Communicating and warning: getting the message across more effectively

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07 Jul 2017
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communication
flood
warnings

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Andrew Richards
End-user
andrew.richards@ses.nsw.gov.au
Andrew Gissing
Researcher
andrew.gissing@mq.edu.au
Tony Jarrett
Associate student
Tony.jarrett2@rfs.nsw.gov.au
Prof Kevin Ronan
Researcher
k.ronan@cqu.edu.au
Fiona Dunstan
End-user
dunstan.fiona@cfs.sa.gov.au
Prof Vivienne Tippett
Researcher
vivienne.tippett@qut.edu.au
Dr Mel Taylor
Researcher
mel.taylor@mq.edu.au

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