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Fire science revealed

Thu, 15/09/2011
More than 250 people attended the Science Day,the third day of the 2011 Bushfire CRC and AFAC annual conference in Sydney.

Big turnout for Sydney annual conference

Fire weather post conference workshop 2011
Fri, 02/09/2011
A total of 1430 people came to our annual conference in Sydney in late August.

Jim McLennan recognised for research leadership and mentoring

Jim McLennan_Strathewan 2009
Mon, 29/08/2011
Professor Jim McLennan of La Trobe University has been awarded the Bushfire CRC's Special Recognition Award for the high quality of his research leadership and mentoring researchers.

Bushfire research meets Government

Arson sign
Wed, 17/08/2011
Bushfire research featured as part of a display of all Cooperative Research Centre research at Parliament House this month.

Fire Danger Review

Fire danger ratings review project2
Thu, 11/08/2011
A new Bushfire CRC project has been funded by the Australian Government to develop of a new fire danger rating system to assist fire agencies better plan for and respond to fires.

Fire Australia Winter edition

Fire Australia Winter 2011 edition
Thu, 11/08/2011
The latest issue of Fire Australia includes articles on prescribed burning and improving firefighter health and safety.

Only three weeks to the Conference

Thu, 04/08/2011
Only three weeks to go to the Bushfire CRC – AFAC annual conference in Sydney, with a wide range of speakers and researchers confirmed.

Fire danger looms in the North

Thu, 04/08/2011
Large areas of Northern Australia face above-normal fire potential for the remainder of the 2011 fire season, according to the Bushfire CRC’s Northern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook.

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In the media...

Bushfire warning for far west NSW

ABC News
Wed, 29/08/2012

Action continues at conference

ABC WA Country Hour
Wed, 29/08/2012

Bushfire warning for far west NSW

Weatherzone
Wed, 29/08/2012

Bad fire season feared

Prime 7 Albury
Wed, 29/08/2012

A grassfire season

ABC Goulburn Murray
Wed, 29/08/2012

Summer bushfire warning

The West Australian
Wed, 29/08/2012

The influence of weather on fire

ABC Radio National Drive
Wed, 29/08/2012

Average season forecast for Victoria

ABC Local Radio Victoria
Wed, 29/08/2012

Bushfire risk highest across the middle of Australia

ABC Rural
Tue, 28/08/2012

Bushfire forecast helps rural areas prepare

ABC Rural
Tue, 28/08/2012

The above average risk of bushfires this summer

7 News Sydney
Tue, 28/08/2012

The above average risk of bushfires this summer

ABC News
Tue, 28/08/2012

Above-average bushfire risk for SA summer

ABC News South Australia
Tue, 28/08/2012

Effects of heat, smoke and sleep deprevation on firefighters

Triple R, Einstein A Go-Go
Sun, 24/06/2012

Decision making under bushfire threat

Triple R, Einstein A Go-Go
Sun, 17/06/2012

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An incredible journey

Posted: 10 years 6 months ago

After 11 years, we are about to enter the last month of your Bushfire CRC. It has been an incredible journey since 2003.

For me, what has stood out the most, notwithstanding the ground breaking research, is the culture change the industry has undertaken throughout this period. At the heart of this has been the close partnership between the Bushfire CRC and AFAC. The...

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Gary Morgan
CEO
Bushfire CRC

Tools available into the future

Posted: 10 years 6 months ago

There is only a month left of the Bushfire CRC, but there is plenty of activity going on. The Research to Drive Change series has been launched, with two successful online forums held. Keep your eyes peeled to the...

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Nathan Maddock
Communications Officer
Bushfire CRC

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