Millgrove, a small but mighty town in the Yarra Valley is having a Muster during 27-29 April. The Millgrove Muster will bring together...

Name: Nicola Willemsen Specialty: Graphic design is my speciality, taking reports, structure diagrams and any written information and...

As part of any exercise we run, no matter what the objective, we start and end with a quick survey to gauge understanding and confidence...

Name: Brett Ellis Specialty: Resilience building in organisations and communities. Helping others to think outside the square. Bringing...

When we design exercises for local government and corporate clients, we’re looking for the most plausible, worst case scenario that will...

Specialty: Public value in complex and wicked situations. This means it I lean into today’s challenges, and help to design for tomorrow....

Legislation changes in Victoria are providing the opportunity for Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committees to become truly...

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Leadership in recovery is different. Leading in Disaster Recovery A Companion Through the Chaos is a New Zealand Red Cross developed...

Specialty: I turn strategies and ideas into real on the ground projects for communities. With a focus currently in public safety, I work...

Specialty: I specialise in disaster resilience, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development practices and principles. I work with...

Specialty: I’m a crisis and disaster resilience specialist. That means I work with clients and communities across a number of usually...

Business continuity is not often top of mind when communities, councils and statutory authorities are plunged into disaster response. The...

The Millgrove community in Victoria is in the top 5 most vulnerable communities in the country that is exposed to the threat of...

Tia's specialty: I specialise in project management and stakeholder engagement; both firmly grounded within the disaster resilience and...

Mirna's specialty: I’m a data and analytics specialist. What this means is that I am able to gather information from various sources and...

The importance of community knowledge and connection in emergencies came through loud and clear in interviews with Gannawarra Shire...

Local government is best placed to support their communities through disasters. That’s true, but it also creates an expectation by the...

We’ve spent a bit of time at the beach recently (kind of literally), working with a couple of very switched on councils keen to...

The small community of Millgrove, in Victoria, is part of a nationwide project funded by the Minderoo Foundation that promotes...