Now in its fifth year, the Melbourne Firefighters Stair Climb charity event attracted around 700 career and volunteer firefighters on 1 September. Participants donned full structural firefighting gear including breathing apparatus to scale the 28 floors of the Crown Metropol Hotel. Since it began the event has raised $1.6 million […]
ESF Alumni were all invited to attend breakfast on 10 August hosted by Board Director and Maddocks Partner, Catherine Dunlop. The purpose of the event was for our new CEO, Siusan MacKenzie to share her thoughts on a new strategic direction for the ESF and discuss issues with Alumni to […]
At the 2018 Emergency Management Conference, beyondblue Chair Julia Gillard, delivered a strong mental health message. Here is the transcript of her speech.
Four 2018 ESF Scholarship recipients have been announced. Geoff Ranzenhofer, CFA Senior Station Officer – to study practical fire investigation training at international best practice sites. Jacob Riley, SES Public Information and Warnings Advisor – to study the use of new and emerging technologies to improve real time community warnings. […]
We welcome Siusan MacKenzie to the role of inaugural CEO of the Emergency Services Foundation. Siusan begins in the role with solid credentials as a strong and innovative leader with experience in various sectors. Most recently Siusan has been working in the health sector and has had a significant impact […]
