For people interested in learning more about becoming an Emergency Services Volunteer

For those people in Brisbane, Information Sessions have been developed and will be facilitated in Brisbane. The sessions will provide participants with general information about volunteering with the Red Cross, the emergency services context and the role of Red Cross Emergency Services Volunteers in the field. Experienced staff and volunteers will be on hand to explain the application process and help answer any questions should participants decide to join as an Emergency Services Volunteer. Once participants have attended the information session and submitted the application paperwork they will then be invited to attend the Personal Support Training (relevant to Brisbane applicants only). The information session are being held on these dates and located at Red Cross Milton Office, 49 Park Road, Milton.

Note: Red Cross staff in Brisbane are encouraged to attend the Information Session prior to attending the Personal Support Training, however it is not a requirement.

Date	Time
Thursday, 13 May	6pm – 7:30pm
Tuesday, 1 June	6pm – 7:30pm
Monday, 5 July (Cancelled due to insufficient numbers)	6pm – 7:30pm
Saturday, 21 August (Cancelled due to insufficent numbers)	10:30am – 12pm
Monday, 6 September (Cancelled due to insufficient numbers)	6pm – 7:30pm
Saturday, 2 October	10:30am – 12pm
Monday, 15 November	6pm – 7:30pm

NB: Changes to information calendar highlighted in BLUE. Last updated on 3 August 2010.

For those people outside of Brisbane, the introductory training module is the Personal Support Training (PST). PST is a one day course which provides information on emergency management arrangements in QLD and the role of Red Cross, the impacts of emergencies on affected people, communicating with disaster-affected persons and looking after yourself as you work in disaster recovery. The PST will be run in these areas in 2010:

Location	Date	Time	Address
Ayr	Wednesday, 5 May	8.30am – 4pm	BCE Queen Street Ayr
Atherton Herbeton Mareeba	Saturday, 14 August	8.30am – 4pm	SES Atherton
Bribie Island	Monday, 20 September	8:30am – 4pm	TBA
Bundaberg	Thursday, 29 July	8:30am – 4pm	SES, 7 Kendalls Road Bundaberg
Cairns Edmonton	Tuesday, 14 September	8:30am – 4pm	Red Cross Lake Street Cairns
Charleville	Sept/Oct 2010	TBA	TBA
Cooktown	Monday, 21 June (Cancelled due to insufficient numbers)	8:30am – 4pm	Lyons Hall Cnr Amos Street & Charles St
Goondiwindi	Aug/Sept 2010	TBA	TBA
Hervey Bay	Saturday, 31 March	8:30am – 4pm	TBA
Ingham	Monday, 6 September	8:30am – 4pm	Ingham RSL Hawkins Street
Innisfail	Monday, 10 May	8:30am – 4pm	Red Cross Rooms Cnr Emily St Innisfail
Ipswich	Tuesday, 17 August (Cancelled due to insufficient numbers)	8:30am – 3:30pm	Red Cross, Cnr. Nicholas & South Street
Mackay	Thursday, 9 September	8:30am – 4pm	Red Cross Sydney St Mackay
Brisbane	Saturday, 22 May	8:30am – 4pm	49 Park Road, Milton
Brisbane	Friday, 25 June (Cancelled due to insufficient numbers)	8:30am – 4pm	49 Park Road, Milton
Brisbane	Saturday, 24 July	8:30am – 4pm	49 Park Road, Milton
Brisbane	Saturday, 14 August	8:30am – 4pm	49 Park Road, Milton
Brisbane	Monday, 27 September	8:30am – 4pm	49 Park Road, Milton
Brisbane	Saturday, 9 October	8:30am – 4pm	49 Park Road, Milton
Brisbane	Tuesday, 23 November	8:30am – 4pm	49 Park Road, Milton
Port Douglas	Thursday, 24 June	8:30am – 4pm	Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre
Rockhampton	Monday, 15  March	8:30am – 4pm	Education Building, 43 Upper Dawson Road,  Allenstown
Sunshine Coast	Saturday, 29 May	8:30am – 4pm	Noosa Leisure Centre Wallace Drive Noosaville
Sunshine Coast	Saturday, 9 October	8:30am – 4pm	Noosa Leisure Centre Wallace Drive Noosaville
Toowoomba	Tuesday, 31 May	8:30am – 3.30pm	SES HQ, 172 Stephen Street, Toowoomba
Townsville	Friday, 16 July	8:30am – 4pm	TBA
Yeppoon	Tuesday, 19 October	8:30am – 4pm	TBA