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Official page for Townsville State Emergency Service Unit, Northern Region. SES 📞132 500

This page is managed by SES volunteers, for the Townsville SES Unit to engage and share information with the local communities. Posts can include storm and disaster preparedness, volunteering information, community awareness, and educational posts. There are six groups that make up the Townsville SES Unit in the Townsville area: Townsville, Thuringowa, Bluewater, Rollingstone, Mt Spec, and Magneti

c Island. Join at: https://bit.ly/become-an-SES-member

Find more emergency and disaster information at these websites: www.ses.qld.gov.au
www.qfes.qld.gov.au
www.getready.qld.gov.au
http://disaster.townsville.qld.gov.au
www.disaster.qld.gov.au

25/08/2026

From recruitment (welcome to our Golf Recruit course members) to roof work, rodeos and everything in between! It's been a busy month for our volunteers and they show no signs of slowing down!!!👷‍♀️

This week is SES week and the theme is 🧡 "Ready, Together" 🧡. It is a time to celebrate the dedication of unpaid and active volunteer members who constantly train and prepare in order to assist communities during storms, floods, and emergencies.

Thank you to all our volunteers and those who support them 👏

15/08/2026

National Youth Volunteer Week celebrates the energy, ideas and impact of young volunteers across Australia, and we think the 20 young volunteers currently in our Unit are shining examples of the positive impact 16-24 year olds can have in the community.

Young volunteers juggle school, uni, apprenticeships, work or other commitments while still making time to attend training to learn and practice skills and operations to serve the communities they live in. They bring new ideas, enthusiasm and energy to our organisation and we're thankful for their committmrent and contributions.

14/08/2026

In recent months, many of our Unit volunteers (too many to name!) have received recognition 🏅 for length of service (1yr certificates, 5 yr citations or 10+yr medal/clasp), the SES Emergency Response Medal and/or the Qld Fire Emergency Response Medal (for Covid Assistance).
Well done to everyone who has received awards (some are pictured here) and thank you for your continued service to SES and the community 👏

11/08/2026

We're searching for a new volunteer Local Controller!
After 15 months of serving the Townsville Unit as the Local Controller, Mark has decided to step away from the role of Townsville Unit Local Controller (but will continue to volunteer as a Leading Field Operator). We want to acknowledge and thank Mark for his tireless advocacy, support and leadership of the Unit, which has seen significant progress and positive change for all Groups and the Unit as a whole. We also want to thank Mark's family for their support and we're sure they're looking forward to him spending more time with them!
If you have a passion for community service, emergency and organisational management, and supporting and leading over 200 volunteers in the Townsville area, we want to hear from you! If this sounds like you, please see the attached information. regarding this volunteer position.

30/07/2026

Leadership ✅️
Team Building ✅️
Skills refeshers ✅️
Learning 'new tricks' ✅️
Self-reflection opportunities ✅️
City and ocean views ✅️✅️✅️
Our Townsville and Thuringowa Group members were put through their paces this week, in a training activity that tested and challenged them across many different SES skill sets, bringing together many of the skills they've been learning over the past month or more. Well done to all involved - they excelled and achieved everything that was thrown their way.

19/07/2026

Over the weekend, 14 new SES recruits spent their time 'learning the ropes' (and stretchers, communications and other skills) as part of their journey to become part of our team. We look forward to welcoming them to our Unit and wish them all the best for the next weekend of their recruit course.

15/06/2026

Great news!! The 82-year-old man reported missing from Aitkenvale has been located safe and well.

Police would like to thank the community for their assistance.

08/06/2026

A huge congratulations to the Northern Region's newest SES graduates, who completed their initial training yesterday! After three intensive weekends of training, we're excited to welcome recruits to our Bluewater, Magnetic Island, Thuringowa and Townsville Groups.

They wasted no time getting involved, with several of them responding to a search this morning! Thank you for stepping up and serving our communities. 🧡

Welcome aboard!

06/06/2026

Several of our exceptional members joined members from all regions across our great state today, representing Northern Region in the SES 50th Anniversary Parade in Brisbane as part of Qld Day celebrations.
What a wonderful way to celebrate Queensland 🎉 and 50 years of SES in Qld 🧡
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04/06/2026

🔶 Bluewater SES Legacy Continues – Could You Be Our Next Group Leader? 🔶
Expressions of Interest are now open for the position of Group Leader – Bluewater SES.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about people, community and emergency service to step into a rewarding leadership role and help shape the future of the Bluewater Group.
As Group Leader, you’ll play a key role in supporting members, guiding capability development, strengthening local connections and helping continue the proud legacy of SES service in the Bluewater community.
Whether you’re looking to build your leadership experience, challenge yourself, or take the next step in your SES journey — we may be looking for you.
Applications close 23 June 2026. For full details and role description contact Townsville Unit Local Controller Mark Tyrrell (email: [email protected])
Take the next step. Lead, Support and help build the future of Bluewater SES Group.

Address

Townsville, QLD

Telephone

+61132500

Website

http://www.ses.qld.gov.au/

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