Local SES volunteers unleash on destructive bureaucracy

VICSES head office has been smashed by local SES volunteers who have expressed their disillusionment over “inane bureaucracy”, lack of funding, poor regional facilities, the organisation’s city-centric focus, duplication of training, and mismanagement, fearing these failings could lead to lives being lost. Photo: SUPPLIED.

By Lizzie Hallam

July 30, 2023 | 7:00 AM

THREE VICSES volunteers from local units, and a former staff member, have unleashed on the organisation’s bureaucracy they claim is leading to low morale among a declining membership, and could lead to the loss of lives.

Often the first on the scene at road crashes, land or water rescues, missing person searches or medical evacuations, volunteers for the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) are critical to saving lives.