SES Hastings Unit

How does the SES prepare for major storms?

Last night you likely saw our crews out and about driving through the community, and for a very good reason. You may recall during national volunteers week we highlighted the essential work of our Incident Control Point teams in coordinating major storm events. Well, last night was all about them. Our crews were sent out and about to different locations, so our ICP team could practice the art of triaging jobs by priority, and tasking our trucks accordingly.

The jobs? Fortunately there were no real emergencies, so we asked our crews to share some photos of where they ended up.

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🚨Training Notification🚨
Tonight, Monday the 15th of June from 7pm until approx 9:30pm Hastings SES will be conducting training out in the community.

You may see our crews and vehicles out in the areas of: Hastings, Tyabb, Balnarring and Crib Point, there is no need for concern. This is essential training to ensure we are prepared when the community calls.

Managing Traffic with Hastings SES 🛑

Over the past few months, Hastings SES has been fortunate enough to complete the first Manage Traffic at an Emergency Scene course in the State, giving our volunteer members the skills needed to safely direct traffic and close roads to ensure the safety of our crews and the public.

Today saw an additional ten members complete this essential skillset and a further two members facilitate the course after being endorsed, bringing the total number of Traffic Management qualified members at Hastings SES to twenty four, with five of those also being qualified facilitators.

Please remember when you see our crews on the road, follow all instructions given and adhere to the 40kph speed limit when passing vehicles with flashing lights. After all we’re here for your safety and to get you moving as quickly as possible.

If you’re in and around Crib Point today why not head on down to the Thank a First Responder Market, it’s the perfect time to have a chat, learn about what we do and ask any questions you may have about your local emergency services. We’re here until 2pm!

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Thank a First Responder Day 2026

Today the 10th of June is Thank a First Responder day, a day to give thanks and show appreciation to those on the frontline who answer the call when the community needs help.

At Hastings SES we’re proud to answer that call more than 500 times per year and we also give thanks to the teams from Victoria Police, CFA, Ambulance Victoria, Lifesaving Victoria, Coast Guard and the other services who assist us to provide emergency support to the community.

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Victoria State Emergency Service
CFA (Country Fire Authority)
Fire Rescue Victoria
ambulancevic
Victoria Police
Life Saving Victoria
Australian Volunteer Coast Guard

Congratulations to Rochester Deputy Controller Judith Gledhill, and our neighbour Sorrento Unit Controller Mark Daw on being awarded the Emergency Services Medal (ESM) at this year’s kings birthday honours.

The ESM recognises the years of diligent service these members have provided to the SES and their communities.

Congratulations to both on this incredible achievement!

Thank you Mornington!

Thank you to everyone who generously donated to Hastings SES yesterday at Benton’s Square in Mornington, all the funds raised will provide ongoing support to the unit so that we can continue to provide a highly skilled, 24/7 emergency service to our community.

And an extra special thank you goes out to Benton’s Square Shopping Centre for allowing us to use your space yesterday to raise these vital funds.

Lastly, a massive thank you to our volunteers for spending their Saturday out and about chatting to the community and raising awareness for the work we do.

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It’s been wet and windy on the peninsula, which kept your local SES volunteers busy with a number of jobs.

Last night Hastings volunteers were paged to attend a property in Mt Martha where the wind had caused the peak of a roof to come loose and blow around. Our crews attended and used a section of rope and some sandbags to weigh down the section of roof to allow the home owners to get some sleep before more permanent repairs could be done by their insurer in the morning.

Our team was back on the road early this morning to support our friends at Frankston ses for a Tree Down Restricting access in Mt Eliza, in the strong winds a massive tree came down blocking 3 families in their units. Our crews worked with multiple chainsaws for over 2 hours to clear a path to allow the residents move freely in and out of their properties. As we finished up there we headed back into Mornington to make light work of a tree branch that was hanging off a tree at the entrance to a dog park causing a safety risk.

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This Saturday the 6th of June, between 9am - 4pm Hastings SES members will be at Benton’s Square Shopping Centre raising vital funds to support our volunteer emergency service.

As noted in one of our recent posts, Hastings SES covers 723 square kilometres of our beautiful Mornington peninsula, which includes Mornington and Mount Martha. We have a vehicle based in Mornington to assist with swift response times.

Today saw our crews support the residents of Mornington, after a tree came down partially blocking Bentons Road. We managed to clear the road quickly allowing full access for Mornington Residents.

We’re asking for you to give generously so that we can continue to provide these services. We really hope to see you this Saturday!

Come say hi and meet the team in orange who show up when the community calls.

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Not a typical week for Hastings SES…

While this week our pagers only activated a few times, we certainly didn’t expect to be called for a bridge collapse!

On Wednesday afternoon our crews were called out after reports came in that the suspension bridge that crosses Merricks Creek had collapsed, on arrival our crews were indeed met with a very broken bridge. Fortunately no one was injured during the collapse so our team secured the scene to prevent access or injuries occurring and notified the relevant authorities to manage the cleanup.

While this sort of incident definitely wasn’t on our bingo cards for 2026 it really does prove that Hastings SES is ready for anything.

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