Management.
Orange - $15,496
NSW State Emergency Service - Corporate Communications Unit
Recruitment and Retention Short Video Series
Produce 6 short recruitment video pieces where volunteers tell their story of why they volunteered, what they do in their role and what they get out of being a volunteer.
Statewide - $24,000
NSW State Emergency Service - Ryde
Flood Rescue and Training Capability Enhancement Project
Two Swiftwater Rescue Awareness courses for 24 members, purchase materials to construct a training structure and purchase a TV.
Lane Cove - $19,180
NSW State Emergency Service - Critical Incident Support Program
Mental Health First Aid Training for Peer Support Members of the Critical Incident Support Program
Develop and deliver Mental Health First Aid Training for Peer Support Members of the Critical Incident Support Program
New England - $18,933
NSW State Emergency Service - Namoi
Volunteer R.E.T.A.I.N Leadership Program
Deliver 2 day enhanced professional development training for leaders and future leaders in recruitment and retention.
New England - $26,850
NSW Ambulance - Online Training Unit
Ambulance Volunteer First Responder Online Training Pilot Northern NSW
Develop a suite of on-line training and assessment modules supplementing on-going training for community first responders.
Coffs Harbour - $56,060
St John Ambulance (NSW) - Emergency Management Group
Emergency Management Team Leader and Team Member Programs
Develop emergency response and management skills and attributes in leaders and team members to manage and deploy in emergency management /civil disasters; and to increase overall leadership skills and operational capabilities.
Drummoyne - $32,100
NSW State Emergency Service - Human Resources
Improving the Retention and Engagement of Volunteers in Emergency Service Agencies
Provide a Leadership Development Program in Sydney Western Region, Lachlan Region and Mid North Coast Region delivered by the Sustainable Volunteering team at the Faculty of Business, University of Wollongong.
Penrith, Orange, Myall Lakes - $74,844
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW - Cottage Point
Improving Our Training Capability to Deliver Courses to Volunteers and Associated Equipment
Provide the train the trainer course to one volunteer, a data projector for delivery of theory training and a water rescue dummy for practical on water training.
Pittwater - $2,455
NSW State Emergency Service - City of Sydney
TAFE Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Training and assessment skills for 6 volunteers to improve the dissemination of information relating to aspects of rescue and operations.
Sydney - $10,500
NSW State Emergency Service - Kiama
Search and Rescue Recruitment Project
A recruitment exercise for community members to participate in a SES administered activity to learn about the roles and opportunities available to SES volunteers.
Kiama - $3,500
Australian Red Cross - Head Office
Interagency Leadership Development-Disaster Welfare Community Partner Volunteers
Develop and deliver a leadership training package for senior leadership volunteers to manage challenging situations as well as supervise and task volunteers during activations and ensure the well being of their workforce.
Statewide - $66,280
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW - Head Office
New Member Induction and Training Toolkits
Develop and provide member induction and training toolkits for every new member and new training candidate, volunteer trainers and assessors.
Statewide - $65,480
NSW Ambulance - Ambulance Volunteer and CFR State Coordination Centre
Emergo Train System State Training Package
Purchase simulation kits used in the pre-hospital and inter hospital settings to allow ambulance volunteers and community first responders to train in the management of large scale incidents.
Statewide - $20,500
NSW Cave Rescue Squad
Cave Rescue Training
Training for 10 members in Nationally Recognised Training units of cave rescues and complex vertical rescues.
East Hills - $7,000
NSW State Emergency Service - Albury
Flood Rescue Training Trailer
Purchase a dedicated Flood Rescue Training Trailer for training across the entire Murray Region.
Albury - $10,895
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Australia Ltd
Disaster Welfare Leaders Capacity Building Workshop
Conduct a leadership and development training workshop for ADRA Area Coordinators to equip them to develop volunteer teams and capability out-of-area-assistance and remote operations.
Statewide - $46,528
NSW Ambulance - Healthy Workplace Strategies
Ambulance Chaplaincy Induction Training Development and Delivery
Recruit and train additional volunteer ambulance chaplains for the Sydney metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Coast and Hunter regions.
Balmain - $11,500
NSW State Emergency Service - Mid North Coast
2015 Recruitment Campaign
Deliver a region-wide recruitment program involving print, on-line, social media and radio; and an induction program.
Port Macquarie, Oxley, Myall Lakes - $8,022
NSW State Emergency Service - Bathurst
Floodboat Capability Training Exercise
Host a floodboat capability training exercise over a weekend at Ben Chiefly Dam cabins, designed to help maintain current operator currency and skills.
Bathurst - $3,607
The Uniting Church in Australia (Synod of NSW and ACT) - Synod Disaster Recovery Committee
Building Capacity for Recruitment and Training of Volunteers in the Disaster Recovery Chaplaincy Network
Expand the training and number of chaplains; develop surge training, logistics and duty officer courses; purchase a laptop and portable projector for training and a roll-up sign for promotional purposes.
