Tag: disaster-management

A new funding program from the Queensland Government to help councils in high risk, cyclone-prone coastal areas.

Using mapping for disaster planning.

By Professor Edward Blakely* The United States has dealt with more disasters in the last four years than any period in nearly a century. This path of destruction has been…

Auckland City Council has already offered its services to Christchurch, following the devastating earthquake today.   Auckland Mayor Len Brown said the Council was discussing a number of options with…

Around 90 QBuild workers from Brisbane have been deployed to cyclone-affected communities, Public Works Minister Robert Schwarten has announced. The workers will join 160 local QBuild field staff working in…

By Staff Writer Australia’s emergency management arrangements were yesterday put to the test in a regional tsunami exercise. Led by Indonesia, the Indian Ocean Wave exercise tested the ability of…