Emergency Services Foundation

Do you have a story to tell? ESF is seeking people who work or volunteer in any area of emergency services for our brand-new Lived Experience program which will document stories of post traumatic growth. If you're interested, please register here. esf.com.au/lived-experien…

ESF is launching a new FREE program in 2025 - Volunteer Leaders: Safeguarding Mentally Healthy Teams. ESF acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government in being able to deliver this free program. 📢 Read more and register now! 🔗 esf.com.au/volunteer-lead…

Tickets for ESF's International Women's Day event 2025 are on sale now! 🙋‍♀️ Held at Leonda By The Yarra, Kew 🙋‍♀️ 6 March, 9.30am - 4pm 🙋‍♀️ Diversity and Inclusion Award winners will be announced at the event Access the tickets here -> esf.com.au/events/interna…

Applications for ESF's Diversity and Inclusion Awards are NOW OPEN! Applications close Sunday 9 February. Apply via the ESF website.

Applications for ESF’s Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2025, to be announced at the IWD event on 6 March, will be opening this week on Thursday, 21 November! 👀 Nominate yourself, a colleague, or an initiative for one (or all!) of three awards. See more via our website.

Applications for the 2025 Scholarships Supported by Rotary Applications close on 17 November! The ESF scholarship program provides a unique opportunity for Victorian emergency services to undertake a study tour. See more and apply here - esf.com.au/our-research/e…

Join us tomorrow (24th October) 7-9pm For the final ‘Mental Health Matters for Partners’ workshop of the year! Open to partners and support people of emergency service volunteers and paid staff. Register here! - esf.com.au/mental-health-…

World Mental Health Day is here! Take a moment to reflect on what’s in your personal mental health toolbox. Here are some of our ideas, please share yours in the comments for others to take inspiration! 💡

ESF Board Member and @PhoenixAustralia CEO Nicole Sadler will be presenting at the ESF Mental Health Showcase on 11 October – and she hopes to see you there! Don’t miss out. Register NOW for this event! esf.com.au/events/mental-…

Still deciding on your weekend plans? Get down to Avalon Airport Oval this Sunday morning to watch the Mental Health Cup played between the Western Region Football League Umpires & the Hoppers Crossing CFA Firefighters! 🏉 Purchase tickets here - trybooking.com/CUIAZ

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Emergency Services AFL Match and our first ever Family Matters Expo! Thank you to our amazing sponsors & partners: Rapid Relief Team, @DippinDots, & Sikh Volunteers AU for lunch, @VicGovAu, Gallagher Basset, @WorkSafe_Vic, @Officeworks

Arrive as strangers, leave as friends. The Residential Wellbeing Program offers a safe space for reflection, learning, and growth. We have just wrapped up our fourth pilot group — two more to go! esf.com.au/residential-we…

Register now for an action-packed Emergency Services AFL Match! 📅 18 August, 2024 ⏱️ 3.20pm bounce ⏱️ 12pm-3pm VIP Family Matters Expo 📍 MCG Discounted tickets are now available to all emergency service workers and their families here - esf.com.au/emergency-serv…

Team work and personal growth were celebrated at EMC 2024 Conference Dinner last night. Thank you to the four reps from the Tony’s Trek crew.. a group of 26 from the Victorian emergency services who made it - as a team - to the Everest base camp this year raising funds for ESF.

With increasing frequency and complexity of disasters, there is a greater need to embrace diversity. Dr Margaret Moreton gave an engaging Claire Zara Oration at EMC2024. “There is no business as usual and communities are recovering from one disaster while they undergo the next”

Agriculture Victoria is all over animal disease preparedness at the Emergency Management Conference in Melbourne this week. Thanks Dr Julie Simons and team for the engaging insights into AgVic's important work.

We love to get out & about to share our research - this week we are supporting & attending the annual @ESF_Victoria @EMCConference in Melbourne. If you're at #EMC2024 drop by our booth and learn about our research - it was wonderful to chat with so many people today.

It's been wonderful seeing Victoria’s emergency management sector coming together in Melbourne today for the 24th Emergency Management Conference! Day 1 highlights have included Cindi Preller from the Pacific Tsunami Museum and Josh Roose on international conflict and terrorism.

ESF welcome Catherine Greaves, Chief Executive Officer at @LifeSavingVic, as Deputy Chair. We are incredibly lucky to be able to draw on a wealth of experience from all all volunteer Board members and are excited to draw on Cath's expertise as we continue our important work.

Less then four weeks to go for @EMCConference 2023!