Statewide - $20,880
NSW State Emergency Service - Namoi
Exercise Keepit
Conduct a region-based 2 day field and operation exercise for 16 volunteer units with 80 participants taking part in a broad range of operational volunteer training.
Tamworth - $18,900
NSW State Emergency Service - Armidale Dumaresq
Offsite Scenario Training/Assessment Activities
Conduct scenario based training for qualified members to participate in 5 practical scenarios throughout the region.
Northern Tablelands - $13,134
NSW State Emergency Service - Lachlan
Volunteer Leadership Development and Coaching Program
Design and deliver a Volunteer Leadership Development and Coaching Program to provide broad development opportunity for key volunteer leaders.
Dubbo - $29,280
NSW State Emergency Service - Cowra and Blayney
Design and Manage Exercises
Training for a unit controller to design and manage exercises conducted at the Australian Emergency Management Institute.
Bathurst Burrinjuck - $2,060
NSW State Emergency Service - Sydney Northern Region
Volunteer Recruitment Banners
Purchase 2 pull-up style banners and 1 vinyl street recruitment banner for each local SES Unit for use at community events and other occasions to promote volunteering with the SES and recruitment of new volunteers.
Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai - $12,000
NSW State Emergency Service - City of Sydney
Fork Lift Drivers Training and Licences
Training and licensing of 6 unit volunteers to become fork lift drivers.
Sydney - $5,100
Surf Life Saving New South Wales - Head Office
Purchase of Training Equipment to Ensure Compliance with New Units of Competency for Apply Advanced Resuscitation Techniques (HLTAID007)
Purchase head/face airway models suitable for simulated insertion of an oropharyngeal airway to ensure compliance with new guidelines and enable training assessors to provide correct instruction on adult manikins.
Statewide - $28,381
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW - Port Stephens
Major Incident Training
Purchase 3 LifeTec Water Rescue Dummies for use in boat training scenarios where multiple people are in the water, and Zoll AED Plus Trainer II (DEFIB) for on-board resuscitation procedures training.
Port Stephens - $3,380
NSW State Emergency Service - Murray Region
Scheduled Training and Recruitment Timetable (S.T.A.R.T.) Program
Printed materials to support the introduction of the START program.
Albury, Murray-Darling - $15,023
Surf Life Saving NSW - Head Office
Develop State-wide Internal Training Capacity through Provision of Face to Face Support for Existing and New Training Assessors at each SLSNSW Branch
Deliver a training road show to expand training and assessor capabilities throughout the State.
Statewide - $24,250
Volunteer Rescue Association - Cessnock District Rescue Squad Inc
CPR Training Package
Purchase Laerdal CPR training mannequins for training of squad members in resuscitation techniques.
Cessnock - $3,283
NSW Rural Fire Service - Canobolas Zone
Structural Fire Fighting Learning Centre
Purchase a Structural Compartment Cell training facility.
Orange - $31,450
NSW Rural Fire Service - Northern Rivers
Structural Training Prop
Provide a purpose built structural training facility.
Clarence - $64,000
NSW State Emergency Service - Bankstown
Certificate IV Volunteer Training Modules
Provide training in a number of nominated Training and Assessment modules for 10 members.
Bankstown - $7,970
NSW State Emergency Service - Batemans Bay
Purchase of Multi Trauma Casualty Rescue Dummy
Purchase a multi trauma casualty rescue dummy with amputation and impalement modifications.
Bega - $1,299
NSW State Emergency Service - Tweed Coast
Training Equipment
Purchase a Lifetec Multi Trauma Dummy, an Annie CPR Dummy and a Baby CPR Dummy.
Tweed - $1,732
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW - Head Office
Volunteer Recruitment Kits
Purchase high visibility MRNSW branded pop-up tents, roller banners, A-frame signage and basic display trailers for local units.
Statewide - $58,098
NSW State Emergency Service - Tweed Heads
Training Equipment to Improve Retention and Community Engagement
Purchase a set CPR Baby dummies, a Lifetec 20kg Child Dummy, a Lifetec 40kg Water Training dummy and 2 promotional wave banners.
Tweed - $3,160
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW- Crowdy Harrington
Training Room Fit-out
Purchase training room equipment including a laptop computer, smartboard, tables and chairs.
Port Macquarie - $11,000
NSW Rural Fire Service - Macarthur Communications Brigade
Recruitment Program
Purchase display boards, banner stands and gazebo weights for local recruitment campaign.
Campbelltown Camden Wollondilly - $4,000
NSW Rural Fire Service - MIA Zone
Live Fire Training and Display
Purchase a liquid burner, fire caddy and 6 fire caddy props for training members and the community.
