Bert Van Manen (Forde, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the volunteers at the Logan State Emergency Service, including local controller Jim Ferguson, for placing first in the 2016 South Eastern Region SES rescue competition. The event was held at Pimpama, and the Logan team faced off against SES crews from the Ipswich and Somerset regions. Each crew had to participate in three real-life scenarios. The crews had to work through scenarios such as trying to get casualties out of a burning building, a car accident and even flooded areas. The crews were judged on their reactions to the three hour-long tasks, their performance during the scenarios and the communication among team members.

It goes to show that the year-round training and practice has put our South-East Queensland SES crews in a good position to help our community when natural disasters and accidents hit. I would like to congratulate Jim and the whole team for an outstanding performance and, after winning this terrific competition, I wish them the best of luck as they prepare to take on the state's best SES crews in Townsville in April next year.

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