Last month, Sumarlinah and I had the opportunity of travelling to Mildura for the annual Changefest: Rivers of Change; People, Places and Possibilities. The DisasterWISE submission had been accepted and…
The Black Summer Fires created havoc in so many communities. Roads were blocked, power was out, telecommunications were down, not just for a few days but for weeks. The flow…
“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…
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…
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…
Australian communities take great pride in how they help one another during emergencies, and
rightly so. Over the last few years during bushfires, floods and pandemics, there have been great
examples of…
