On Saturday, 15 August the Temora State Emergency Service (SES) will hold its 50 year anniversary of serving the Temora community with an open day at their Vesper Street headquarters. Getting underway at 10am there will be vehicles on display, including some from Wagga SES, equipment demonstrations, a barbeque lunch and an opportunity to talk to current and former members and there will be facility tours of the headquarters building. Temora SES controller Tony Storm said that it was a great way to honour the original members that started it all in 1976 and for potential new members to get a really good idea of some of the benefits of volunteering. “It will be a great chance for those interested in getting involved in volunteering to see what happens and what to expect,” Mr Storm said. “We are trying to encourage new members to come along. “Many people may not realise that SES can lead to a successful career, I met one of the young chaps that was in it years ago and he's now a Deputy Commissioner and I’m pretty sure he is on six figures a year. “The skills and training that volunteers receive at SES are transferable and add to a person’s career outside the organisation as well.” All the training and courses undertaken as a member of SES is free and it is accredited. The origins of SES in Temora date back to the first meeting held on 12 June 1976 at Temora Technical College, as it was then known, when TAFE teacher Max Summers instigated the formation of the Temora branch of the service. For the first 12 months of its existence the technical college was the home of the fledgling organisation before moving to the old army barracks in Crowley Street. Over the years the headquarters has moved to several locations until finding a permanent home at the purpose built headquarters that they now occupy in Vesper Street.