Murrumbidgee, Murray-Darling - $23,350
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW - Camden Haven
Training Room Fit-out
Purchase training room equipment and resuscitation training aides. Port Macquarie - $11,400
NSW Rural Fire Service - Orana Team
Training Equipment Upgrade
Purchase a Smokeshield Liquid Burner Live Fire system, and full size adult fire resistant rescue dummy for training.
Dubbo - $11,200
NSW State Emergency Service - Hornsby
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Strategies
Host an open day and a day at the local shopping centre to engage the community and promote volunteer membership.
Hornsby - $900
NSW Ambulance - Dangar Island Community First Responders
Training Resource Development
Specialist training for the community first responders on Dangar Island (Hawkesbury River) to access critical patients and provide additional skills to extricate patients.
Hornsby - $20,860
NSW Rural Fire Service - Merriwa River
Purchase Interactive Fire and Safety Training Equipment
Purchase a quick flame fire caddy with accessories and PC monitor, quick flame liquid and flash over unit.
Upper Hunter - $60,898
NSW Rural Fire Service - Wallaroo
Fit-out of Brigade Training Room
Purchase training room equipment including tables, chairs, smart TV, DVD player and white boards.
Burrinjuck - $6,900
Surf Life Saving New South Wales - Head Office
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Strategy to Support SLSNSW Clubs
Purchase vinyl banners for each SLSNSW Club to recruit volunteers at Club Open Day.
Statewide - $17,980
Surf Life Saving New South Wales - South Maroubra SLSC
Creation of Online Training Capacity
Purchase a laptop computer and projector.
Maroubra - $2,486
Australian Civil Air Patrol - Headquarters Squadron
Certificate III Advanced Training Additional Module - Use of Handheld Infrared Camera
Advanced training for volunteers in handheld infrared cameras to enhance the effectiveness of volunteer aerial observers.
East Hills - $2,200
NSW State Emergency Service - Illawarra South Coast
Retaining and Recruiting Volunteers
A workshop/conference to bring together volunteers from across NSW SES to learn about building targeted and locally specific recruitment campaigns, ways of retaining and motivating a workforce.
Keira, Wollongong, Shellharbour - $35,400
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW - Botany-Port Hacking
Training Room Equipment Upgrade
Purchase a Prowise SMART board with included PC module.
Cronulla - $8,278
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW - Shellharbour
Improve Training Equipment
Purchase Westone Learner Guides and a Defib / Oxy Training Kit for training.
Shellharbour - $2,000
Murrurundi Rescue Squad Inc.
Training Room Media Upgrade
Purchase a laptop computer, projector and multi-function printer to help deliver VRA training and access the VRA database.
Upper Hunter - $2,512
NSW State Emergency Service - Batemans Bay
Upgrade of Training Facilities
Purchase and install a wall mounted smart TV including the aerial.
Bega - $3,970
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW - Terrigal
Unit Training Facility
Purchase training room equipment and furniture including chairs, tables, a TV, laptop computer and white board.
Terrigal - $4,550
NSW Rural Fire Service - Albion Park
New Station AV Equipment
Purchase a motorised screen and projector to facilitate training courses.
Kiama - $2,142
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW - Point Danger
Upgrade of Training Facilities
Purchase training room equipment and resuscitation training aides.
Tweed - $3,004
NSW Rural Fire Service - Liston
Training Technology for Liston Volunteers
Purchase training room equipment including TV with DVD, antenna and heaters.
Lismore, Northern Tablelands - $2,628
NSW State Emergency Service - Waverly Woollahra
Interactive Projector
Purchase and install an interactive Hitachi Data Projector.
Coogee - $2,699
NSW Rural Fire Service - Silverdale
Purchase TV to Facilitate Training of Brigade Members and the Community
Purchase and install a TV.
Wollondilly - $1,500
NSW State Emergency Service - Murray Region
Restructure Project
Recruit and train 5 local controllers who will each lead a number of local units.
Albury, Murray Darling, Central Darling - $25,250
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW - Ulladulla
Re-establishment of Training Facilities
Purchase and install a TV.
South Coast - $1,500
NSW Rural Fire Service - Bringelly
Building a Well Trained and Resilient Team
Purchase training room equipment including a laptop printer, printer and TV.
Camden - $3,286
NSW Rural Fire Service - Martinsville
Community Education and Awareness
Purchase and install a TV.
Lake Macquarie - $1,500
NSW State Emergency Service - Goulburn
Fit-out of Training Facility
Purchase and install a short throw interactive projector to assist in training.
Goulburn - $3,200
Australian Red Cross - Head Office
Developing Regional Volunteer Capacity Project
Strengthen and expand skills to enhance regional operational capacity, develop a "surge capacity" training package and a volunteer resource handbook.
Statewide - $70,960