The Nature Conservation Council attended the Climate Change and Bushfire Roundtable hosted by Cities Power Partnership in Katoomba. This brought together local government, experts and agencies to share knowledge and effective fire management strategies to prepare for climate risk and bushfires. The key roundtable speakers included Professor Lesley Hughes (Climate Councilor and Ecologist), Greg Mullins (Climate Councilor/Former NSW Fire Commissioner), Michael Eburn (Associate Professor in Bushfire at ANU) and Tim McNaught (Director Office of Bushfire and Risk Management, Western Australia). For more information on the presentations, discussions, and useful resources, please follow the link below.
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Protecting threatened species and ecological communities before and during bushfire
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Understanding how to protect threatened ecological communities from intense fire events is critical as the effects of climate change...
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How a NCC community workshop in Kangaroo Valley connected people through nature
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We are all familiar with the severe and extensive bushfires of 2019-20 which impacted the lives of so many...
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National Indigenous Disaster Resilience Summit proceedings
Bushfire Volunteer, , conference, Conferences, Cultural burning, Fire, Indigenous, Resilience
Fire to Flourish, a Monash University iniative hosted a summit in August 2023 on disaster resilience for Indigenous Australians....
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WATCH – Big Scrub Landcare: Saving Our Rainforests from Fire
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Nightcap National Park, post-fire, Rainforest, wildfire
Renowned ABC journalist Kerry O’Brien hosts the first of two panel discussions run by the Big Scrub Landcare group...
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New Planning Process for Managing Bush Fire Risk in NSW
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The NSW Rural Fire Service is currently rolling out a new planning process for managing bush fire risk in...
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Watch – Ecological burns: a Council perspective
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Martin Roberts from Macedon Ranges Shire Council explores ecological burns from a Local Government perspective in a presentation for...
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Aboriginal burning on ABC
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Cultural burning podcast This ABC podcast shares experiences from Cultural burning projects in central western NSW, discussing how burning...
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Fire, Ferals and Weeds Consortiums – expressions of interest sought
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Consortiums to improve integrated management Background: At the recent Nature Conservation Council Bushfire Conference 2017 – Fire, Fauna & Ferals: from backyards to bush, as...