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herve June 26, 2015 Government, insurance, Natural Disaster Planning

NICTA tool to help manage natural disasters

Article originally published in CIO by Rebecca Merrett (CIO) 23 June, 2015. National ICT Australia (NICTA) has created a tool that helps governments and insurance companies better manage locations prone to natural disasters and reduce their impact when they occur. The…

herve May 8, 2015 Geographic Information System, Government, local government, Natural Disaster Planning, Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery, Natural Disasters, technology

Data disaster: Do GIS systems protect Australians against extreme events?

Article published by Government News @Government_News by Marie Sansom on May 7, 2015 Government agencies and local councils are now increasingly routinely relying on Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to help them plan for disasters, expedite rescues and target clean-up and reconstruction…

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…