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To celebrate the contribution emergency service workers make to our community, Hawthorn Football Club is offering a special membership including the big Emergency Services Match on 5 July 2019.

Emergency Services Foundation and Red Cross to host an open forum on 31 May 2019 Caring for the people who care – two perspectives. Keynote speakers will be Kelly McKinney, one of America’s foremost experts on disasters and Patrick Cairns, CEO at the UK Police Treatment Centres. This is a free event […]

View details about the match The ESF is excited to be working with Hawthorn Football Club to honour the work of Victoria’s Emergency Services personnel, with the club today launching the inaugural Emergency Services Match to be played between the Hawks and the Pies. The two clubs will face off […]

BankVic has reinforced its commitment to the mental health and wellbeing of members of the police and emergency services, by signing a sponsorship agreement with the Emergency Services Foundation. Recognising the increasing prevalence and high impact of mental health issues in the emergency services sector, this sponsorship will assist the […]

Download PDF of WPI Report – welfare and support payments Since 1998, nearly 600 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Massachusetts USA) students have conducted over 170 projects at the Melbourne Project Centre (MPC), partnering with local organisations. MPC teams have addressed a variety of challenges in local communities and between October and […]

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 […]