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VICSES Seymour

Locality: Seymour, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5792 1479

Address: 115 Wimble Street 3660 Seymour, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.ses.vic.gov.au

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25.01.2022 Sandbags are a very large part of flood prevention. They are used to protect property and key infrastructure during floods. When severe weather warnings are posted, especially when there will be a significant amount of rain predicted, members of VICSES Seymour prepare sandbags in advance so that they are ready to go at a moments notice. This gets us out to jobs as soon as possible and protects your property in a very timely manner. When we are warned there may be a lot ...of rain over a long period, we will prepare sandbags and notify our local community via our Facebook page and the local radio station (if there is time) that we will be opening a sandbag collection point where members of the community can come and safely pick up some sandbags to prepare their property ahead of the rain arriving. This has worked very well in the past and allows our members to concentrate on the time critical jobs ie; rescues and trees over roads while still helping to protect the wider community. If you have any questions about how to protect your property from flooding, feel free to send us a message.

22.01.2022 UPDATE: ALL CLEAR High st Seymour is currently closed between Crawford st and Redbank road due to a Tree bringing down powerlines and sparking a small fire. VICSES, CFA, VICPOL and Ausnet are on scene. Please avoid the area

22.01.2022 Tonight VICSES Seymour members will be out and about undertaking shake out drills. You may see red and blue flashing lights around town. No need to panic though, it is just part of our routine road rescue training!

21.01.2022 Powerful north to north west winds are hitting Victoria today, with gusts already reaching 96 km/h at Mount Hotham, 93 km/h at Mount Gellibrand, 83 km/h at Kilm...ore, 80 km/h in Avalon, and 70 km/h in Werribee. Make sure you watch out for loose or falling branches, and avoid parking your car underneath trees. More info here: http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/warnings Image taken from an emergency services drone in Belgrave after recent damaging winds.

20.01.2022 Want to give back to your community in the New Year? Become a VICSES volunteer today: ses.vic.gov.au/volunteer

20.01.2022 PLEASE! Due to the fire risk, we ask you this New Years Eve to put away the illegal fireworks. If our crews are called to any incident involving illegal firewor...ks, Victoria Police will be called and you will face stiff fines and penalties. Again, we can't make it any more clear, this NYE = NO FIREWORKS. #PleaseNoFireworksThisNYE #ZeroTolerance #BigFinesAndPenalties

18.01.2022 VICSES SEYMOUR RECRUITING NOW! Training is back for 2021 and we are are looking for new members to join our team! VICSES volunteers undertake a wide range of roles including Flood and storm operations, Road rescue, Boat operations, landsearch and swift water rescue. ... If this sounds like something you would be interested in feel free to pop on down to the unit at 115 Wimble st, Seymour from 6:30pm on Thursday nights!

18.01.2022 As Australia’s largest road rescue network, our volunteers experience the first-hand effects of unsafe driving. This National Road Safety Week, make the pledge to drive safely on our roads. Because everyone has the right, to get home safe More info: https://roadsafetyweek.com.au/

16.01.2022 With the potential for flooding over the Spring period due to the la nina alert being in place, we will be posting tips and tricks to help our local community prepare for flooding. Keep an eye out for our tiles over the next few weeks to get yourself prepared!!

15.01.2022 Essential rail works between Seymour and Jacana from 4 7 September. We’ll be carrying out works to help improve passenger service reliability and ride quality... as part of the North East Rail Line Upgrade. Level crossings are being improved at the following locations, so please observe traffic signage and allow extra time if you must travel. - High Street, Seymour - Sharps and Taylors Road, Tallarook - Dockerys Road, Tallarook - Dry Creek Road, Sunday Creek - Wallan-Whittlesea Road, Wallan - Donnybrook Road, Donnybrook - Summerhill Road,Craigieburn Thank you in advance for your patience and for taking extra care as we deliver these essential works. For more information, please visit artc.com.au/projects/northeast or call ARTC Enviroline on 1300 550 402.

