Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott  paid tribute to all NSW winners of the Resilient Australia Awards and NSW ‘Get Ready’ Community during a ceremony at NSW Parliament House on 13 October 2015.
 


Daryl Maquire MP for Wagga Wagga, David Elliot Minister for Emergency Services, Brian Mahony, Belinda McMahon, Deb Bewick & Ian Leckie SES
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The Uranquinty Community Safety Group won the inaugural ‘Get Ready’ Community Award for their work developing and implementing a whole-of-town emergency plan.
 
“These awards showcase the achievements of community groups, emergency services, state and local government, and education providers in making NSW communities safer, more resilient and better equipped when faced with emergencies,” Mr Elliott said.

“All of the groups that nominated make a huge difference to the disaster preparedness and resilience of NSW communities, ensuring they are prepared for any event.
 
The ‘Get Ready’ Award, introduced this year by the NSW Government, recognises a local community that has done exceptional work to make their community more prepared and better able to recover from natural disasters.

The Community Safety Group has only recently evolved and were able to complete the ‘Exercise Wirraway’ evacuation in conjunction with the local SES. Thanks to Origin & Wagga Wagga City Council for sponsorship.

A fridge magnet was produced in response to questions raised during the exercise and was produced thanks to the Uranquinty Progress Association.

The next meeting of the UCSG will be on the 21st April 2015, 7.30pm @ the Uranquinty Hall on Baker Street. All welcome.

The group will work our way through various scenarios in order to be better prepared to help the village during a time of crisis. If you would like to be a part of the group to help out we would love to see you at the meeting.
Call Belinda McMahon on 6922 9886 for details. 

The SES will join us for a BBQ on 9th May for a display of our flood plans and the gear we have on hand. Learn more about what to do in a flood situation and how everyone can work together to keep safe.

The Uranquinty Progress Association is looking to improve the appearance and liveability of  the village. A series of projects are planned, one of which involves the development of an eco-cultural garden.

The site being considered is the village water tower on the corner of Best and Uranquintry Streets, operated by Riverina Water.

It is anticipated that the use of this site will be beneficial to the local community, visitors and Riverina Water through the beautification and better productive use of the site.

It is hoped that the site can be used for a variety of studies and the growth of native species in an area which can be used by everyone.   The Progress Association would appreciate some feedback on this idea and is keen for comments from Residents on this proposal.

Please contact Uranquinty Progress association members for further details or to express your thoughts.

In October 2014, the Uranquinty Progress Association in conjunction with State Emergency Services, Wagga City Council and the local community held an emergency planning day - Exercise Wirraway. The committee aimed to increase the awareness of local flood risk; gathering and providing localised information to improve the efficiency of a future enactment of the plan, and garnering support from the community.

This proved to be a great initiative and one which the SES would like to replicate in other small, flood-prone villages in the local area. Following on from the Uranquinty Community Safety Group (UCSG) emergency evacuation day in October 2014, a community barbeque will be held at the Community Hall on Saturday 9 May which will continue the process of informing the community about emergency safety plans.

Wagga Wagga City Council will provide the opportunity for Community Consultation on the Village Overland Flood Flow Studies at the Community Hall on Tuesday 24 March from 7pm. More information on flood planning is available here.

We look forward to seeing members of the community at both these important information sessions so everyone is fully informed about emergency planning procedures.  Please come along with friends and family and find out more about this important strategy for the village.