BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 25 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release:

State Emergency Service (SES) Week has concluded with the State Awards Ceremony in Brisbane at the panoramic Room Three Sixty, the top-floor venue at Gardens Point, on Saturday August 23.

Deputy Commissioner, Disaster and Emergency Management, Queensland Police Service (QPS), Mr Chris Stream joined SES Chief Officer Dr Mark Armstrong and other dignitaries at the awards ceremony.

SES Week ran from August 18 to 24 and is the annual celebration to acknowledge the outstanding contribution of SES volunteers and recognise their passion, hard work and commitment.

Each of the seven SES regions across Queensland held award ceremonies earlier in the yea...