Government to hold industry-wide inquiry after Optus outage

The federal government will hold an industry-wide inquiry following an Optus outage that affected millions of Australians.

8 November, 2023

New fire chief appointed in NSW

Jeremy Fewtrell is the new Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW.

30 October, 2023

Qld fire chief to lead Victorian SES

Outgoing Queensland fire chief Greg Leach will take up a new role as CEO of the Victoria State Emergency Service.

6 October, 2023

Qld fire chief resigns to return to Victoria

Queensland’s fire chief has announced his resignation to take on new opportunities in Victoria.

4 October, 2023

NSW to appoint new fire chief

NSW Fire and Rescue is on the hunt for a new Commissioner with the announcement that Paul Baxter will be leaving the post.

17 July, 2023

Govt programs recognised for innovative use of GIS technology

Australian government agencies are using geospatial information technology to modernise services and operations.

13 July, 2023

Review to consider establishing national disaster advisory body

A review of national natural disaster governance will consider establishing a national disaster advisory body.

10 July, 2023

Victorian councils get $22.2m for flood studies

The Victorian government is giving local councils $22.2 million to fund flood studies, including 32 studies in regional parts of the state.

31 May, 2023

Disaster recovery funding for states set to hit $6.5b

Commonwealth disaster recovery funding for states and territories is set to double.

19 May, 2023

Council scrambling for $700k after ESL subsidy ditched

Councils are furious over the NSW government’s decision to stop subsidising increases to the Emergency Service Levy.

5 May, 2023

Standards Aus, OBC design fire safety training module

Standards Australia and the NSW Building Commissioner have jointly developed an online fire door safety training course.

24 April, 2023

Council partners with jail to produce sandbags for flood prone areas

Jail Inmates will help produce sandbags in a partnership between a NSW council and a local prison.

18 April, 2023

New head for Queensland disaster agency

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

6 March, 2023

Audit finds major holes in fleet arrangements between councils, RFS

Local councils have a responsibility to maintain and managee RFS fleets, but are battling inadequate record keeping, poor communication and under-resourcing.

27 February, 2023