New tool to help firefighters predict spread of bushfires

Firefighters will use a new tool this bushfire season to better predict the speed and spread of bushfires.

13 January, 2022

First female chief commissioner for NSW IRC

Appointments, dismissals and movement in and around government.

27 February, 2020

Govt provides millions of P2 masks

More than three million P2 masks have been distributed to community pharmacies and health services.

13 January, 2020

$60M for bushfire-hit councils

The federal government is giving $60 million to councils to assist with repairing infrastructure and rebuilding bushfire-affected communities.

10 January, 2020

New national agency to deal with bushfire crisis

A new national agency will work with states and territories to help communities affected by bushfires.

6 January, 2020

Mayors feel abandoned as they struggle with smoke

Mayors are calling for guidance and support in dealing with poor air quality.

19 December, 2019

Simulator tool shows how bushfires spread

A Sydney council has adopted a bushfire mapping tool used during the deadly California fires.

27 October, 2019

Heat on councils as bushfire season looms

Councils can play a vital role when communities face a bushfire emergency.

19 September, 2019

Run ‘diagnostic’ on disaster plans: expert

Australian governments are being encouraged to evaluate their readiness to collaborate, which research shows is crucial to an effective response.

26 November, 2018

Gaps in preparedness flagged ahead of bushfire season

Queensland emergency services are not fully prepared for a worsening bushfire threat despite earlier recommendations, the state’s auditor says.

15 October, 2018

New body to coordinate natural disaster recovery

New national resilience taskforce welcomed but councils seek federal mitigation program to fund local recovery.

17 April, 2018

Facility opens room to fight fire

The ACT’s Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) will fight fire with improved fire facilities and three tankers. ACTRFS procured the facility south of the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve entrance for $2.1 million and the three tankers for $180000 each. Replacing three smaller light units which have reached the end of their service life, they are medium tankers […]

14 August, 2012