The CRC team at the 2013 annual conference in Melbourne
The Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC was part of the large AFAC and Bushfire CRC annual conference in Melbourne in September 2013.
Although our presence at this conference was relatively minor, we will be the major partner along with AFAC and the NZ Fire Service in the 2014 conference in Wellington.
The CRC’s branding was used throughout the Melbourne conference and the CEO Dr Richard Thornton presented an overview of the CRC during the Research Forum, which was well attended with more than 330 participants. The full conference attracted more than 1900 people and the BNHCRC handed out many branded wind-up torches and corporate brochures.
The conference also was a springboard for media interest in the Seasonal Outlook, prepared by the Bushfire CRC, and the work of the BNHCRC. The CEO was interviewed on ABC TV News Breakfast program.
The early start to the fire season in Sydney also prompted a significant amount of media interest. The CEO was interviewed by the ABC Radio for the PM program, for The World Today, for local radio in Canberra and Melbourne. The CEO also wrote a piece for The Conversation and was interviewed by the Guardian newspaper. Since this time there have also been a number of radio and TV interviews.