In a special event, Strathewen and Anglesea Primary Schools had the privilege of engaging with Cindi Preller, who is the Director of the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo, Hawaii. Cindi,…
I'm Alan Jones, and I've been through a lifetime of challenges and adventures, primarily in emergency services. Born in 1947 in Sydney, I am a baby boomer and spent my…
“No one is a recovery expert” – my learnings from working in disaster recovery over the last decade.
Who is Jason Helps?
I grew up in Pakenham Upper, and my first taste of Disaster was the Ash Wednesday fires. Our property overlooked Upper Beaconsfield, and I remember Dad…
Experiencing extreme weather events and disasters such as bushfires and floods following drought is becoming more common in Australia (Seneviratne et al., 2021). For infants, children and families, many may…
When floods hit, they leave more than just physical damage in their wake. For Rekindling the Spirit, an organisation deeply rooted in its community, the challenge was not just about…
I joined the Arthur’s Creek/Strathewen Emergency Scenario event in early November with my family. We had previously attended a briefing a few weeks prior, led by an independent facilitator, but…
In November 2019, New South Wales and Queensland were on fire. North Warrandyte resident Max was listening to a media broadcast and learned that 30% of the affected people had…
By John Mannion
I was lying in a hospital bed post-surgery when I first saw the devastating impacts of the bushfires in my home state of South Australia. I live…
