disasters

Destructive Wind Gusts Likely as Cyclone Trevor Approaches North East Queensland

Cyclone Trevor was officially named at 5am this morning as a tropical low in the Coral Sea intensified overnight into the Category 1 system. Trevor is expected to move west-southwest today before strengthening and making…

March 18, 2019

cyclone, cyclones, disaster warning, disasters, Emergency

Plan for cyclones to avoid late rush on important items

It isn’t hard to plan for a cyclone, but leaving everything to the last minute will create unnecessary headaches for you and your family. Shops run out of batteries, the queues at petrol stations go…

December 19, 2016

cyclone, cyclone season, cyclones, Disaster Planning, Disaster Preparedness, disasters, Northern Australia, Northern Territory, NT

Be prepared the best motto for cyclone season

Don’t be one of the hundreds of people vying for the last torch at the hardware store when a cyclone heads to Darwin. Save yourself from stress and the possibility of missing out by preparing…

December 12, 2016

cyclone, cyclone checklist, cyclone season, cyclones, Darwin, Disaster Planning, Disaster Preparedness, disaster research, disasters, Northern Territory

Emergency services preparing for potential flood disaster

This is the eye-opening map which shows almost an entire state flooded — and the situation will only get worse with more heavy rain on the way. Victoria is bracing for further chaos after heavy…

September 16, 2016

disaster warning, disasters, floods, Victoria, Victorian Flood

Victoria and California to share bushfire and drought plans

Original article published by The Age 7 July 2015 by Richard Willingham The lessons from Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires are being closely studied by the Californian government as it grapples with its own crippling drought and year-round…

July 7, 2015

bushfire, bushfires, Disaster Planning, disasters, drought, fire and emergency services, first response, Victoria

Keynote Highlight – Professor Kevin Ronan, Foundation Professor in Psychology and Chair in Clinical Psychology, School of Health, Human and Social Sciences at CQUniversity Australia

The Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference continues to support the Disaster and Emergency Management community with a strong focus on natural disasters and 2015 marks the 4th year of the event. The ANZDM…

April 7, 2015

Clinical Psychology, disasters, policy advocacy, Psychology, psychosocial, psychosocial response