RESCA EVENING

VIC Police - Craig - been in the Police Force for 2 yrs after owning a business. Been in Numurkah for 8 months. Enjoys talking to people in the community. Regrets not joining 20 yrs ago. Jodie - Leading Snr Constable in Numurkah. Been in Numurkah for 8 yrs and the Police Force for 15 yrs. Previously worked in Family Violence Unit. Everyday is different, and she enjoys helping people. Sometimes there are limitations to how much you can help people which is a negative.

 

Ambulance Victoria - Craig - been in Numurkah for 21 yrs, previously 4 yrs in Shepparton. Originally trained as a nurse and then transferred to Paramedicine. Local service is run as a 24 hrs service. Currently 16 members at the branch. Julian - 3rd yr in service, use to work in a lab watching bacteria grow. Love about the job help support people at difficult times and brings satisfaction. Dislike is ramping at the hospital and not being able to respond back in the community. Ben - Been in service for 19 months, joined for the variety and working in a small community. Was a nurse prior to becoming a paramedic.

 

 

SES - Darryl - been in SES for 15/16 yrs just as the Numurkah floods hit. Brought up locally on a farm. Was involved in the CFA as a young man. Our local area is quite large. Currently 18 members at Numurkah. Have some strange call outs which keeps the job interesting. Family of volunteers, so grew up helping in the local community. Ageing unit, demographics of the times. Georgina - been with the unit for 18 months, probably the youngest member. Grown up locally, all the opportunities through SES has given me the tools (literally) and resilience. There is lots of opportunities for training. Markeeta - moved here 3 yrs ago, been in the unit 2 yrs and love it. Love helping out and upskilling has been invaluable. Currently 3 vehicles in the local shed.

 

CFA - Peter - been in CFA for 53 yrs, still going out in the vehicle. Retired from paid job at 50 and then was a fulltime volunteer for the CFA since. The CFA is a government department, local brigade has a new vehicle 2 yrs old but prior to that, had 32 yr old vehicles and old small pumps. Peter has been to a lot of big campaign fires. The brigade use to run a junior brigade but that folded years ago. His family has always supported his volunteer work. The CFA is now a respondant for chest pain pt's until the Ambulance arrives.

RESCA - Lorraine presented a slide show on past winners and a snapshot of how the awards are run. They are awards that recognise emergency services. A Rotary Project in 3 states in Australia. The patron is the Govenor of Victoria. Agencies that are eligible in VIC is 15 and is paid and volunteer organisations. Judged on Community Service and personal attributes. Running for 3 yrs. The night is a Gala dinner event in Melbourne. Now supporting scholarships for research.