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A Great Success
The 2019 Bribie Island Combined Emergency Services EXPO has come and gone for another year. Over the past days, the feedback to me and my colleagues from those who participated in the event, the local community, social and print media, the 2019 EXPO was: “The most outstanding event held so far” … although hard to gauge, many are estimating crowd numbers to be more than 3500 people!
Personally, I cannot express my gratitude deeply enough and on behalf of the organising committee, I sincerely thank everybody who contributed. The success of the Emergency Services EXPO is so dependent on the valued input, support, and participation of our emergency services partners.
This year we introduced our first Emergency Services Young Ambassador, Tahnee Gordon from Bribie Island State Primary School and plan to continue the Young Ambassador program next year. It is a good opportunity to engage with the younger generation, who will form part of our future emergency services. Following the arrival of the official party, Grace Lutheran College 14-year-old student Morgan Adamski sang a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem.
Swimmer safely aboard the Surf Life Savers RIB
Simulated boat fire, with QFES fire fighters aboard Bribie 1 extinguishing the fire.
After safely recovering the “distressed swimmer” the helicopter lands at the EXPO for closer inspection.
Westpac Surf Lifesaving Helicopter lifts a distressed swimmer to safety from Pumicestone Passage.
SLS Drone Pilot Mark Phillips getting “Little Ripper” drones ready for take off. The drones would drop a fluorescent dye into the water marking the “target” swimmer, then drop a self-inflating flotation device into that target area.
Combined Cadets march led by TS Koopa Naval Cadets combined with 123 Army Cadets, Emergency Services Cadets and Bribie Island Scout Group.
SLR Drone pilot Dragan Skuaric with “Little Ripper” drones ready for the rescue demonstration.
Police divers participate in a race to a marker in the Pumicestone Passage.
Record crowds attend Emergency Services Expo 2019
The vessels from Coast Guard, VMR and QPS are introduced to the EXPO crowd
The simulated car crash scene, QPS officers and QFES officers ensure the safety of the vehicle whilst QAS officers stabilize the victim in readiness to remove them from the vehicle to get further treatment.
SES Flood boats on the water and VMR Flare demonstration with VMRBI Commodore Liz Radajewski
The Hon Mark Ryan Minister for Police and Corrective Services, with EXPO 2019 Young Ambassador Tahnee Gordon and QPS Moreton District Officer Bill Graham at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
VMRBI’s Emergency Services Liaison Officer Graham Gibb, with 2019 EXPO Young Ambassador Tahnee Gordon with Cluedo the QPS Mascot and Police Volunteer Jeanette Stone
VIP’s arrive, Superintendent Bill Graham Moreton District Officer Qld Police Service gives the High 5’s to the cadets in the guard of honour.
Surf Lifesavers demonstrate saving a distressed swimmer with their inflatable boat.
Police Piper Senior Constable Andrew Hollywood piped the Official Party ashore, arriving on VMR Bribie Island Pontoon via Bribie 1. The Official Party comprised The Hon Mark Ryan Minister for Police and Corrective Services, Simone Wilson MP State Member for Pumicestone, Superintendent Bill Graham Moreton District Officer Queensland Police Service, Chief Superintendent Lance Duncan Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Superintendent Wayne Waltisbuhl Rural Fire Service Brisbane, Angus Mitchell General Manager Maritime Safety Queensland, Councilors Peter Flannery and Brooke Savige Moreton Bay Regional Council.
Kitchen Fire Demonstration – showing why you don’t pour water onto an oil fire in the kitchen.
Following was an action-packed program of events including: SLS IRB on water & drone deployment, SES flood boats on water and VMR flare demonstration, VMR and CG on water demonstration, Westpac helicopter winches a person from water and lands for inspection, Twinnies Pelican release, QFES high rise aerial demonstration, Combined Cadets march, Water Police Dive Unit demonstration and Road crash demonstration.
Banksia Beach School Band was a great hit, congratulations Mr Martin O’Callaghan and students it was a pleasure to hear the polished performance of the students at our EXPO. The Banksia Beach Advanced Band has won First Place & received a gold adjudication critique for the past six consecutive years in the Queensland Youth Music Awards (QYMA), which is one of Queensland’s longest running school-based music competitions and attracts more than 4,000 performers each year.
Where to from here…? Yes, …2020 is on the planning table and with the date being known in the coming weeks. In the meantime, I am interested in your valued opinion on the 2019 day, what did you like about it, and what might be improved or done differently? The following link will allow you to view some of the photos published to date, there will be a video produced and available shortly.
