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More than 260 awards were presented to 150 NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) members, recognising their outstanding commitment to communities across the state at a major awards ceremony held at NSW SES State Headquarters in Wollongong on Tuesday, 10 November 2026. 

For six and a half decades, generations of NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers in Syndey’s Inner West have answered the call when their community needed them most.

Flood rescue specialists from across Australia and New Zealand have travelled to Sydney to put their skills to the test, during a NSW State Emergency Service (SES) led multi-agency training exercise focused on night-time operations. 

Flood rescue capability and emergency response on the South Coast has been strengthened with the delivery of a brand-new Generation Five High Clearance Vehicle (HCV) to NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Moruya Unit. 

A missing 10-year-old child, fading daylight and a race again the clock. It was the scenario facing thirty NSW State Emergency Service (SES) members on the Murray River in Albury last night.

NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) volunteers from across the Greater Hume region have been recognised for decades of dedicated service and their contribution during major flood emergencies at an awards ceremony in Albury on Thursday 22 October.

The Wagga community and surrounds will have the opportunity to get storm season ready and discover what it takes to become an NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer when the Wagga Wagga Unit opens its doors to the community on Saturday 31 October. 

The Minns Labor Government has started construction on a new NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) Northern Zone Headquarters, which will become the largest Zone HQ in the state.

Communities across Western NSW will be better supported during floods, storms and other emergencies following the completion of the new NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Western Zone Headquarters in Dubbo.

The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is urging communities to prepare for damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall as severe storms move across NSW on Sunday.