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/

08/06/2026
08/06/2026

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‘๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Š๐ข๐ง๐ โ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ‘

The NSW SES Volunteers Association warmly congratulates all recipients of the Kingโ€™s Birthday Honours, including the outstanding members of the emergency services community recognised for their service, leadership and dedication. ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿšจ

A very special congratulations to Kevin Jones ESM, NSW SES Hawkesbury Unit Commander, on being awarded the Emergency Services Medal. ๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐Ÿงก

Kevinโ€™s recognition reflects an extraordinary lifetime of service to the NSW SES and the Hawkesbury community. Kevin has served for more than 52 years and has served in many leadership roles including Local Commander and Unit Commander. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿงก

Kevin has attended thousands of rescue operations, including flood rescues, road crash rescues, industrial and domestic rescues, large animal rescues and vertical rescue incidents. ๐Ÿšค๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿด๐Ÿง—โ€โ™‚๏ธ

He was also instrumental in establishing the Hawkesbury SES Rescue Unit in 1985, helping build one of the stateโ€™s most advanced volunteer rescue units. His service, courage, mentoring and leadership have strengthened not only the Hawkesbury Unit, but the broader NSW SES rescue capability across the state. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿงก

๐‘บ๐‘ฌ๐‘บ๐‘ฝ๐‘จ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’• ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’Ž ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’” ๐‘ฌ๐‘บ๐‘ด said:
โ€œOn behalf of the NSW SES Volunteers Association, I sincerely congratulate Kevin Jones ESM and all recipients of the Kingโ€™s Birthday Honours. These awards recognise years of quiet service, sacrifice and dedication to the safety of our communities. Kevinโ€™s contribution to the NSW SES is exceptional, and this honour is a fitting recognition of a lifetime of service.โ€ ๐ŸŽ–๏ธ

๐‘บ๐‘ฌ๐‘บ๐‘ฝ๐‘จ ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’„๐’† ๐‘ท๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’• ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’๐’๐’ ๐‘ช๐’“๐’๐’‡๐’•๐’๐’ ๐‘ฌ๐‘บ๐‘ด said:
โ€œKevin Jones ESM represents the very best of emergency service volunteering. His decades of operational leadership, rescue experience, mentoring and commitment to community safety have made a lasting difference to the NSW SES and to the people of NSW. We are incredibly proud to see his service recognised.โ€ ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ‘

As noted by the Governor-General of Australia, the Kingโ€™s Birthday 2026 Honours List recognises 949 Australians, including meritorious awards such as the Emergency Services Medal. ๐Ÿ‘‘๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

The SESVA congratulates Kevin and all recipients on this very well-deserved recognition. Thank you for your service, leadership and dedication. ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐Ÿงก

๐Ÿงก๐๐’๐– ๐’๐„๐’๐•๐€ โ€” ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐„๐’ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ•๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿค

Jihad Dib MP
Chris Minns
NSW Government
National SES Volunteers Association

04/06/2026

A Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology ๐Ÿƒ

Residents in parts of the Illawarra and parts of Mid North Coast, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, Northern Tablelands and Hunter Forecast Districts should monitor conditions and follow safety advice.

Damaging winds are continuing about the Southern and Central Tablelands and Southern Highlands, extending to the northern ranges and the Illawarra coast this evening.

Winds are expected to ease about the Southern and Central Tablelands and Illawarra early Friday morning, and the remainder of the warning area by late Friday morning.

๐Ÿ“ฒ Download Hazards Near Me or visit the NSW SES website to stay up to date with warnings and information, especially as the weather moves through and may affect other areas.

Stay safe and prepared:
๐Ÿ”ธ Move your car under cover or away from trees and powerlines if safe to do so.
๐Ÿ”ธ Tie down loose items in your yard.
๐Ÿ”ธ Stay indoors away from windows and keep children and pets indoors as well.
๐Ÿ”ธ Report fallen power lines to either Ausgrid (131 388), Endeavour Energy (131 003), Essential Energy (132 080) or Evoenergy (131 093) as shown on your power bill.

๐Ÿ“ž If you require assistance in floods and storms, call the NSW SES on 132 500. In life-threatening situations, call Triple Zero (000).

Issued at 10:59 am EST on Thursday 4 June 2026

Christmas has come early for our flood operators. We have improved our flood capability by retiring D08. It has been rep...
03/06/2026

Christmas has come early for our flood operators.

We have improved our flood capability by retiring D08. It has been replaced by LMQ731. Our flood and our boat operators will be trained in its capabilities and operating environment.

Give us a wave if you see us out and about on Lake Macquarie!

01/06/2026
29/05/2026

NSW SES has responded to more than 500 incidents as widespread rainfall and thunderstorms impact northern and eastern parts of the state. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

Flood rescue operators, along with partner emergency service personnel, have completed seven flood rescues across the Central Coast and Mid North Coast. The majority have involved cars that became trapped in floodwater as flash flooding inundated roads quickly.

๐Ÿš˜โ—Steer clear of floodwater. If you come across a flooded road, turn around and find an alternative route.

Heavy rainfall is forecast to continue for parts of the Hunter, Mid North Coast and adjacent districts this afternoon, before easing later today.

๐Ÿ“ฒ Stay across the latest warnings and advice by downloading the Hazards Near Me app and setting up a watch zone for your local area.

โ˜Ž๏ธ If you need assistance during storms or floods, call the NSW SES on 132 500. In a life-threatening emergency, always call Triple Zero (000).

Morning Community Our team has filled sandbags for collection to assist you. The sandbags are located at the Lake Macqua...
28/05/2026

Morning Community

Our team has filled sandbags for collection to assist you.

The sandbags are located at the Lake Macquarie City Unit corner of Fourth Street and CreekReserveRoad, Boolaroo. We have Members on site to assist you and scan the QR code so we are able to monitor how many are going out!

Reminder that in case of emergency call 000. For storm and flood related damage call 132 500.

Morning Community With the heavy rain overnight and due to continue, jobs are pouring into the Unit. Members were our la...
28/05/2026

Morning Community

With the heavy rain overnight and due to continue, jobs are pouring into the Unit.

Members were our last night attending to jobs as well as previous days. Our members will be in the field today completing temporary repairs to storm damage.

Please understand that our field teams will progress through the jobs safely and effectively. It may take longer than you wish, but they will get to you.

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. A reminder that in case of an emergency call 000. For storm and flood related damage call 132 500.

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

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