2009 SESVA Scholarship Winners
The NSW SESVA is proud to be a partner with the New South Wales Government and New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) in the provision of scholarships for ten SES volunteers worth a total of $15,000.
Scholarship winners will share the skills and knowledge they gain through the courses they undertake and this will help build a smarter, more responsive Service better able to meet the needs of the community and to deal with future challenges such as advancements in technology and climate change. Volunteers will undertake study in such diverse areas as flood and emergency management, geographic information systems, expedition medicine, search and rescue and casualty simulation.
The NSW SESVA has always believed strongly in the professional development of volunteers and the provision of relevant, accredited and widely available training. We are delighted to be involved in the scholarship program and look forward to the benefits of this program flowing through to the Service over the next few years.
The following scholarships have been awarded in 2009:
- Peter Thomas from Manilla, John Celssman from Tambar Springs, Glenn Cross from Tinga, Nell Carless from Tamworth, Eugene McMullen from Barraba - Safety Checking of Electrical Appliances Course (Tafe)
- Mark Goodall & three members of Campbelltown - Casualty Stimulation Make-up Course
- Steve Hoffman from Kyogle - Emergency Management Planning Course
- Susan Dabelstein from Wollondilly - Attendance at the Flood Management Conference 2010
- Elaine Towner from Armidale-Dumaresq - Frontline Management course
- Glenn Pinnuck from Queanbeyan - Introduction to Search and Rescue course
- Peter Moore from Camden - Heavy Vehicle driving course
- Jeffrey Watson from Sutherland - Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety
- Marion Plum from Snowy River - Expedition Medicine course
- Jacqueline McKinnon from Kogarah - Geographic Information & Science Course