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Extreme Weather Heroes is a Gen Y led recruitment drive to inspire 20,000 young emergency volunteers of the future.
Last week Green Cross Australia organised the second annual Extreme Weather Heroes Summit – which brought emergency service volunteer from around the country together with science, media and social networking experts.
In this eNews we are proud to welcome new Extreme Weather Heroes Liz Cantor, Jo Buldeski and Aaron Purchase. We hope you enjoy getting to know them, and learning how amazing these ordinary people really are. |
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| Jo is training up her generation |
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Extreme Weather Hero Jo Buldeski is a volunteer for the Australian Red Cross in Queensland and she’s doing her bit to get other young people to step up, get skilled and get prepared for the next extreme weather event…
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| King Tides affect coast |
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In his first week as an EWH Aaron has tackled the highest tides in 9 years. Protecting our beaches is the reason Aaron joined Surf Life Saving Queensland, and why he became an Extreme Weather Hero. Find out more about what makes this surf life saver tick!
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| Heroes Summit success |
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The second annual Extreme Weather Heroes Summit held in the Gold Coast hinterland on Jan 30-31st, was an outstanding success with emergency service volunteers from agencies across Australia – made possible by generous donations from our supporters!
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| Liz loves weather lovers |
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You may have seen her presenting the weather and surf reports for Channel 7 – or on the Great South East – but Extreme Weather Hero Liz Cantor is also the newest recruit for the Queensland State Emergency Service!
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| QLD RFS getting prepared |
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Extreme Weather Hero Stephen and Ben Sutherland, Queensland Rural Fire Service volunteers talk to about inspiring Gen X and Y join the emergency services, and to get prepared for the next extreme weather event with social media.
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| We need your help! |
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We just bought our Heroes Flipcams – but they need more technology to make their job easier! If you work for a company that can help, or would like to donate to a good cause – contact us today!
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| A changing climate – not persuaded? |
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Some Australians are sceptical about whether climate change is human induced, but most of us notice the climate is changing… so a younger emergency volunteer base is vital. We accept the consensus view of climate scientists that greenhouse pollution poses a serious risk to future generations. Did you know that today’s climate relates to the concentration of greenhouse pollution in our atmosphere 30 years ago? Already the evidence is mounting.
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