NSW SES Lake Macquarie Unit

NSW SES Lake Macquarie Unit Local community volunteers coming together to assist their community during times of need.

The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is an emergency, preparedness and response service dedicated to assisting the community of NSW. It is made up almost entirely of volunteers, with 229 units located
throughout the state. The units comprise of approximately 10,000 volunteer members, who are easily identified by their distinctive orange overalls. While our core responsibilities are for flood, sto

rm and tsunami operations, the NSW SES also provides support to general rescue efforts in the State. This includes Road Crash Rescue (RCR), Vertical Rescue (VR), Urban Search and Rescue (USR), evidence searches (both metropolitan and rural) and other forms of specialist rescue that may be required due to local threats. Volunteers in a number of isolated communities have also been trained as Community First Responders by the Ambulance Service of New South Wales. The Service's trained rescuers also support the full-time emergency services during major disasters. The NSW SES assists other emergency services when they are performing major operations. These services include the NSW Police Force, the NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue NSW and the Ambulance Service of NSW. The NSW SES also partners with local communities through Community Engagement programs like FloodSafe, StormSafe and TsunamiSafe. These programs are supported by strategies and resources, are delivered locally through a range of activities and events and are a priority for the NSW SES. The aim is to engage at-risk communities on preparedness, response and recovery measures so that there is no loss of life and impacts caused by these events are minimised. This in turn builds community resilience to floods, storms and tsunami. For further information visit the NSW SES website at http://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/

07/09/2026
05/09/2026

A message of gratitude from our Unit to all the fathers and grandfather's who volunteer to serve our community on Father's day.

Thank you to all the families that provide support to our volunteers. We wish all the Father's a very happy father's day!

Father's enjoy your day with family and friends.

Morning Community Given that storm season is here, our team decided to prepare the unit. There was lots of pruning, cutt...
03/09/2026

Morning Community

Given that storm season is here, our team decided to prepare the unit.

There was lots of pruning, cutting and generally cleaning up of the yard. This will ensure we have plenty of access to tools and equipment when we head out to respond to your calls.

A huge thank you to ConCrush for their generosity and helping us dispose of our green waste. Your support make such a difference to our community. We truly appreciate it!

A big thanks to the members who were on the tools to make the day a success!

Afternoon Community Well another Glendale Community Day has come to an end. Our team is at the Unit packing away our dis...
29/08/2026

Afternoon Community

Well another Glendale Community Day has come to an end. Our team is at the Unit packing away our displays.

Plenty of entertainment around and our members were chatting to the community. Our display created plenty of interest with attendees.

Thanks to the organisers, our Community Education team and Media Team.

Morning Community Our team has been setting up our display for the Glendale Community Day. SES along with other first re...
28/08/2026

Morning Community

Our team has been setting up our display for the Glendale Community Day. SES along with other first responders have displays today.

The displays open at 9.00am until 2.00 pm. Come down and say g'day to our team. They will be happy to chat about all things storm, flood and Tsunamis!

Monday nights training continued our collaboration with other local first responders. We were visited by Fire and Rescue...
27/08/2026

Monday nights training continued our collaboration with other local first responders.

We were visited by Fire and Rescue NSW Station 458 Teralba and Fire and Rescue NSW 464 Toronto. After a BBQ and our regular briefing, it was down to sharing information.

Our approach to tarping was run through as it's a common task for both organisations. This was followed by our members being shown through the fire equipment carried on the Fire trucks.

The night was rounded out by deploying tarps in a practical environment. Thank you to the fire crews for attending. Thank you to the organisers. And thank you to the cooks!

On Saturday 29 August 2026, there will be first responders on display at Glendale shopping centre. The displays are on show from 9.00 am to 2.00pm.

24/08/2026
🚨Community Day is back!🚨With displays from NSW SES, Police, Ambulance and Rural Fire Service. Come and see your Lake Mac...
24/08/2026

🚨Community Day is back!🚨

With displays from NSW SES, Police, Ambulance and Rural Fire Service.
Come and see your Lake Macquarie City SES Community Engagement Members at the family-friendly Community Day at Glendale City Centre on Saturday 29 August 2026 from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

Located in the undercover market precinct alongside the vibrant Glendale Farmers & Artisans Markets! This exciting event celebrates our local community with a full line-up of interactive activities, emergency service displays, free entertainment and more.

Address

Cnr Of Fourth Street, Creek Reserve Road
Boolaroo, NSW
2284

Telephone

+61132500

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