Victoria Emergency Service Association

Unit Delegate

Unit Delegate

Each member Unit of VESA elects two delegates who convey the thoughts and feelings of their Unit and it's members to the Regional Council. The time spent on this important duty can be as much as the Delegate wants to put in or as little as the Delegate needs to. Each Unit is different and the Units’ Delegates will need to put in the effort that their Unit expects from them. It is a responsible position but not an overly onerous or laborious one.

Regional Council

Each Regional Council is formed by the elected Delegates of the Units from within that region and is charged with addressing those local issues with their respective VICSES Regional Manager and reporting those issues and the outcomes to the respective Units and the VESA State Board. The Regional Councils may also lobby the VESA State Board for formulation of policy on issues they perceive need to be addressed affecting a number of Regions to further advocate an outcome with the CEO or VICSES Board for action.

VESA Board

VESA’s role
VESA’s role is to represent the views of VICSES Volunteers to the CEO, VICSES Management and the VICSES Authority Board on all matters affecting the volunteers and the way in which we serve our communities. VESA has a role in volunteer advocacy, in which we ensure that the Volunteer has the opportunity to be heard fairly in matters of dispute with the Service. VESA does not, however, take any active part in dispute mediation or legal representation in such matters.

VESA Board Structure

VESA Structure
The structure of VESA has been recently streamlined in order to actively involve the Regional Councils in presenting local issues affecting their Unit and Volunteer members directly to their Regional Manager. This will enable most local issues to be dealt with directly by those most affected by and able to rectify the issue. By reporting to the State Board, the Regional Councils, via their elected Directors, minutes of meetings and reports will be able to keep the State Board informed of those issues so that the Board can monitor and recognise any wide ranging issues as they develop and present them to the respective VICSES Management stream for resolution.

Vesa Board

Chairperson
Vice Chairperson
Secretary
Treasurer
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member