Strathalbyn State Emergency Service

30/07/2026

14/07/2026

Join us at our upcoming Open Training Session to meet the team, see what we do, and discover how you can become part of something bigger.

From responding to storms and floods to road crash rescue and supporting the community when it matters most, our volunteers are there when they're needed. Make a real difference in your community by volunteering with the Murray Bridge SES.

No experience? No worries. We'll provide all the training you need, including nationally recognised qualifications.

🎟 Register now via Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/44moNVH

03/07/2026

At the end of a busy storm day SES crews responded to a swiftwater rescue incident on Winery Road at Finniss together with police, ambulance and CFS

With the recent heavy rain this is a timely reminder for South Australians to be aware of rising waters in creeks and bodies of water that are normally dry and to pay attention to warning signs.

If there are signs indicating the road is closed please obey them and do not enter.

You are putting yourself and your rescuers at risk!

01/07/2026

Tonight members of Strathalbyn State Emergency Service, Murray Bridge and Districts State Emergency Service and South Coast State Emergency Service listened to a presentation by SA Police Major Crash.🚔🚨

Members heard about the importance of scene preservation and crash reconstruction. 🧾🔍🚦🚘🚎

Understanding how a road crash happened can sometimes help us better extricate casualties from road crashes.🚙

Because road crash rescue involve other emergency services, this information also helps us with our interactions on scene.👮‍♀️👨‍🚒🚑👩‍⚕️⛑️

Tonight's Major Crash session was a timely end to a very busy month. Our unit responded to 8 road crash rescues in June! 💥🚗

Please be road safe 🙏

SA State Emergency Service

01/06/2026

Thankyou to the lovely person who gave us a box full of goodies 🎁

It has been very much appreciated by Strathalbyn State Emergency Service crew 🧡

We'd love to thank you in person and give you the storage box back. Feel free to drop into our unit on Wednesday night 7-9 pm 😊

Thankyou!

31/05/2026

Tie down your trampolines, it's about to get breezy!

⛅For storm preparation tips, visit ses.sa.gov.au/storm
🌦️For weather forecasts, visit https://www.bom.gov.au

☎️For emergency storm or flood assistance, call 132 500
☎️For life-threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000)

Secure and put away loose items around your property, such as outdoor furniture and trampolines, to stop them from being blown away and causing damage. Windy conditions have been forecast across parts of the State for the upcoming week.

⛅For storm preparation tips, visit ses.sa.gov.au/storm
🌦️For weather forecasts, visit https://www.bom.gov.au

☎️For emergency storm or flood assistance, call 132 500
☎️For life-threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000)

30/05/2026

⚠️ The BOM is forecasting severe weather conditions next week. If you’d like to prepare, please feel free to collect a few sandbags to fill at home - especially if you live in a flood-prone area.

📍 Sandbag collection point:
SES Unit
28 Milne Road Strathalbyn

Please stay safe and prepare early where possible.

📲 SES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: 132 500

27/05/2026

Strathalbyn State Emergency Service wish to convey our thanks to the members of our community that have donated cars for road crash rescue training 🧡

We have so far used this red car for 3 different training nights to practice valuable lifesaving road crash rescue skills. It has also given us a great opportunity to train our upcoming generation of new road crash rescue operators!⛑️🚘

Tonight crews practiced inverted dashlift techniques to create space and free a casualties trapped feet/ legs on a car that was kindly donated.😫🦵🚕

Vehicle donations are always welcome 🚗🚕. If you have a vehicle that you wish to donate to SES we would love to hear from you!

Thank you for your continued support 🧡

18/05/2026

Crews from Strathalbyn State Emergency Service, Strathalbyn SA Ambulance Service and SteamRanger Heritage Railways collaborated in a search and rescue training scenario where a missing person was found with a serious trauma injury from a chainsaw mishap 🌳🤕🚂🚑⛑️

The SES drone supported SES landsearch crews to locate the casualty🆘️

SA Ambulance crew provided medical care to stablise the bleed and wound, ensuring the chainsaw bar remained in place during transport 🩺🩸🦵🚑

Steam Ranger volunteers supported the incident with Train Control making sure the railway lines were safe (no trains!) and helped transport gear and personnel to the scene in their Track Maintenance Cars🚂🛂

SES crews supported SA Ambulance to remove the chainsaws heavy engine and then transported the casualty to the ambulance using the SES UTV🌳🏋‍♂️🆘️⛑️🚑

Simulation training such as this provides emergency crews with great opportunities to sharpen teamwork and incident management skills, ready to apply it when it matters most.

Special thanks to all those involved in organising the night!🧡



SA State Emergency Service

03/05/2026

It’s that time of year again — WOW Day is almost here. 🧡

On Wednesday 20 May 2026, we are asking people across South Australia to wear orange and help us say thank you to our awesome SES volunteers.

WOW Day is a national day of recognition for the volunteers who give their time to help communities during floods, storms, and emergencies.

There are plenty of ways to get involved:
🧡 Wear orange
🧡 Host a morning tea
🧡 Put up a WOW Day poster
🧡 Light up your workplace in orange
🧡 Bake something orange
🧡 Share a photo using

Let’s show our SES volunteers how much they mean to our communities.

To get involved and learn more about WOW Day, visit ses.sa.gov.au/wow-day