A Guide to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) support in letting an organization stay afloat after an adverse event. Under the existing conditions, […]
Cyclone Larry – Damage, Mourilyan, Queensland 2006
Damage to the Hotel Castor in Mourilyan as a result of Cyclone Larry. INFORMATION AUTHOR Andrew Coghlan OWNER Australian Emergency Management Institute […]
Education And Courses
Emergency management (EM) is increasingly being recognised as an area requiring further research and study. Many universities are offering units of study […]
Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Social Media Project Report
The Department of Community Safety, funded under the National Emergency Management Projects (NEMP), conducted research into social media within remote Aboriginal and […]
Disaster information
ABOUT DISASTER INFORMATION The Australian Emergency Management Glossary (Commonwealth of Australia 1998) defines a disaster as:Disaster Information contains records of natural and […]
Bushfire – New South Wales 2013
During October 2013, approximately 100 fires burnt across eastern New South Wales, including six major bushfires. The most serious fires started in […]
Tsunami: The Ultimate Guide
Produced by Surf Life Saving Australia for ATAG – The Australian Tsunami Advisory Group. More info . . . Lesson planning resources for […]
Bushfire – Great Divide Complex, Victoria 2006
Satellite image of smoke caused by fires in the Great Dividing Range Mountains, Victoria INFORMATION AUTHOR NASA (Wikimedia) OWNER NASA (wikimedia) DIMENSIONS […]
Essential Facts in a Business Disaster Recovery Plan
Sometimes businesses are disrupted by causes we cannot control. Merely by water or fire damage all your precious data may be wiped out […]
Bushfire – Grampians National Park, Victoria 2014
On 15 January 2014, a bushfire which was sparked by a lightning strike started in the Grampians National Park. It was one […]
Cyclone Althea, Queensland 1971
On 24 December 1971, Tropical Cyclone Althea swept across Townsville resulting in three deaths. On Magnetic Island 90 per cent of the […]
Epidemic – Bubonic Plague, Australia-Wide 1900-1925
Between 1900 and 1925, there were 12 major plague outbreaks in 27 localities of Australia introduced by infected rats from overseas ships. […]