By Olivia Condous
A Bacchus Marsh local is lending a helping hand to communities in New South Wales affected by severe floods.
The Victorian State Emergency Service (VICSES) sent a taskforce of 16 volunteers to Newcastle this morning to begin work in Gosford today by supporting local NSW SES crews with the flood and storm response.
The crew included several volunteers from western Victoria, including David Lambrick from the Bacchus Marsh SES unit.
There are already multiple VICSES personnel working in flood affected areas across NSW.
The Victorian support crew will work until Sunday, when they will return back home.
VICSES chief officer Tim Wiebusch said the organisation had a strong ongoing committment with their interstate counterparts and would do whatever it could to assist.
“Our volunteers have once again answered the call, leaving work and family commitments behind to assist the flooding situation in NSW.
“We thank those volunteers who are assisting, and also send our thanks to their employers who have released them for deployment at short notice.”
