New research, fire outlook and science on show in Brisbane
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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
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.
News
New journal articles and reports on CRC research are available online.
CRC PhD student Yang Chen has beaten off 100 other entries to win the Royal Society of Victoria Young Scientist Research Prize.
PhD student Korah Parackal showed he can communicate his science well by being voted 'People's Choice' at the James Cook University 3 Minute Thesis faculty final.
With a focus on the science of natural hazards, the papers from the 2016 Research Forum held in Brisbane on 30 August are available in full.
Stephen Phillips from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services was our lucky winner of a professional quality first aid kit at our annual conference.
The Connecting communities and resilience project team and PhD student Billy Haworth have been recognised with CRC awards.
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 Natural Hazards CRC & AFAC conference.
AFAC16 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, the largest emergency management conference and exhibition in Australasia, that concluded yesterday, has experienced record breaking attendance.
More than 2,500 people from Australia and New Zealand’s emergency services met in Brisbane from 30 August to 1 September to discuss the latest in disaster-related research and experience.
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 Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Calling all researchers who can add to the CRC research program.
As the nation heads toward the 2016/17 disaster 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 an emergency.
Event
The CRC was a high profile participant in the Valuing Volunteers conference in Perth.
Research was a strong focus in Brisbane for #AFAC16 powered by INTERSCHUTZ - the annual Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and AFAC conference.
Blog
The annual conference is a great opportunity to promote the research of the CRC - and not just to those attending in person.
The mitigation and diversity debates will continue during discussions on what the new research projects will be.
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The Sir Ivan fire. Photo: Nick Moir, Fairfax Media
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