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Stakeholder Annual General Meeting, November 2010
Tue, 09/11/2010
The University of Sydney hosted the Stakeholder Council Annual General Meeting at Australian Technology Park in November. Representatives from partners around Australia and New Zealand heard updates from a range of Bushfire CRC activities.
Fire managers in mallee country
Thu, 28/10/2010
Dr Miguel Cruz has been leading seminars and field trips of fire managers to demonstrate his Quick Guide for predicting fire behaviour in semi-arid mallee country. Three seminars have been held to date.
Fri, 22/10/2010
The DC-10 firefighting tanker jet trialled in Victoria last summer will not return this fire season after a comprehensive Bushfire CRC evaluation of its performance found the aircraft unsuited to Victorian conditions.
Fri, 22/10/2010
A unique computer program designed by Bushfire CRC and University of Melbourne researchers that predicts bushfire speeds, intensity and direction will be used as a key tool for Victoria’s bushfire response this summer.
Fri, 22/10/2010
The final report of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission recommends the establishment of a national centre for bushfire research. This reflects a proposal put to the Commission by Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre Chief Executive Officer Gary Morgan for the creation of an Australasian Fire Research Institute to build on the work of the Bushfire CRC.
Fri, 22/10/2010
Having all of Australia’s fire and land management agencies in partnership with the best fire researchers in academia at the Bushfire CRC has allowed a number of collaborative and innovative projects to succeed.
Wed, 20/10/2010
Due to the tremendous variability of Australian forest types, there is still much to be learnt about the effects of fire on forest ecology. Research in the Western Australian jarrah forests goes some way towards redressing this knowledge gap.
Wed, 20/10/2010
Professor John Handmer has been awarded the Bushfire CRC Special Recognition Award for 2010 for his timely research work in the wake of the Black Saturday bushfires.

In the media...

Courier Mail
Sun, 03/02/2013
The Sydney News
Sun, 03/02/2013
Australian Conservation Foundation
Wed, 23/01/2013
ABC Radio Adelaide
Tue, 22/01/2013
The Conversation
Mon, 21/01/2013
Farm Weekly
Fri, 18/01/2013
news.com.au
Thu, 17/01/2013
Cooma-Monaro Express
Thu, 17/01/2013
Wyndham Weekly
Thu, 17/01/2013
Courier Mail
Thu, 17/01/2013
Stonnington Review Local
Thu, 17/01/2013
Cessnock Advertiser
Thu, 17/01/2013
Financial Review
Mon, 14/01/2013
The Conversation
Mon, 14/01/2013
smh.com.au
Sat, 12/01/2013
Posted: 1 week 5 days ago

‘Social benefit’ was the buzz phrase out of the 2008 review of the national Cooperative Research Centres program. Finally, Public Good CRCs were acknowledged for their long struggle for attention and ongoing support in a funding program renowned for supporting technological breakthroughs in the manufacturing, mining, medical and agriculture sectors.

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Posted: 1 week 5 days ago

The Bushfire CRC, along with Victoria's emergency services agencies, met recently with Bob Jensen, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the United States Department of Homeland Security, who is visiting Australia as a Fulbright scholar.

Jensen’s most interesting insights were into the role of communications during times of...

David Bruce
Communications Manager Bushfire CRC
Posted: 6 weeks 18 hours ago

One of my favourite aspects of the Bushfire CRC and AFAC conference week is the Research Forum, which begins the conference on Monday 2 September. This year’s Research Forum is the third incarnation, and promises to be one of the best yet. The Research Forum provides one of the best opportunities for researchers and scientists not currently connected to the Bushfire...

Richard Thornton
Deputy CEO and Research Director Bushfire CRC