A QUIRINDI man has been awarded for 50 years as a State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer. Frank Turner joined the SES as a young teen in Dubbo in 1966.
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He moved to Quirindi in 1986 and was appointed Local Controller of the Liverpool Plains SES unit three years later, a position he still holds today.
He has been heavily involved in developing flood response plans and ways to warn the communities about emergencies across the Liverpool Plains Shire.
He is one of the most senior volunteers the organisation has had, and was presented with a 50-year Service Award at the NSW SES conference in Inverell on Saturday.
Mr Turner has no plans to step aside anytime soon, and urged more locals to consider joining the SES.
“Anybody who loves their community can find a role in the SES,” he said.
“Not everybody has to climb on a roof or wade into floodwaters. There are lots of challenges, but the overarching thing is job satisfaction. We could certainly do with another 10 members.
“I’m not done yet.”
