About Us
The National State Emergency Service Volunteers Association Ltd was formed in 2015. The National State Emergency Service Volunteers Association Ltd is an incorporated association established as a not for profit entity and is registered with the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission.
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The National State Emergency Service Volunteers Association Ltd has been established to represent the thousands of State and Territory Emergency Service volunteers. The Association works to achieve nationally consistent goals that represent the interests of its volunteer members, advocating for them when appropriate.
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With over 28,000 State and Territory Emergency Service volunteers the Association provides a forum for national cross jurisdiction communication, collaboration and coordination on common issues in the emergency management arena that affects volunteers.
Our Board
Gordon Hall ESM
Chair
Western Australia
Gordon started in 1993 as an SES Volunteer with the Swan Unit of the WA SES. During that time he was involved in a number of searches and operations. Gordon has been involved in the WA SES Volunteers Association since 1995 and has served as an SES Consultative Committee representative.
He was appointed to the first FESA Board as the Representative from the State Emergency Service. In 1999 Gordon was appointed as a Director with FESA and retired in 2011. Gordon served 2 years as the Secretary and 6 years as the President of the WA SESVA and served as the Chair of the WA SES Voluntary Advisory Committee for more than six years
Gordon’s distinguished service was recognised when he was awarded the Emergency Services Medal, in the Australia Days Honours list of 2018.
Dr Faye Bendrups OAM
Vice Chair
Victoria
Faye is a VICSES volunteer with extensive operational experience, including as an Operations Officer, Safety Officer, Staging Area Manager and Base Camp Manager for numerous fire support deployments.
In 2019 she was named as one of the Australian Financial Review’s ‘100 Women of Influence’. In 2020 she was a Victorian
winner and national finalist in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards.
She is the Secretary (formerly Chair) of the Victoria SES Volunteers Association and serves on various local, state and national EM reference groups. She has a Cert IV in Frontline Management, received an Emergency Services Foundation scholarship for research into earthquake and tsunami response in Peru, and is recipient of the Victorian Premier’s Volunteer Champion Award for Leadership. Faye’s distinguished service was recognised when she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours list of 2022.
Doreen McEncroe ESM
Secretary/Treasurer
Australian Capital Territory
Doreen McEncroe has been an active member of the ACT State Emergency Service since 1988. Doreen has been involved in all the major flood, storm and bushfire incidents in the ACT and interstate.
Doreen is known for her sense of duty and calm in an emergency. In 2003 Doreen was the inaugural recipient of the ACT Volunteer of the Year Award in the Emergency Services category.
Doreen was the inaugural President of the ACTSES Volunteers Association since its formation in 2008, retiring in November 2024.
Doreen’s distinguished service was recognised when she was awarded the Emergency Services Medal in the Australia Days Honours list of 2010.
David Rowlands
Director
Victoria
Warren Hicks ESM
Director
South Australia
Ron Green ESM
Director
Northern Territory
Eddie Cowie ESM
Director
Queensland
Lance Mulligan
Director
Tasmania
Greg Cook
Director
Western Australia
Kim Davis ESM
Director
New South Wales
Corporate Strategy
In July 2016 the Board met to determine its first corporate plan with a focus across three areas - Governance, Advocacy and Profile Growth.
This plan established the groundwork for fundraising to support the State and Territory based Volunteers Associations who in turn will be implementing programs to support their members.
Objectives
Profile Growth
Establish an Engagement Plan on how we will effectively communicate with a diverse audience to increase awareness of the National SES Volunteers Association’s role within the volunteering community across Australia.
Governance
Build rules and operating procedures that provide transparency in all activities that the Association undertakes so that our stakeholders have confidence in all that we do.
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Advocacy
Develop nationally consistent positions on matters that are relevant to all the State and Territory associations and communicating to our stakeholders.
Read more about
our plan here.
Annual Reports
Fundraising
The National State Emergency Service Volunteers Association Ltd is self funding through a variety of channels that are being established so it does not have to rely on government grants.
Fundraising activities have commenced in jurisdictions where a license has been obtained. Funds raised to support State Emergency Service Volunteers are distributed through the State/Territory based Volunteers Associations.
All profits from fund raising in a jurisdiction are directed to support volunteer state emergency service members in that jurisdiction.
Governance
Governance documents of the National State Emergency Service Volunteers Association Ltd are available at:
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Fundraising Approvals:
These are obtained as required for all jurisdictions in compliance with their rules and regulations.
The National State Emergency Service Volunteers Association Ltd (NSESVA) represents over 28,000 emergency service volunteers across Australia.
Established in 2015, NSESVA advocates for nationally consistent goals and fosters collaboration on issues affecting volunteers, supporting their vital role in protecting communities
Contact Us
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Phone
For Raffle inquires only
1300804562
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Postal Address
PO Box 7321, Kaleen ACT 2617
Australia
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Address
54 Moruya Cct, Kaleen ACT 2617
Australia
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