May 2013 - Disaster & Emergency Management Conference

herve May 30, 2013 Community Recovery, Emergency Management, Flood Levy, Government, Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery, Press Release

Flood levy and power rebate scrapped

Marissa Calligeros | brisbanetimes.com.au reporter Queensland households will be spared a flood levy, but will not receive power bill rebates with next month’s state budget. The state government was considering introducing a new tax in next month’s budget, with…

herve May 30, 2013 Emergency Management, Emergency Response

Agencies practise terror response

By Hannah Knight | May 24, 2013, 1 a.m. A MOCK terrorism attack in Kangaroo Flat put emergency response agencies to the test yesterday. Representatives from Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, State Emergency Service and Country Fire Authority met at the…

herve May 28, 2013 Disaster Risk Reduction, Emergency Management, Emergency Response, Hazard Management

Underground Emergency Response Co-ordinator

Industry Q&A 16 May, 2013 Cole Latimer As part of our new Q&A series we (Australian Mining) interview you, and find out what your job is day to day. In this edition we speak to David Gurr, an underground emergency…

herve May 26, 2013 Disaster Paradigm, Emergency Management, Emergency Response, Hurricanes, Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery, Tornadoes

Emergency Managers Prepare for a Changing Disaster Paradigm

Emergency management experts and sustainability planners say it’s important to begin planning for a changing paradigm, that plans based on historical data are out of date. So should there be a one-size-fits-all or all-hazards approach to disaster preparedness and response?…

herve May 24, 2013 Community Recovery, Emergency Management, Emergency Response, Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery

Joint Commission Reviews Disaster Planning After Oklahoma

Megan Brooks | May 22, 2013 In the wake of the massive tornado that decimated Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, the Joint Commission today reiterated emergency management standards and the actions required of all Joint Commission–accredited healthcare organizations to prepare for an…

herve May 22, 2013 Uncategorized

Adelaide City Council creates CBD disaster plan

Tim Williams | City Messenger | April 26, 2013 11:02 AM PLANS to rebuild city landmarks, demolish unsafe buildings and dump rubble in the parklands after a major disaster are part of a new City Council emergency blueprint. The plan…

herve May 6, 2013 Community Recovery

Longer term individual and community needs after natural disaster: The experience of Central Queensland

Lifeline (as part of Uniting Care Community), along with other government and non-government organisations is a key signatory for the provision of Community Recovery Services following a disaster. Following the 2010-2011 flood disasters in Queensland, Lifeline Queensland, became concerned about…

herve May 6, 2013 Press Release

International focus for disaster research centre

Bound for Geneva Four emergency management specialists from Massey’s Joint Centre for Disaster Research at the Wellington campus are bound for Geneva this week for a United Nations forum addressing strategies to reduce natural disaster risk. Centre director Professor David…