Inside Townsville’s flood recovery efforts
A council at the centre of the North Queensland floods talks about the challenges of coordinating the recovery effort.
24 February, 2019A council at the centre of the North Queensland floods talks about the challenges of coordinating the recovery effort.
24 February, 2019Australian governments are being encouraged to evaluate their readiness to collaborate, which research shows is crucial to an effective response.
26 November, 2018From highly-equipped communities to new disaster dashboards, councils are focusing on preparedness and information in their approaches to emergency management.
21 June, 2018Heatwaves pose the greatest threat to Sydney, followed by storms and bushfires, according to an international benchmark of cities’ capacity to handle shocks and stresses.
7 June, 2018The total costs of natural disasters in Australia are forecast to more than double in real terms to $39 billion per year by 2050, according to the latest annual report by the Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities. The report, ‘Building Resilience to Natural Disasters in our States and Territories’, was prepared […]
27 November, 2017By Paul Hemsley The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has revealed that emerging technologies such as computer modeling and social media can help governments and emergency services more effectively manage natural disasters like bushfires and floods. In the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in the United States in October as […]
23 November, 2012The rebuilding of infrastructure in flood-ravaged areas shouldn't overshadow the need for ongoing funding in the Federal Budget, the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has said. ALGA president Genia McCaffery said local government was at the forefront of the recovery. “The flooding will cost Queensland councils up to $2 billion alone,” she said. “I welcome […]
28 January, 2011Oil slick on Kawana Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Photo: Doug Steley, Silver Image Photographics. By Rachel Borchardt Cyclone Larry, the Victorian bushfires and the oil spill off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast are just some of the recent disasters that have required local government to swing into action. A huge amount of planning and preparation work enabled councils […]
13 May, 2009By Angela Dorizas The escalating death toll from the Victorian bushfires, currently standing at 173, has prompted Premier John Brumby to announce a Royal Commission into Australia’s deadliest natural disaster. Mr Brumby said panic and the ferocity of the fires were largely to blame for the high death toll. “We prepared, I guess, for a […]
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