14.01.2022 Now more than ever, it’s important to check in on how people are coping. This R U OK? Day, we’re highlighting the mental health of our volunteers and emergency ...service colleagues. Because even though we're always there to help our communities, it's important that we ask each other if we're OK too. More info on R U OK? Day: www.ruok.org.au/

14.01.2022 This morning VICSES Seymour attended a large tree down blocking Smythe st in Avenel. The road is now clear

13.01.2022 Members of VICSES Seymour are super excited to be allowed to train face to face again. We still have a number of restriction, however we can now put tools to vehicles and maintain our skills in a hands on way. Whilst online training was necessary and we managed to learn quite a bit through PowerPoints and other online methods, there just isn’t a substitute for getting hands on the tools. If you are thinking about becoming a member, hold tight!! We will be able to get back to recruiting soon and look forward to adding to our team!

13.01.2022 DO NOT DRIVE unless it's absolutely necessary tonight. Conditions on our roads are abysmal across the state this evening. Emergency services are currently at...tending to a huge number of incidents and accidents, with power lines and trees across roads and widespread power outages. If the curfew isn't incentive enough to stay home, please consider your own safety as well as the safety of emergency services workers who are currently dealing with the damage caused by this evening's severe weather. Please share with anyone you know who might be considering driving this evening. If you require assistance please contact the Victoria State Emergency Service on 132 500. For life-threatening emergencies call Triple Zero (000).

13.01.2022 With the BOM predicting above average rainfall for the next 3 months and a La Niña, now is the time to prepare. The predicted rainfall could result in local flooding similar to what we experienced in 2010-2012 and 2016.

13.01.2022 Due to the predicted rainfall over the next few days, VICSES Seymour have established a Sandbag Collection Point that will be running from 10:30am till 4:30pm today at our Unit. 115 Wimble St Seymour. All members of the community are welcome to come and pick up some sandbags (free of charge), however due to Covid 19 we ask people to remain in their cars and we will load the sandbags for you in a contact free manner using our drive through arrangements. (please follow the sign...age) If you have any queries, please call the unit on 03 57921 479 For storm damage or flooding, please call 132 500 or for life threatening emergencies call 000.

12.01.2022 Seymour locals may have noticed over the last few months that the yard out the front of our Unit has been looking a bit shabby. Due to Covid related restrictions, the usual guys we get to do our yard maintenance have not been able to attend, resulting in the lawn getting quite long!! Thankfully the amazing Shawn from Seymour mowing and maintenance took pity on us and took it upon himself to whip out his mower and get our yard back into tip top shape. ... Shawn did not charge us for his time and effort (and I am sure it took quite some time!!) nor did he expect anything from us, he just did it out of the goodness of his heart!. He did an amazing job, the yard looks great and we are so, so thankful for his selfless act. If you live in Seymour and are looking to have your lawns mowed, please think about contacting Shawn. What a great bloke!! https://www.facebook.com/seymourlawns/

12.01.2022 TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Severe Weather Warning for HEAVY RAINFALL and DAMAGING WINDS For people in Mallee, Northern Country, North Central, Wimmera and parts of Central, East Gippsland, South West, North East and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts.... Issued at 10:51 am Wednesday, 7 October 2020.

12.01.2022 Remember to safely slow to 40 when you see stationary red and blue or magenta flashing lights

10.01.2022 Tonight VICSES Seymour took delivery of our new lighting trailer. This new trailer replaces our 15 year old lighting trailer. Whilst much smaller in size, The new trailer is brighter with 4x 500w LED and much more efficient than its predecessor with a run time of 50hrs using 1.5lt/hr and a generator output of 5.9Kva.... This trailer will be used at SES incidents including floods, storms and rescues as well as assisting at CFA and VICPOL scenes.

10.01.2022 VICSES Seymour vehicles then and now

04.01.2022 Today VICSES Seymour gained three new Road Rescue operators with Norm, Trev and Cass successfully completing their course. Along with a member from the Kilmore unit, these four members will add depth and skill to our teams, allowing us to keep serving our community and turning out when needed! 5 long weeks of training has paid off! Congratulations guys!

04.01.2022 A big congratulations to Nagambie Fire Brigade on moving into their new home! We hope you enjoy it!!

01.01.2022 UPDATE: Redbank road is now OPEN. Redbank road in Seymour is currently closed due to a tree pulling powerlines down. Please avoid the area