Nhill group donates $5000
Nhill Lowana Cottage Craft has won recognition from Victoria State Emergency Service following a $5000 donation to its Nhill unit.
For more than 20 years, Nhill Cottage Craft has been selling cakes, slices and a wide variety of handcrafted items to help support their VICSES unit volunteers.
VICSES Nhill unit will use the money to buy emergency equipment required to support operational response within the Nhill community.
VICSES Nhill volunteers have responded to 23 emergency calls for assistance in the past 12 months.
The unit has been called out to storm and flood events, for road-rescue support and land search and to help other emergency service organisations.
VICSES Mid-west regional manager Jackson Bell said VICSES volunteers were committed to protecting and helping their community get back on their feet.
“We’re proud of the work they do and are grateful for the support from the Lowana Cottage Craft volunteers to allow our volunteers to continue to do so,” he said.
“We’re recruiting for a range of roles, including operational activities such as land search, flood and storm response and road crash rescue, as well as for administrative and community engagement.”
Mr Bell said people interested in learning more about the SES could visit website ses.vic.gov.au/join-us.