New research, fire outlook and science on show in Brisbane

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14 Sep 2016

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Charitha Pattiaratchi discusses improving predictions of extreme water levels along the coast.
Charitha Pattiaratchi discusses improving predictions of extreme water levels along the coast.

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.

Resource

Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2016
Resource
The Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2016 shows a mixed picture for fire potential, with the exceptionally warm and wet conditions experienced through winter likely to continue into spring. Every month of 2016 has seen Australia's...

News

New online - September 2016
News
New journal articles and reports on CRC research are now available online.The research papers from our annual conference - AFAC16 powered by INTERSCHUTZ - are available. This includes papers presented during the Research Forum, as well as the...
Yang receiving her Royal Society of Victoria Young Research Scientist award.
Royal award for forest student
News
CRC PhD student Yang Chen (Monash University) has beaten off 100 other entries to win the Royal Society of Victoria Young Scientist Research Prize. Yang was awarded for the biological sciences category for her research on modelling forest litter-bed...
Korah Parackal
Student's cyclone research is popular
News
After winning his James Cook University 3 Minute Thesis faculty final, CRC PhD student Korah Parackal showed he can communicate his science well by being voted 'People's Choice' at the JCU inter-faculty final on 29 August.Korah's PhD is looking at...
Charitha Pattiaratchi discusses improving predictions of extreme water levels along the coast.
Full research papers available
News
With a focus on the science of natural hazards, the papers from the 2016 Research Forum held in Brisbane on 30 August are available. Delve into the science in detail, with a majority of research papers available in full. This includes papers...
RAPP Australia's Roger Buckle presents Stephen Phillips with the first aid kit.
Prepared for anything with kit
News
Stephen Phillips from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services was our lucky winner of a professional quality first aid kit at our annual conference - AFAC16 powered by INTERSCHUTZ.Stephen was presented with the the first aid kit by Roger Buckle...
Richard Thornton presenting the Outstanding Achievement award to Prof Vivienne Tippett and Andrew Richards.
Awards recognise outstanding achievements
News
A project team and PhD student have been recognised with CRC awards at AFAC16 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, the CRC's annual conference held in colloboration with AFAC in Brisbane last week.The Outstanding Achievement in Research Collaboration was...
The Hon. Bill Byrne, Queensland Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services, opened the conference.
Research headlines in Brisbane
News
The attendance record was broken at AFAC16 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, with more than 2,500 emergency service managers, volunteers, researchers and industry representatives gathering in Brisbane from 30 August to 2 September for the annual Bushfire and...
The AFAC16 Research Forum opened with Laurie Hammond
Brisbane hosts record breaking fire and emergency management conference
News
AFAC16 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, the largest emergency management conference and exhibition in Australasia, that concluded yesterday, has experienced record breaking attendance. The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre welcomed over 2,500...
The research poster display was a highlight of the AFAC16 Research Forum
Emergency services to focus on mitigation, response and recovery at conference
News
More than 2,500 people from Australia and New Zealand’s emergency services met this week in Brisbane (30 August-1 September) to discuss the latest in disaster-related research and experience.With over 100 speakers on the program, the AFAC16 powered...
Photo: Australasian Road Rescue Organisation
New emergency response technologies set to reduce fatalities across Australia
News
The world’s latest fire fighting and emergency rescue technologies including car crash rescue equipment, helicopter drones, and a water turbine mounted on a robot bulldozer will all be on show next week at AFAC16 powered by INTERSCHUTZ at the...
New projects, new ideas wanted
News
Calling all researchers who can add to the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC research program.A CRC review has has identified key gaps in its research program. After consultation with end user partners, and workshops with a diverse range of...
The NSW Rural Fire Service and Tasmania Fire Service fighting the Tasmanian fires in early 2016. Photo: Mick Reynolds, NSW RFS
Emergency services working together ahead of 2016/17 disaster season
News
As the nation heads toward the 2016/17 bushfire season, it is critical that Australian firefighters and emergency response agencies are able to call on additional support from across the country to meet the heightened resource demands in the face of...

Event

WAFES volunteers conference Perth 2016
Valuing volunteers
Event
Valuing volunteers was the theme for the 2016 Western Australia Fire and Emergency Services conference in Perth, which brought together around 400 volunteers, association representatives and representatives from emergency services, government and...
The AFAC16 Research Forum opened with Laurie Hammond
Brisbane 2016: annual conference
Event
More than 2500 emergency management personnel and volunteers, researchers and fire industry professionals gathered in Brisbane at the end of August to hear the latest research findings, explore new approaches to disaster management and learn about...

Blog

AFAC16 media conference southern bushfire outlook
Keeping the buzz in the conference
Blog
With 2500 people attending our annual conference in Brisbane this year, the foot traffic into the conference presentations and our exhibition stand was quite unlike any other year.But, as usual, the "people-traffic" was not all within the Brisbane...
Dr Gavin Smith addresses the 2016 Research Forum.
Conference highlights key issues for the sector
Blog
We have now finished the annual conference for 2016, and to use a tired phrase, it was the biggest ever. I was particularly interested by the discussions around the conference and the general themes which arose. The two major ones – particularly...

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