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Fire protection promotion
FPA Conference, Gold Coast, November 2010
Fri, 12/11/2010
The research program of the Bushfire CRC was strongly promoted to a new audience at the annual FPAA Conference in Queensland.

Bushfire CRC stakeholders meet in Sydney
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
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.

DC-10 tanker not returning
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.

Bushfire-predicting computer program gets $21 million boost
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.

Royal Commission advocates creation of national bushfire research centre
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.

Innovative collaboration now happening thanks to the Bushfire CRC structure
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.

Forest soils - linking fire and ecology
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.

In the media...

Technology Drones could provide superior bushfire predictions in Australia

The Iconocast News
Tue, 08/01/2013

Climate change looms large as Australia swelters

New Scientist
Mon, 07/01/2013

Victoria on high alert for bushfires

ABC News
Fri, 04/01/2013

Local crews praised for fire efforts

Free Press Leader
Fri, 04/01/2013

One thing is sure – there will be bushfires

Newcastle Herald
Mon, 31/12/2012

Organise to cope with the anxiety of the bushfire season

Herald Sun
Fri, 28/12/2012

Greens call for new bushfire body

news.com.au
Wed, 26/12/2012

Calls for a national fire front

The Age
Wed, 26/12/2012

Phone app to aid in fire risk warning

Herald Sun
Wed, 26/12/2012

Greens call for new bushfire body

Bigpond News
Wed, 26/12/2012

Calls for a national fire front

WA Today
Wed, 26/12/2012

Greens call for new bushfire body

Ninemsn
Wed, 26/12/2012

Greens call for new bushfire body

Courier Mail
Wed, 26/12/2012

Greens call for new bushfire body

Herald Sun
Wed, 26/12/2012

Calls for a national fire front

Midland Expess
Wed, 26/12/2012

Science with a community benefit
Posted: 1 week 6 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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Gary Morgan
Gary Morgan
CEO Bushfire CRC

“We save lives too!”

Posted: 1 week 6 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...

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David Bruce
David Bruce
Communications Manager Bushfire CRC

See you at the Research Forum
Posted: 6 weeks 20 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...

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Richard Thornton
Dr Richard Thornton
Deputy CEO and Research Director Bushfire CRC

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