National Emergency Management Agency

The 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires hit hard in the small NSW town of Cobargo. Following the bushfires, community consultation sessions were held to discuss what was needed to help the community recover from the fires. A key concern was energy security and resilience. The community wanted to make sure in future they wouldn't lose power, water, and communications for weeks after an event. Using funding from the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program the community is building their resilience for the future by investing in renewable energy. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g9edGAaF

We are excited to join other emergency management professionals at #AFAC24 in Sydney next week! 🦺 This year, AFAC will explore the theme of 'embracing innovation and disruption: designing the future for our sector,' through a variety of speakers, presentations and panels.   If you're attending, make sure to come and say hi to #TeamNEMA. You can find us at booth #414. 👋

Australians will be better prepared for and protected from future disasters following today's announcement of more than $386 million for 164 projects through the Disaster Ready Fund. The projects will significantly reduce disaster risk and build long-term resilience in the face of increasing disasters Jointly funded with state, territory or local governments, the funding will upgrade levees, restore degraded coastlines, deliver mental health training, facilitate cultural burning, install rain gauges, deliver cyclone shelters and upgrade warning systems. Learn more about the successful Round Two projects: https://lnkd.in/g3jfasPz

We were delighted to welcome the Governor-General of Australia, Sam Mostyn AC, to our National Situation Room during her recent visit. The Governor-General met with employees and learned more about how we approach crisis management and ensure whole-of-government coordination. We are proud to showcase the essential work #TeamNEMA does to keep Australian communities safe during times of crisis.

Our Deputy Coordinator General Jill Charker FCPHR GAICD recently met with our partners in Ottawa Canada, to discuss the insurance ecosystem and explore data management principles. 🇨🇦 Key areas of focus included: - Exploring trends in innovation, enterprise and industry statistics - Leveraging insurance data to enhance disaster response strategies - Examining the financial impacts of natural disasters on household insurance. Thanks Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada for hosting us and for facilitating these insightful discussions.

North Queensland communities are continuing their recovery journey from the 2023-2024 Higher Risk Weather Season. We joined Senator Tony Sheldon on a recent visit to Cairns Regional Council, Douglas Shire Council and Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council. It was a great opportunity to speak directly with community members to understand the improvements that have been made and the ongoing recovery efforts. During our time up north, we also visited the James Cook University Cyclone Testing Station to discuss how we can utilise their research to build resilience to cyclones. It takes collaboration to rebuild and strengthen community resilience. Listening and learning from communities is part of our locally led approach to disaster risk reduction. #TeamNEMA #NorthQueensland

Earlier this month, we held our fifth Critical Infrastructure Security Excellence Workshop for 2024, this time in Canberra! The program was packed with representatives from industry, Commonwealth and ACT Governments, presenting to attendees from across Australia's critical infrastructure sectors.   Our panel discussion on an all-hazards approach to risk management rounded out a fantastic day of collaboration with industry!   Chaired by Director Sophie Bazzana, our expert panel members Caitlin Bell, Assistant Coordinator General at National Emergency Management Agency, Director & Co-Founder of GRC4, George Dionisopoulos MSyI, M.ISMI®, MIEAust, M.ISRM, and Rebecca Gurney, General Manager Enterprise Risk at St Vincent’s Health Australia, answered audience questions on best practice approaches to uplift maturity in risk management, and discussed how adequately addressing all-hazards ensures the community is supported when incidents do occur.   The next workshop will be in Hobart on 17 September, register today 👉 https://lnkd.in/gkzunAPB

We’re strengthening our preparedness for disasters with a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).   The MOU comes ahead of the 2024-25 Higher Risk Weather Season, strengthening our deep relationship and providing Australian communities with an additional level of reassurance and support.   Australians have already benefited from the strong relationship with Singapore. The SCDF helped during the 2022 Eastern Australia Floods, through deployment of two Flood Rescue Technician teams who integrated with NSW State Emergency Service and Fire and Rescue NSW.   This partnership with Singapore builds on other existing international MOUs Australia has with Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada, National Emergency Management Agency (NZ) and FEMA in the United States of America.

Don’t miss your opportunity to submit your response to our Request for Information for Australia’s Public Safety Mobile Broadband (PSMB). By responding, your business could: 📱 Help shape the future of communications capability for emergency services across the nation. 🤝 Prequalify for upcoming procurement opportunities in the 2025 –26 financial year. Find out more and submit your response by 6 September 2024: https://lnkd.in/gtXRhd7x

We’re trialling using virtual reality (VR) to help mitigate and prepare for disasters 💻 Using event data and town mapping to build 3D models, our data team created a representation of the 2022 floods in Lismore, New South Wales. We recently showcased this to Lismore City Council Mayor, Cr Steve Krieg. VR technology has huge potential to support decision-making, particularly in the context understanding the scale of disasters, damage and risk reduction. We’re developing ways to automate this capability for use during the upcoming Higher Risk Weather Season. The aim is to help emergency services and local communities to both learn from past disasters and simulate future scenarios.