A new national agency will work with states and territories to help communities affected by bushfires.
Tag: fire
Digital Health Agency head quits
Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.
Simulator tool shows how bushfires spread
A Sydney council has adopted a bushfire mapping tool used during the deadly California fires.
Berejiklian could scrap new Fire and Emergency Services Levy
Councils and union happy, insurance companies not.
Turnbull dials-up Triple Zero review
Communications regulators are looking at how well Australia’s emergency call system works and what innovations might be included in the future.
Victorian fire fighters switching to digital communications
By Paul Hemsley Victorian Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells has announced that the state’s Country Fire Authority’s (CFA) of almost 500 brigades will now be able to…
ALGA wants Federal Budget to focus on infrastructure
The rebuilding of infrastructure in flood-ravaged areas shouldn't overshadow the need for ongoing funding in the Federal Budget, the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has said. ALGA president Genia McCaffery…