REDiSupport volunteers provide the following services:

• Personal support
  Many people need a friendly face following an emergency. As a REDiSupport volunteer, you may be called to a single incident to simply sit with an individual and provide them with a blanket and drink, or you may be called to a major emergency to work in relief centres, doorknock affected areas, deliver response information, or even participate in community discussions.
  
• Registration
  After a massive emergency, there is a great need to let loved ones get in contact with those in the affected area. In this situation, Red Cross activates and provides emergency registration of affected individuals as well as setting up a call centre that allows loved ones to phone in and receive information about their loved one's situation.
  
• Emergency catering
  Food and drinks are rapidly deployed during many emergencies, including bush fires, floods, road accidents and house fires. In the event of an emergency, you may be given a 'hot box' (like an esky) and sent to a local restaurant or caf‚ to pick up meals. You will then be given the coordinates of the emergency and on arrival, will serve food to people affected, including emergency services personnel such as fire fighters, police officers, paramedics and SES.
  
• Residential emergency response
  In the event of a localised emergency, such as a house fire, you may be called on to assist a single person or family. You will provide a friendly face; food, toiletries and clothing from Red Cross supplies; and accommodation if necessary through agreements with local facilities.

For more information or to become a volunteer, contact Jude Rus on 8327 7773 or email jrus@redcross.org.au.

Emergency First Aid: What we do

As a first aid volunteer, you will have the skills to respond to any first aid need that occurs in your immediate area. You will be called upon to work at community events, concerts, festivals, markets and other big gatherings to provide preventative care, response in emergency and assistance to paramedics if required.

After receiving first aid training, you will be asked to participate in several of these events each year. You will receive a uniform, backstage access and be roaming the event helping and assisting anyone in need.

For more information or to become a first aid volunteer email vicfirstaidevents@redcross.org.au.

Why should I volunteer? Red Cross helps millions of people every year and you will be contributing to the single largest aid organisation in the world. You will also benefit by: receiving excellent free training making great friends who are compassionate and like-minded gaining a new perspective on the world by helping those affected by emergencies. The time commitment is small, but the effect is great.

Red Cross first aid volunteers take part in a variety of social events.