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Progress report for members
Gary Morgan at the November 23 Stakeholder Council and AGM
Tue, 06/12/2011
A busy and informative program occupied attendees at the Bushfire CRC Stakeholders Council Annual General Meeting in Melbourne on 23 November.

Call for papers for 2012 AFAC and Bushfire CRC conference
Tue, 06/12/2011
A Call for Papers is out for the 2012 AFAC and Bushfire CRC Conference.

Helping hand
Tue, 06/12/2011
Bushfire CRC research is helping Fire and Rescue NSW managers to better understand the symptoms and health effects of smoke exposure and appropriate mitigation strategies.

Burning Issues book launch
The Hon Bernard Teague AO (left) Professor Mark Adams and Gary Morgan
Thu, 24/11/2011
The Hon Bernard Teague, AO, has launched Burning Issues, the new book by Professor Mark Adams and Dr Peter Attiwill on the controversial history and practice of controlled burning in Australia.

Grants for end-users to promote Bushfire CRC research internationally
Tue, 22/11/2011
The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre is making available three grants a year of up to $3000 to support end-users of the organisation’s research to attend major international conferences to discuss and promote the use of the research.

New award for outstanding use of Bushfire CRC research
Tue, 22/11/2011
The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre is introducing the Research Utilisation Award to acknowledge agencies that make outstanding use of Bushfire CRC research.

Fire Australia Spring 2011 edition
Fire Australia Spring 2011 edition
Wed, 09/11/2011
The latest issue of Fire Australia carries an inside look at the workshop that leads to the publication of the Bushfire CRC's regular Seasonal Bushfire Outlook.

Prescribing fire – new book on a hot topic
Burning Issues
Wed, 09/11/2011
Planned fuel-reduction burning remains one of the most controversial issues in managing forests and lowering the risk of bushfires to people and property. A new book, Burning Issues, by Professor Mark Adams and Dr Peter Attiwill, takes a comprehensive look at the subject.

In the media...

Closing of the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre may be averted

Wildfire Today
Fri, 15/02/2013

Government announces new bushfire CRC

Research Career
Thu, 14/02/2013

Bushfire research funding to finish mid-year

insurancenews.com.au
Mon, 11/02/2013

In Australia, Record Weather Fuels Climate Policy Process

Science Insider
Tue, 05/02/2013

Federal funding of bushfire research dries up

Canberra Times
Mon, 04/02/2013

Federal funding of bushfire research dries up

The Age
Mon, 04/02/2013

Bushfire Co-operative Research Centre to receive no funding from federal government in 2013-14

The Daily Telegraph
Sun, 03/02/2013

NSW premier condemns bushfire research cut

The West Australian
Sun, 03/02/2013

NSW premier condemns bushfire research cut

Ninemsn
Sun, 03/02/2013

NSW premier condemns bushfire research cut

7 News
Sun, 03/02/2013

NSW premier condemns bushfire research cut

SBS World News Australia
Sun, 03/02/2013

Premier condemns bushfire research cut

The Weekly Times
Sun, 03/02/2013

Bushfire Co-operative Research Centre to receive no funding from federal government in 2013-14

news.com.au
Sun, 03/02/2013

Bushfire Co-operative Research Centre to receive no funding from federal government in 2013-14

Herald Sun
Sun, 03/02/2013

Federal bushfire research center loses funding

Wildfire Today
Sun, 03/02/2013

Science with a community benefit
Posted: 1 week 4 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 4 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: 5 weeks 6 days 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

Media Releases

Mega Fires - dealing with extreme bushfires
Sun, 27/08/2006
Jerry Williams interviewed in Canberra 2006
A mega-fire is a new term for the most extreme bushfires in the United States. The Bushfire CRC has arranged for Jerry Williams from the US to conduct a series of workshops with fire agencies around Australia on this mega-fire phenomenon.

The Day the Flames Came - DVD
Wed, 09/08/2006
The story of the devastating bushfire that destroyed the town of Dwellingup in Western Australia in 1961 is the focus of a new education program on bushfire awareness for fire agencies and local communities across Australia. This DVD was launched at the 2006 Bushfire CRC annual conference in Melbourne.

Community event in the high country
Thu, 16/03/2006
Invite tacked to a post for the community event in the high country
The Bushfire CRC and its partners in NSW are inviting the community in the Snowy Plains to view one of the High Fire research sites and to find out more about bushfire research at an information evening in Berridale on Monday 20 March.

Weather history points to changing bushfire seasons
Tue, 14/02/2006
Fire and land management agencies in south eastern Australia will be able to better plan for changes in the severity and timing of bushfire seasons following the release of research on possible climate change impacts.

Learning from History - Black Tuesday DVD
Fri, 03/02/2006
The Bushfire CRC, with support from the Tasmania Fire Service, has produced a short film on the 1967 Hobart fires. Black Tuesday will be shown on Southern Cross Television in Hobart and Darwin at 5.25pm, on Saturday, 4 February 2006.

Using two toolboxes to manage Kakadu’s wetlands
Fri, 17/06/2005
“You look after country, and the country will look after you,” says Violet Lawson, a traditional owner from Kakadu National Park. Violet and her family are combining traditional ecological knowledge with western science to manage Boggy Plain, a Ramsar-listed wetland on the South Alligator River floodplain in Kakadu. This project is the first of its kind in Australia.

Recent FireNotes

Smoke composition and the flammability of forests and grasslands

Fire impact and risk evaluation

Predicting bushfire preparedness from bushfire expectations

Promoting community bushfire preparedness

The influence of familiarity on teamwork and decision making

Economic contributions to bushfire management and policy