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A conference participant views CRC posters in the exhibition hall at AFAC19 in Melbourne.

A year full of research, utilisation and engagement

Hazard News December 2019
Highlights and achievements of the CRC, Monograph's showcase science from this year's Research Forum, expert comment informed by research and AFAC20 call for...
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emergency management, land management, multi-hazard

Highlights

A conference participant views CRC posters in the exhibition hall at AFAC19 in Melbourne.
A year full of research, utilisation and engagement
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service headquarters during the state's peak day. Photo: Anthony Clark, New South Wales RFS.
CRC science making national impact
The Disaster Inquiries Database houses 300 inquiries into Australian emergency management.
Inquiries housed in database
Vast areas of Australia, particularly the east coast, have an above normal fire potential this season.
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: August 2019

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The New South Wales Rural Fire Service headquarters during the state's peak day. Photo: Anthony Clark, New South Wales RFS.
20 Nov 2019
CRC science making national impact
emergency management, fire, land management
The Disaster Inquiries Database houses 300 inquiries into Australian emergency management.
07 Oct 2019
Inquiries housed in database
decision making, emergency management, fire
Vast areas of Australia, particularly the east coast, have an above normal fire potential this season.
09 Sep 2019
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: August 2019
decision making, emergency management, fire
This year the 2019 Research Forum will feature a special oration.
21 Aug 2019
Special address to honour public benefit research pioneer
decision making, emergency management, fire
Photo: Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
25 Jul 2019
Science central to bushfire review
child-centred, fire, governance
Prof Vivienne Tippett, Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Chair Dr Katherine Woodthorpe, Dr Katharine Haynes, AFAC CEO Stuart Ellis and Chair of the CRC Advisory Committee Kylie Sproston.
28 Jun 2019
National awards for our research
emergency management, fire, modelling
Powerlines in Australia. Photo: Indigo Skies Photography (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
17 May 2019
Powerful case for research
electricity, infrastructure, preparedness
17 Apr 2019
How prepared are we? Conference to find out
decision making, emergency management, multi-hazard
Katherine Woodthorpe, Chair of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
20 Mar 2019
Research and innovation leader appointed Chair
communication, fire, multi-hazard
CRC researchers studying a house that burnt down on Black Saturday.
22 Feb 2019
Ten years on, there is a bit of complacency in all of us
communication, fire, land management
RAFs are getting a revamp in 2019.
29 Jan 2019
Freshen up for Research Advisory Forums
emergency management, fire impacts, multi-hazard
Agencies and delegates from the sector gather in Melbourne for the launch of the report. Photo: Craig Sillitoe.
19 Dec 2018
Mental health and research outcomes for the sector
emergency management, fire, resilience
19 Nov 2018
New research and PhD completions
Panel members at International Day for Disaster Reduction 2018.
22 Oct 2018
Focusing on the future of disaster management
animals, cyclone, modelling
The Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2018.
19 Sep 2018
Dry conditions prompt an earlier bushfire season
cyclone, fire, modelling
Queenslanders will have their homes retrofitted by a new grant informed by CRC research.
23 Aug 2018
Queenslanders upgraded with cyclone research
cyclone, fire, resilience

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