Optional workshops will be held on Tuesday the 28th of May. The Conference will provide a forum to examine the issues surrounding natural and man-made hazards.

Following the success of the 2012 conference, the committee will keep the event in Brisbane in 2013. The program committee has been expanded to include representatives from most Australian States and New Zealand. 

What Have We Learned?
In recent times we have endured fires in Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia, earthquakes in New Zealand, flooding in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, damaging cyclones in North Queensland and tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes and flooding in many parts of the world.

A/Prof Anne Tiernan, Griffith’s School of Government and International Relations on disaster and crisis management says, “Australia’s disaster management system is far from perfect, but it has shown itself to be flexible, responsive, capable of learning, and adaptive to new information and circumstances. However, despite Australia’s success, a lack of policy and funding framework has meant that lessons learned in response and recovery efforts are not being effectively integrated back into prevention and preparedness.”

"Australia is a country prone to natural disasters and we need to learn from experience and prepare ourselves for times of emergency."

There is overwhelming evidence that disasters can lead to a range of post-traumatic health problems. Over the past several decades, there has been valuable research into the psychological and physical problems arising from natural and man-made disasters.

The conference will examine what we have learnt in the past few years and provide a comprehensive forum that shines a light on resilience and offers professionals (and future professionals) an opportunity to examine the expertise, competencies and systems relating to the preparedness for future disasters, emergencies and hazards and the ability to recover from them quickly and efficiently.

A joint initiative of three 'not-for-profit' organisations - the Australian Institute of Emergency Services, the Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Organisation Inc, and the Association for Sustainability in Business Inc. 

Special Registration Rates
Special registration rates  have been extended to individual members of the hosting organisations and members of Association of Sustainability in Business, Australian Institute of Emergency Services, Department of Defence, RedR Australia Standby Register, Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association, Planning Institute of Australia, Victorian Emergency Services Association, International Association of Emergency Managers, St John Ambulance Qld, Australian Red Cross, Volunteering Queensland, Lifeline, SES, NSW Volunteer Rescue Organisation, CENA, State and Federal Police Services and RSPCA members.

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