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Preventing bushfire deaths

Marysville house2 2009
Fri, 17/02/2012
Bushfire CRC researchers have analysed the fatalities of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria to assess how people need to adapt to future bushfires.

Estimating the net cost of the 2009 Victorian Black Saturday Fires to the affected regions

Black Saturday
Thu, 09/02/2012
The 2009 Victorian Black Saturday bushfires cost a net $942 million, calculate Catherine Stephenson and John Handmer of the Centre for Risk and Community Safety, RMIT University and Bushfire CRC, and Aimee Haywood, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria.

Masters opportunity

Mon, 06/02/2012
Scholarship opportunites are open for masters students to complete the research component of their course work studies.

Toolbox Tipped to Tackle Fires Faster and Better

Photo: Keith Pakenham, CFA
Mon, 09/01/2012
One of the Bushfire CRC extension’s biggest projects is to develop a prototype Fire Decision Support Toolbox – an advanced software program that will help fire managers fight bushfires faster and more effectively, while also identifying which parts of communities are most at risk from bushfires.

Helping Children Be Bushfire-Ready

The Li'l Larikkins characters
Mon, 09/01/2012
Pioneering Bushfire CRC research is helping children learn about bushfires and other hazards as well as helping education, emergency service and other authorities enhance the effectiveness of bushfire education campaigns.

Crying Wolf: The Myths on Warning Fatigue

Mon, 09/01/2012
This is an edited version of a literature-review paper presented by Bushfire CRC PhD scholar Brenda Mackie, University of Canterbury, School of Social and Political Sciences, New Zealand, to the Bushfire CRC Science Day at the 2011 AFAC-Bushfire CRC Annual Conference in Sydney.

National bushfire risk

ABC 730 Report 4 Jan 2012 - Gary Morgan
Wed, 04/01/2012
ABC TV talks to the Bushfire CRC about the summer bushfire season.

A solid research base for awards

Scene from the Li’l Larikkins children's fire safety commercial
Mon, 19/12/2011
Bushfire CRC research was associated with three winning projects in the 2011 Australian Safer Communities Awards presented by the Commonwealth Attorney General in Canberra.

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In the media...

Horror start to season as bushfire conditions develop early

Canberra Times
Wed, 11/09/2013

Horror start to season as bushfire conditions develop early

Sydney Morning Herald
Wed, 11/09/2013

Early start to fire season should not surprise anyone

Brisbane Times
Wed, 11/09/2013

Early start to fire season should not surprise anyone

North Queensland Register
Wed, 11/09/2013

'Beware and prepare' is the bushfire code

Melton and Moorabool Weekly
Wed, 11/09/2013

'Beware and prepare' is the bushfire code

Casey Weekly
Wed, 11/09/2013

Firies injured, homes lost as west Sydney burns

Hawksbury Gazette
Tue, 10/09/2013

Bushfires threaten Sydney's western suburbs

Sydney Morning Herald
Tue, 10/09/2013

Bushfire season rages early

Brisbane Times
Tue, 10/09/2013

Bushfire season rages early

Sydney Morning Herald
Tue, 10/09/2013

Above-average fire threat predicted

Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Weekly
Tue, 10/09/2013

Disastrous bushfire season predicted

Seven News
Mon, 09/09/2013

Climate politics from another planet

Climate Spectator
Fri, 06/09/2013

State put on alert as experts warn Queensland faces its third dangerous fire season in a row

news.com.au
Tue, 13/08/2013

State put on alert as experts warn Queensland faces its third dangerous fire season in a row

The Courier Mail
Tue, 13/08/2013

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An incredible journey

Posted: 10 years 5 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 5 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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