Emergency Management Pride Network Victoria

The Emergency Management Pride Network Victoria invites all LGBTIQ+ people, their allies and supporters to join us for a collaborative and inclusive event where emergency management professionals and volunteers can come together.

Please complete this survey to register your interest your attendance: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DY0Z6K7hHEeYWbNG0iCwX0ZakPyGFSRDhtlDHWrtuqpUNDNPN01LS0dNNzY3TlJUVlNONzJLWjNFUy4u

Our emergency service personnel live to support the community - but it's important that we check in on each other across the sector, too.

You don't need to be an expert to reach out to someone struggling. Three simple words could make all the difference: R U OK? 💛

What a win for the sector and our LGBTIQ+ communities in regional VIC! Congratulations VICSES Moe Unit 🎉

A big congratulations to our VICSES Moe Unit, who were awarded the Regional Pride Initiative of the Year Award as part of this year’s Victorian Public Sector Pride Awards!

Unit member Jason Clough and the team have hosted and been involved in a number of pride initiatives in the East Region this year, championing diversity and inclusion for LGBTIQ+ people in regional Victoria 🎉🏳️‍🌈

Our sector has joined together today in support of Wear it Purple Day, by looking fabulous in purple and celebrating our rainbow youth!💜

We hope you're enjoying your purple celebrations too, and having meaningful conversations about empowering LGBTIQ+ young people! 🌈

We all have a role to play to ensure that we create safe, and supportive environments for our rainbow youth. Today, join us in celebrating Wear it Purple Day, and standing with LGBTIQ+ youth across our workplaces and wider communities 💜 🌈

More info: www.wearitpurple.org

Tomorrow is Wear it Purple Day! 💜 Know what to talk about with your colleagues, friends and family, to help create real meaningful change around supporting our rainbow youth: https://www.minus18.org.au/articles/what-to-talk-about-on-wear-it-purple-day 🌈

What to talk about on Wear it Purple Day Your guide to creating meaningful conversation at work, school and beyond on Wear it Purple Day

This Friday on 26 August marks Wear it Purple Day - an annual campaign aimed at celebrating and empowering LGBTIQ+ youth 🌈 💜

Find out how to be an active LGBTIQ+ ally to better support rainbow youth as part of our workplaces and communities. Visit:

How to be an active LGBTQIA+ ally There are loads of ways to be an active ally to your LGBTQIA+ family, friends, colleagues, clients and the wider community.

On 30 September, Emergency Services Foundation Chair and Inspector-General for Emergency Management Tony Pearce, will begin his 1,440km solo charity walk across Victoria to raise awareness and funds for mental health initiatives for our emergency services sector.

To find out more about the route, to donate or get involved, visit

Tony's Trek - ESF - Emergency Services Foundation I Want to Donate ESF wants to raise awareness about the terrible toll emergency service work can take on the people – paid and volunteer – who are always ready to protect us. We hope Tony’s Trek – one step at a time, a solo walk of 1440km will do that. Donate I’d like to […]

Today marks International Non-Binary People's Day - celebrating non-binary people and the diversity of gender across our sector, and as part of our communities.

Want to know more about what it means to identify as non-binary? Check out this great article from Minus18: www.minus18.org.au/articles/i-just-came-out-as-non-binary-here's-what-that-means

Today is the beginning of NAIDOC Week - a celebration of the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across our country. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters on which we work and volunteer on across our emergency services sector.