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Fri, 01/07/2011
Bushfire CRC research at the University of Western Australia have announced a Disaster Research Seminar series.
Brigade shed at Anakie
Fri, 01/07/2011
Two final reports from the Bushfire CRC’s seven-year Enhancing Volunteerism project are now online.
Wildfire Conference South Africa, May 2011
Thu, 02/06/2011
The Bushfire CRC was prominent at the Fifth International Wildfire Conference in South Africa in May.
Cara Lord - student
Thu, 02/06/2011
PhD student Cara Lord has had an article based on her Honours thesis accepted for publication in an international journal.
Fire Australia Autumn 2011 edition
Mon, 16/05/2011
The Autumn issue of Fire Australia features special reports on floods and fire services, following the cyclones and floods that affected many parts of Australia during summer.
Bushfire CRC research went public in the western districts of Victoria.
Wed, 04/05/2011
Bushfire CRC research went public in the western districts of Victoria.
Launch of 2011 conference in Sydney - Minister Gallacher
Thu, 28/04/2011
The Sydney City historic fire station No 1 was a fitting venue to launch the AFAC and Bushfire CRC annual conference that will be held in Sydney later this year, themed around ‘New World, New Thinking’.
Phil Zylstra
Tue, 05/04/2011
Three more students have submitted their PhD thesis in recent weeks, with more to come soon.
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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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...

David Bruce
Communications Manager Bushfire CRC
Posted: 6 weeks 1 day 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

Media Releases

Mogo trials - fence on fire
A solid steel or hardwood fence provides better protection against bushfire attack than that of treated pine or open slatted fences, according to experiments conducted by the Bushfire CRC and CSIRO.
La Trobe University scientists are playing important roles in the new Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) established to improve all aspects of preventing and fighting bushfires. The Federal Minister for Science, Peter McGauran, launched the new CRC—one of a number financed by the Federal Government to bring together researchers in many organisations working in the same field— in Melbourne on 9 December.
New Zealand is set to contribute to a major Australasian bushfire research initiative being launched today. The new Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) brings together research organisations, government agencies, and university and industry partners in a coordinated approach to bushfire research.
A controlled bushfire in Tumburumba will help the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) test a new water spray protection system designed to improve the safety of firefighters trapped in dangerous `tanker burn overs’.