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In September 2004, some fourteen months after the establishment of Australia’s Bushfire CRC, the then Prime Minister announced the allocation of an additional three million dollars for fire-related research in the high country regions of south-eastern NSW and north-eastern Victoria.
Fuel assessment and fire behaviour prediction training has been carried out with fire and land management agencies across Australia in recent months under the roll out of Project Vesta.
With 1325 delegates from 26 countries, and a trade exhibition of 110 stands, the joint Bushfire CRC and AFAC/International Fire Chiefs’ Association of Asia (IFCAA) Conference 2006 in Melbourne in August has been hailed as an event which exceeded all expectations.
Bushfire fatalities have long been a major concern for fire agencies and it has been the death of people in vehicles that has come under particular attention in recent years.

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ABC South East South Australia
Tue, 30/10/2012
Sydney Morning Herald
Mon, 29/10/2012
The Project - Channel 10
Thu, 25/10/2012
The Sunday Times
Sat, 20/10/2012
Donnybrook-Bridgetown Mail
Mon, 08/10/2012
ABC News South Australia
Fri, 28/09/2012
ABC 7.30 Report
Thu, 27/09/2012
Weekly Times
Thu, 27/09/2012
Newman Mail
Thu, 27/09/2012
Asia Pacific Fire
Mon, 24/09/2012
Asia Pacific Fire
Mon, 24/09/2012
The Australian
Wed, 19/09/2012

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Posted: 10 years 4 months ago

After 11 years, we are about to enter the last month of your Bushfire CRC. It has been an incredible journey since 2003.

For me, what has stood out the most, notwithstanding the ground breaking research, is the culture change the industry has undertaken throughout this period. At the heart of this has been the close partnership between the Bushfire CRC and AFAC. The...

Posted: 10 years 4 months ago

There is only a month left of the Bushfire CRC, but there is plenty of activity going on. The Research to Drive Change series has been launched, with two successful online forums held. Keep your eyes peeled to the...

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