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Fire Australia Issue Three 2018
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The Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2018.
Dry conditions prompt an earlier bushfire season
Hazard News 19 Sep 2018
September's Hazard News wraps up AFAC18 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, features a CRC modelling software that has been highlighted by the Investor Group on Climate Change...
Queenslanders will have their homes retrofitted by a new grant informed by CRC research.
Queenslanders upgraded with cyclone research
Hazard News 23 Aug 2018
August's Hazard News features the a new program helping cyclone mitigation, the research and innovation on show at AFAC18 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, a new climate and...
Northern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2018
Bushfire outlook for northern Austalia
Hazard News 25 Jul 2018
July's Hazard News features the Northern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2018, and has the latest information on new research opportunities, PhD scholarships...
Dr Mel Taylor, EMPA research award 2018
Awards and new research opportunities
Hazard News 22 Jun 2018
Award winning research, Queen's Birthday Honours, new research opportunities and case studies on how to use research findings - it is all in Hazard News June 2018.  
Science at the Shine Dome 2018
CRC focused and engaged: review panel
Hazard News 24 May 2018
A summary of our independent review, coastal research focus, strengthening incident management and animal emergency management, and the program launch for our...
Steve Sutton with end-users Mike Redford and Otto Campion from the Aboriginal Researcher Practitioners Network.
Focus on social science in Sydney
Hazard News 20 Apr 2018
April 2018's Hazard News features all the news from the latest Research Advisory Forum, has a focus on PhD students and their research, showcases utilisation case...
NSW RFS Schools Program. Photo: Ben Shepherd NSW RFS
Educating young children about disaster reduction
Hazard News 21 Mar 2018
Educating children about disaster reduction, better fire mapping for carbon abatement, measuring resilience and how to understand who owns the risk - find out about...
12 February 2017 was amongst the most dangerous fire conditions in NSW history.
Research gives insights into community fire response
Hazard News 15 Feb 2018
The first Hazard News for 2018 is jam-packed full of research news - fire research findings, utilisation case studies on wind engineering and fire mapping, plus...
Four years of highlights and achievements
Hazard News 20 Dec 2017
The last Hazard News for 2017 showcases all the best bits of our research, utilisation and engagement activities since 2013.
November update: Southern Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2017-18
Fire risk despite La Nina potential
Hazard News 27 Nov 2017
Hear the latest from the CRC with a revised southern bushfire outlook, a wrap up of the Research Advisory Forum and a focus on demonstrating outcomes from the...
Royal Park, Launceston, during the June 2016 flood. Photo Flickr upsticksngo_crew
Flood mitigation in Launceston
Hazard News 23 Oct 2017
With a fresh new look, October's Hazard News has the latest research on the economics of flood mitigation, news about PhD completions, a wrap of International Day...
Warm, dry lead into fire season
Hazard News 21 Sep 2017
Hazard News September 2017 wraps up the CRC's annual conference, AFAC17 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, and has all the details on the southern fire season, understanding...
Research Forum at Brisbane AFAC16
Science - a feature for Sydney
Hazard News 24 Aug 2017
August 2017's Hazard News has a focus on research at AFAC17, while also highlighting insights from Black Saturday, a survey on cyclone preparedness and audio...
Northern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2017
Fire outlook for northern Australia
Hazard News 27 Jul 2017
July 2017's Hazard News wraps up the CRC's major event - Research Driving Change Showcase 2017, the launch of the national priorities for natural hazards research,...
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Key research learnings at Showcase
Hazard News 27 Jun 2017
With the program now available, Research Driving Change - Showcase 2017 on 4-5 July is a must attend event for those working to improve the way Australia prepares...
Research Driving Change - Showcase 2017
Research Driving Change in Adelaide
Hazard News 23 May 2017
All CRC research findings will be on show at our special event, Research Driving Change, in Adelaide on 4-5 July. Agenda preview out now.
Emergency workers responding to a call.
Mental health research to cover new ground
Hazard News 20 Apr 2017
Detailed in April 2017's Hazard News is our research partnership with beyondblue on mental health in emergency services, how emergency volunteering is changing,...
New projects to set direction
Hazard News 22 Mar 2017
March 2017's Hazard News has all the details of our new research projects beginning in July, plus registrations open for our special Research Driving Change...
Research driving change
Hazard News 14 Feb 2017
Lots of news to kick off our first Hazard News for 2017 - you're invited to a special event to celebrate our research achievements in Adelaide on 4-5 July, research...
A Year in Review 2015-16
2016 - a rewarding year of research and utilisation
Hazard News 21 Dec 2016
Our Year in Review is out - recap all the highlights, plus Hazard Notes on the southern fire season, monitoring and predicting natural hazards, severe fire speard...
Season's Greetings 2016
Season's Greetings 2016
Hazard News 15 Dec 2016
Season's Greetings 2016
Postgraduate students at the ANU Research Advisory Forum
Mammoth month at the CRC
Hazard News 21 Nov 2016
It has all been happening at the CRC in the last month, with a Research Advisory Forum in Canberra, research on bushfire modelling, more #AFAC16 research papers and...
Panelists at 2016's International Day for Disaster Reduction.
A day for disaster reduction
Hazard News 17 Oct 2016
October 2016's Hazard News wraps up International Day for Disaster Reduction and has research information on flood fatalities, fire safety and bushfire education.
Charitha Pattiaratchi discusses improving predictions of extreme water levels along the coast.
New research, fire outlook and science on show in Brisbane
Hazard News 14 Sep 2016
A huge post-conference edition of Hazard News wraps up the conference, has the details on new research projects and the bushfire outlook for southern Australia.
CRC researcher Andrew Gissing talking with the media.
A review, a refresh and a Research Forum
Hazard News 18 Aug 2016
A focus on science at AFAC16, community engagement and smarter spending for August 2016's Hazard News.

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