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Melbourne during a storm in 2010. Photo: Ben Houdijk (CC-by-nc-nd-2.0)

Warnings that save lives

Australian lives are being saved by Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC research, which was recognised with the Cooperative Research Centres Association’s premier award for Excellence in Innovation 2019. The research is shaping warnings and public information campaigns to prepare and protect communities threatened by flood, bushfire, cyclone, storm, heatwave and other natural hazards.

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Playlists

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What research are we doing?

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Webinars

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Research making a difference

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PhD student science

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Economics of natural hazards - video course

10

2020 National Fire Fuels Science Webinars

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Northern Australia Research Engagement Forum

7

Communications and Warnings – Response

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Communications and Warnings – Preparedness

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The Australian Disaster Resilience Index

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#AFAC18 powered by INTERSCHUTZ

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#AFAC19 powered by INTERSCHUTZ

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Launch of the CRC - December 2013

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#AFAC17 powered by INTERSCHUTZ

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ANHMC 2019

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Bushfire Outlook

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Communications and Warnings – Recovery

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Flood risk communication

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Communications and Warnings - Overview

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International Day for Disaster Reduction 2018

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2017 International Day for Disaster Reduction

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Research making a difference - end-users explain

27 Apr 2017
Builders - re-roofing after storm damage
cyclone, engineering
27 Apr 2017
Builders - replacing roofing on houses
cyclone, engineering
07 Jul 2017
Building bushfire predictive services capability...
fire, fire impacts
06 Dec 2015
Building community resilience #AFAC15
communities, multi-hazard
12 Aug 2020
Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research...
communication, communities
01 Sep 2021
Bushfire Education for Kids - A Manifesto from...
child-centred, education
03 Mar 2021
Calculating and interpreting benefit-cost...
economics, mitigation
29 Mar 2017
Can we predict bushfires from space?—Dr Marta...
fire, fire impacts
07 Dec 2015
Caroline Wenger Three Minute Thesis - Immovable...
flood, planning
05 Apr 2018
Catastrophic and cascading events - project...
capability, emergency management
14 Dec 2014
Child-centred disaster risk reduction
child-centred, communication
28 Oct 2016
Child-centred disaster risk reduction - project...
child-centred, communities
15 Aug 2019
Climate Change effects on prescribed burning...
climate change, land management
06 May 2016
Coastal management - cluster overview
coastal, cyclone
09 Apr 2019
Coexisting with combustion: the future of...
communities, fire
24 Apr 2019
Colin Thomas from MFB on why diversity and...
diversity and inclusion, emergency management
15 Sep 2015
Communications and Warnings
communication, multi-hazard
15 Jul 2019
Community preparedness, warnings and response to...
communication, communities
03 Mar 2021
Comparing costs and benefits of mitigation...
economics, mitigation
02 Sep 2015
Conference highlights day 2 #AFAC15
emergency management, multi-hazard
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In the media

21 Oct
ABC Goulburn Murray
Scientists working to predict 'freak' fire weather simulate some of Australia's toughest blazes
20 Oct
Meteorological Technology International
Research sheds light on unexpected behavior of Australia’s Black Summer bushfires
20 Oct
Beef Central
Report finds weather played significant role 2019-20 fires
19 Oct
Bureau of Meteorology
Bushfire insights uncovered with new fire-atmosphere modelling
19 Oct
South Coast Register
New insights into Black Summer’s terrible fires uncovered
19 Oct
Mirage News
Bushfire insights uncovered with new fire-atmosphere modelling
11 Oct
ABC Weather
BOM severe weather outlook for 2021-22 suggests floods, cyclones on the cards
08 Oct
news.com.au
Former fire chief warns of inextinguishable firestorms as climate change poses unprecedented threat to Australia
07 Oct
University of Western Australia
Survey reveals mental health impact of Black Summer fires on emergency workers
07 Oct
Mirage News
Survey reveals mental health impact of Black Summer fires on emergency workers
06 Oct
Busselton-Dunsborough Mail
Time to prepare properties ahead of the bushfire season
27 Sep
Herald Sun
Quake would’ve killed 1400 if it hit Melbourne
27 Sep
The Age
‘We are not safe’: Warning on city buildings as more quakes predicted
27 Sep
Brisbane Times
‘We are not safe’: Warning on city buildings as more quakes predicted
24 Sep
University of Melbourne Pursuit
What Victoria's earthquake tells us about the safety of our structures

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