herve December 20, 2013 earthquake, Emergency, Emergency Management, Emergency Management Conference, emergency management education, emergency planning, Emergency Services

Queensland at risk of earthquake, says new Emergency Management Inspector-General Iain MacKenzie

Thomas Chamberlin, Rob Kidd   The Courier-Mail  December 06, 2013 12:00AM THE man appointed to oversee and plan for the state’s worst disasters says there is a “real risk” of earthquakes in Queensland. Newly appointed Emergency Management Inspector-General Iain MacKenzie told…
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More thought for animals than children in emergency planning: report

By SBS As bushfires wreak havoc in New South Wales, a new report examines how Australia’s local, state and territory governments care for children in their emergency management plans. A report has found Australian emergency planning addresses the needs of…
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herve December 2, 2013 Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference, Disaster & Emergency Management Conference, Disaster Conference, Emergency Management, Emergency Management Conference

Speak at the Aust and NZ Disaster Management Conference in 2014

Presenters at the Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference [EARTH: FIRE AND RAIN] will have the opportunity to have their full peer review paper considered for inclusion in the Australian Journal of Emergency Management. Also the session…
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UC disaster management relief expert to help support relief

Sunday, 24 November 2013, 2:05 pm Press Release: University of Canterbury UC disaster management relief expert to help support humanitarian relief November 24, 2013 A University of Canterbury (UC) disaster management relief expert has been deployed to the Philippines to…
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