weekender the inner city FRI 14 NOV 2014 • Issue 213
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Movie ‘Shake’ up
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Tick of approval
Marrickville SES volunteers can’t wait to move into new premises
Tarantino film to feature on stage p.17
UFC comes to town p.24 The new SES home is starting to take shape
Mural on the move Council takes down Audley St artwork p.5
CHRIS CONNOLLY
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arrickville State Emergency Service members toured their new home last weekend and were excited by what they saw. The new building in Railway Road, Tempe is expected to be completed early next year and will have much more space than the current building in Livingstone Road, Marrickville.
There will be a dedicated operation centre as well as a training centre, offices, meeting rooms and a six-vehicle garage. “We had a look at our capabilities for the area, what we actually need. And the building we’re at now, we’re a bit overcrowded,” said local controller Michael Carney. “We don’t have storage space for our vehicles and we don’t have enough room to cater for the members we require. The other place is very basic and it’s not made for running a major operation.”
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Mr Carney said the current proposal was first mooted at least ten years ago but he’s pleased it’s now actually happening. “Currently we are accredited as a level 1 operation. This new building is designed to help us run a level 3 operation to service the local council area but also play a wider regional role to make the community safer,” he said. Mr Carney said the unit currently has about 50 trained members but they will be doing an intake in April of about 30 new people who want to join.
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