The Whittlesea and Craigieburn SES units will no longer need to rely on surrounding SES groups for lights, thanks to a $39,000 grant from the state government.
The money is part of the government’s $15 million Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability Grants program.
Yan Yean MP Danielle Green and Yuroke MP Ros Spence announced last week that the units would share the grant, allowing them to buy a lighting platform.
Whittlesea SES unit controller Gary Doorbar said the lighting platform was essential.
“We had to borrow one from Broadmeadows SES earlier this month to light up the scene at a fire in Thomastown,” he said.
“Now, we will have our own platform for lighting up crime scenes and fire grounds.”
Ms Spence said the grant would assist volunteers with their crucial work.
“The Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability Grants program has been established to help units like Craigieburn and Whittlesea SES so they can continue … protecting Victorian properties and lives.”
