Disaster

Smartphone App to Mobilise Qld Volunteers

17 January 2012 | More than 1,000 people have downloaded Volunteering Qld’s new Smartphone App, Ready Qld, in the two days since it launched on 15 January.

Queensland Floods: One Year On

12 January 2012 | It’s a year since devastating floods swept through Queensland, claiming 35 lives and affecting more than 200,00 people but also revealing an incredible community spirit.

New Fire Recovery Unit for Victoria

30 June 2011 | The new Fire Recovery Unit comes into effect from 1 July 2011 to oversee Victoria’s ongoing bushfire recovery effort.

Queensland Volunteers - Not Long Term

05 May 2011 | Just one week after thousands of Queenslanders registered as volunteers to assist in the floods cleanup, the vast majority that were contacted were not prepared to volunteer according to Queensland’s peak volunteering body.

Bushfire Funds Not Claimed

17 March 2011 | Millions of donated dollars have still not been claimed by people who lost their homes in the Victorian Black Saturday Bushfires in 2009.

Practical Advice for Disaster Fatigued Australian Charities

17 March 2011 | With many Not for Profit organisations facing the fourth major disaster appeal this year, US fundraising expert and publisher of the Getting Attention Blog, Nancy Schwartz gives her advice on how NFPs can ‘keep giving going’.

QLD Emergency Warning Systems Disadvantage Those With Disabilities.

17 March 2011 | The Queensland flood disaster has demonstrated strengths and weaknesses of Australia’s emergency services and warnings systems, especially in terms of access for people with a disability, according to the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)