The bushfire royal commission today handed down its long-awaited final report. At almost 1,000 pages, it will take us all some time to digest. But it marks the start of Australia’s national disaster adaptation journey after […]
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has published its report. The report makes 80 recommendations to improve Australia’s national natural disaster arrangements and make our nation safer. Commission Chair, Air Chief Marshal Mark […]
Queenslanders are being urged to prepare now as the state heads into the peak of its natural disaster season. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Commissioner Greg Leach said it was essential all households took […]
The Royal Australian Mint has today launched a commemorative coloured $2 coin to honour those who battled the horrific 2019/20 summer bushfires. The $2 coin will feature a blaze of orange in the centre, with […]
The joy Melburnians feel about coming out of lockdown is palpable, but another thread is also emerging: if you don’t live in Melbourne and haven’t experienced what we’ve experienced, you can’t actually understand what we’ve been through. COVID has […]
Author, Alicia Millier was featured in our “In the Spotlight” column in the last edition of the Australian Emergency Services Magazine. Get in touch if you know someone or an organisation that deserves to be “In […]
A new NT Health led initiative Mental Health Co-Response Project will commence next week in the Top End. An election commitment, the project will see a partnership between NT Health clinicians, St John NT and […]
Preparations for the fire season at CFA’s State Logistics Centre are well underway as Victorians are urged to start their own preparations this Fire Action Week. Describing the CFA State Logistics Centre as a vital […]
At the start of the pandemic, health services in regional cities and small towns braced for a tsunami of cases. Many worried the patient transport system between hospitals would fail, and each hospital would be […]
Australia has borne the brunt of several major disasters in recent years, including drought, bushfires, floods and cyclones. The increasing use of social media is changing how we prepare for and respond to these disasters. Not only emergency services […]
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