CWA continues to support the community in situations of emergency, such as bushfire or flooding. Each branch assigns a member to be their Emergency Contact, who is the point of contact for requests for help from local authorities. A register of Branch Emergency Contacts is kept by the SWEC Officer (currently Lesley Langley from Claremont Branch) and State Office.
Throughout the State, the Local Government Emergency Committees can call on CWA members, usually in evacuation situations, to assist the DFCS to serve meals to Police and DFES workers, and help with evacuees. We often work in conjunction with the the Salvation Army.
Our volunteers tally around 1000 hours of this work every year.
CWA members catering the CWA Esperance fires, November 2015
2015 fires at Merivale, Esperance
CWA members catering the CWA Esperance fires, November 2015
CWA members catering the CWA Esperance fires, November 2015
Esperance fires Nov 2015
Catering for the CWA Esperance fires, November 2015
After the Esperance fires, Nov 2015
Huge fire at Koondoola, 29 March 2012. Wanneroo branch members did breakfast from 4.30am
Feeding the Firies, CWA in the Salvos van at Koondoola, 29 March 2012
Yarloop/Harvey fires: CWA members catering at the Leschenault Evacuation Centre 8th Jan 2016
Yarloop/Harvey fires: Public meeting at the Leschenault Evacuation Centre 9th Jan 2016
January 2016: remains of Yarloop CWA building. Station Street, built 1954
Yarloop CWA - after the fire.
Yarloop CWA members hand out $50 IGA or Caltex food and fuel vouchers, and $100 Bunnings vouchers
Merry Christmas to Yarloop and Cookernup Fire Brigades. Yarloop CWA members delivered cheques from CWA
