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Can you tie a knot upside down, in the dark, with little more than the light on your helmet? For more than 100 NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers, that was all part of a training weekend underground at Wellington Caves.

A new rescue boat will enhance operational capability for the NSW State Emergency Service (SES)  Temora  Unit as it marks five decades of response within the local community.

The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is celebrating two decades of a dedicated State Operations Centre in Wollongong coordinating emergency responses and supporting communities across the state.

Testing their flood rescue skills after dark on Saturday, NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers from Nowra, Kiama and Shellharbour have taken part in a large-scale exercise near the Shoalhaven River.

A new purpose-built NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Unit has been completed in Tibooburra, strengthening emergency response capability in one of the state's most remote communities.  

New portable connectivity kits, nimble internet-enabled forward command vehicles and satellite vessel tracking are being rolled out by the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) to enhance community response during disasters.

Wyong storm and flood response operations have been strengthened with the delivery of two vehicles and a vessel for local NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers to continue supporting the Central Coast community.

Testing their rescue skills in a major simulated training exercise, the best NSW State Emergency Service (SES) teams from across the state converged in Sydney to compete in the Disaster Rescue Challenge over the weekend.

Emergency response across southern NSW has been given a major boost with the completion of a state-of-the-art upgrade to the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Southern Zone Headquarters.

NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is celebrating NAIDOC Week 2026 by recognising the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander volunteers and staff who help strengthen communities across the state, with its annual NAIDOC Awards held in Wollongong yesterday.