With the storm season coming to a close this month, Queensland Chapter Lead Alicia Palmer caught up with Townsville Emergency Management Officers – Bec Torrisi and Brittany Saunders – who together, make up 66.66% of Townsville’s Emergency Management Unit. Bec and Brittany have been experiencing what can only be described as a baptism by fire.
Our 2021 AWE Conversation Series is here. Our first AWE Conversation for 2021 will be on Thursday 25 March at 5pm (AEDT) with Ms Natalie Egleton, CEO, Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) and hosted by Dr Margaret Moreton, AWE Committee Member. For further information, follow this link. AWE Members will have received an email with a
AWE Quarterly Social Networking Event - Autumn During 2021, we are hosting quarterly AWE Social Networking events on the second Friday in March, June, September and December. These networking events provide you with a great opportunity to get to know other AWE members in a casual environment. Grab your favourite Friday afternoon drink, and
AWE at ESF IWD Event in Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria AWE was proud to partner with the Emergency Services Foundation to host an International Women's Day event in Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria on 28 February. Almost 50 women (and a few men!) from across the emergency management sector gathered to increase camaraderie, support, and acknowledgement, and to understand and generate
AWE March 2021 Newsletter is out now Check your emails for the latest news from AWE. If you aren't receiving the newsletter, then go on to the AWE membership page and register with your current details.
AWE IWD 2021 Forum - Recording Out Now The recording of the AWE IWD 2021 Forum is now available on the AWE YouTube Channel. Click on the following image to access. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=penDHkvG5kE
An Exciting 2021 AWE Conversation Series is coming soon Our conversation series was a 'beacon of light' and a source of interest for many of us during 2020 - our first year of COVID. The feedback we received about this series was very positive and so we are going to offer another series of
AWE Committee Member Profile - Margaret (Midge) Gray Hi. Although my name is Margaret, everyone calls me Midge. I live in far north west Tasmania with two dogs - Lucy and Sammi and two cats - Archimedes and Pythagoras. I am a part time first aid trainer with Red Cross Tasmania and I also volunteer
AWE Committee Member Profile - Jeanene (Nene) Howard Nene has spent 19 years with CFA as a firefighter and in various brigade positions including working on the juniors program and Group Communications Officer, Field Operations Vehicle and in Incident control Centre operations. Nene is also a former bushfire educator. Nene has also held roles
What does the AWE Network logo represent? - a circle of strong women supporting one another - inclusiveness, collaboration, support and equality - wholeness, completion and unity - defence, endurance and safety - a circle or a set of concentric circles characterises a meeting place where people come together in Aboriginal art - the cycle of emergency