Busiest month on record for VICSES volunteers

SES volunteers have been tirelessly working to provide emergency assistance during October’s significant and extensive flooding rains, storms and destructive winds.

The busiest volunteer units during October have included: Shepparton and Tatura (over 1600 RFAs) Echuca (650), Bendigo (482), Rochester (462) and Kerang (232).

VICSES chief officer operations Tim Wiebusch said he was incredibly proud of the resilience and dedication of the 5000 SES volunteers across the state.

“It’s been an incredibly busy month for our VICSES volunteers responding to multiple severe weather events and I’m really proud of the work our VICSES volunteers have undertaken and continue to do to assist so many community members with great support from our partner agencies,” Mr Wiebusch said.