Victoria State Emergency Service: Chelsea Unit - Chelsea Member Receives Award

Chelsea Member Receives Award

Sunday, 17 October 2010 09:42 |

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And The Winner Is...

On Saturday evening (16/10/2010) VICSES held their annual Central Region Awards dinner. Chelsea member, Phil Wall was named VICSES Central Region Volunteer of the year for 2010.

VICSES Central Region Manager, Mr. Ray Jasper making the announcement

Central Region Manager, Ray Jasper, presented the award to Phil in recognition of his work in raising the profile of the SES through local and national media including print, radio and TV following a number of major incidents in the Chelsea operational area over the past 12 months. Ray presented Phil with a fantastic trophy, a framed certificate and a $100 Bunnings voucher.

Chelsea member Phil Wall receives his award

Phil was totally shocked when his name was announced having no idea that he had even been nominated for the award. Unit Controller Ron Fitch was thrilled for Phil and said that the award was well deserved. Phil said that one of the most important things in trying to ensure that Chelsea SES continues to enjoy a high community profile is the relationship with local press and Chelsea enjoys a great relationship with the Mordialloc Chelsea Leader as well as the TV News Overnight crews.

I want to thank...

In his acceptance speech, Phil thanked his wife Maryann and his kids for allowing him the time to do what he does. He also thanked the members at Chelsea for their support in making themselves available for PR and media events in spite of their already heavy workload.

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