Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience

AIDR’s thoughts are with all those individuals and communities impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred. AIDR has compiled some useful links that can help guide and assist communities before, during and after a disaster. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gQ4d9sYh National Emergency Management Agency | Australian Red Cross | NSW Reconstruction Authority | Queensland Reconstruction Authority Image: Queensland Fire Department

AIDR is seeking an Executive Director to lead and manage AIDR's service delivery. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gtvgwZMh This Senior Leadership role has the ability to directly influence Australia’s disaster risk reduction and resilience landscape. Join AIDR's passionate team and be a catalyst for change!

'In response to the increasing frequency of emergency events in Aotearoa New Zealand, search and rescue non-government organisations have become more involved in civil defence emergency management activities.' Read more here: https://bit.ly/40Zj7Pr In January's edition of AJEM, Aly Curd, Dr Lauren Vinnell and Professor David M Johnston, explore the role of search and rescue non-government organisations in emergency events in Aotearoa New Zealand, in their research article. Image: Unsplash

AFAC, supported by AIDR, are pleased to announce that registrations are now open for the Lessons Management Forum taking place in Wellington, New Zealand on 20-22 May 2025. Learn more or register here: https://lnkd.in/gvKeny_Y The forum will provide professional development, networking opportunities and knowledge sharing for lessons practitioners, with the aim to support and grow the practice of lessons management and promote a learning culture. Australian Civil-Military Centre | National Emergency Management Agency (NZ)

AIDR's 2025 stakeholder engagement survey is now available online. Your feedback is vital as we seek to provide resources and events that support you in your work, research or volunteering. Take the survey: https://lnkd.in/gJtSzEji

The 2025 Australian Disaster Resilience Conference will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from 27-28 August 2025: https://lnkd.in/grYd5Xry This year's conference will showcase and celebrate the exceptional work taking place across our country and embrace radical transformation within the sector to create a more disaster resilient Australia. Last year, Sharanjit Paddam from Finity Consulting and Kate Cotter, CEO and Founder of Resilient Building Council spoke about the Resilience Ratings program. The program has delivered innovative new technology that is enabling markets to recognise and reward effective risk mitigation action, disrupting the disaster cycle. Learn more about their thoughts in the video below, and view the ADRC25 event page for more presenter videos from 2024: https://lnkd.in/g33yjCfi

Don't miss out on your chance to submit your nomination for the 2025 Lessons Management Award. Submissions will close Monday, 10 March 2025. Submit your nomination here: https://lnkd.in/g_q6NCUm

'In Australia, lifeguards provide an essential service in preventing aquatic-related injury and death and are often first responders to emergency aquatic incidents. Following increases in coastal drownings in Victoria, lifeguard beach patrols were supplemented and evaluated to establish the value of these services to the community.' Read more here: https://bit.ly/3WXgz2S In January's edition of AJEM, Dr Hannah Calverley, Grace Strugnell, Allana Santiago and Associate Professor Bernadette Matthews, evaluate the impact of the beach lifeguard service in their research article. Image: Unsplash

The 2025 Australian Disaster Resilience Conference will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from 27-28 August 2025: https://lnkd.in/grYd5Xry This year's conference will showcase and celebrate the exceptional work taking place across our country and embrace radical transformation within the sector to create a more disaster resilient Australia. Last year, Kris Newton and Anne Crestani from Mountains Community Resource Network discussed the Resilient Villages Project, which addresses the need for micro communities and hyper local recovery resilience work. Learn more about their thoughts in the video below, and view the ADRC25 event page for more presenter videos from 2024: https://lnkd.in/g33yjCfi

This video provides an overview of the Disability Inclusive Emergency Management (DIEM) Toolkit that was launched on 3 December 2024 - International Day of Persons with Disability. Watch the full launch and engage with the toolkit here: https://lnkd.in/g_mu_8nH Watch the short overview to find out the good things about this toolkit! https://lnkd.in/gXeH7z-3 National Emergency Management Agency Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience University of Sydney @Centre for Disability Research and Policy The DIEM Toolkit including Principles and Practice Standards was endorsed by the National Emergency Management Ministers Meeting (NEMMM) on 15 November 2024. NEMMM agreed for the Toolkit and its components to be used nationally, for consistency across Australia in the development of inclusive emergency management plans and practices.  DIEM implementation aligns with NEMMM priorities 3 and 5 in preparing communities to be more resilient to the impact of disasters and building future capabilities for prevention, preparedness, response and recovery with people at the centre. It will support governments to deliver on the Health and Wellbeing Policy Priority 4 under Australia’s Disability Strategy (2021 - 2031) and implementation of recommendation 5.4 of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (the Disability Royal Commission) to review national agreements, strategies and plans that affect people with disability, including those related to emergency management. image: link to video which is also captioned.