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RECENT WEBINARS
NOVEMBER 2023
Future focus of AIDR
The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) collaborates across sectors to strengthen the resilience of Australian communities to disasters.
The recently appointed CEO of AIDR, Dr Margaret Moreton, joins us to talk about her vision for the future of AIDR.

Dr Margaret Moreton, Executive Director, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR)
Dr Margaret Moreton
Executive Director, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR)
She left that career to undertake original community-based research. Her research identified key factors that contribute to disaster recovery and resilience. She gathered and compared the views of national leaders of recovery, and community members who had been directly affected by four separate emergency events.
Margaret has since developed a strong reputation as a disaster resilience specialist, working to build community resilience in partnership with a broad range of stakeholders and led by communities themselves.
As Executive Director at AIDR, and together with her team, Margaret is focussed on developing and sharing knowledge, resources and experience across a range of sectors, to lead or contribute to efforts that enhance community resilience to natural hazards, across Australia.
OCTOBER 2023
NHRA Research –
community experiences before and after flood
The devastating floods of February to July 2022 affected 84 local government areas in NSW and Queensland and caused widespread trauma and devastation. Many communities were affected multiple times.
Researchers from three universities were engaged by Natural Hazards Research Australia to explore communities’ experiences before during and after the flood and they used one prompt: “Tell us your flood story”. The resulting volume of data will contain many gems for communicators and engagement specialists.
Join Associate Professor Mel Taylor to answer your specific questions from the research data at our October webinar.
You can get more information on the overall findings of the project at www.naturalhazards.com.au/floods2022.

Mel Taylor
Associate Professor, Macquarie University | NHRA
SEPTEMBER 2023
What we’ve learned from the Exotic Animal Disease Preparedness Report
September 2022 saw a report from a joint interagency taskforce on Exotic Animal Disease Preparedness hand down 14 recommendations.
In the 12 months since this report was published, how have these recommendations been taken into consideration in the management of Exotic Animal Disease incursions such as Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)?
Join us to speak to Deputy Coordinator-General of NEMA, Joe Buffone, on this expanding topic.

Joe Buffone
Deputy Coordinator-General, NEMA
Joe has had direct involvement in coordinating and responding to major emergencies in Australia and internationally, at the Strategic, Operational and Tactical levels.
PAST WEBINARS
2023 Webinars
EMPA Principles #6: Working with media and social media providers
Getting to know NEMA Australia
In conversation with: Kjell Braatas
Revisited – EMPA Principles #6: Working with media and social media providers
Is the ‘Future Survivor’ the survivor of today?
The journey and story behind Me, Myself and Disaster
What we’ve learned from the Exotic Animal Disease Preparedness Report
NHRA Research: Community experiences before and after floods
Future focus of AIDR – Australian Institute of Disaster Resilience
2021 Webinars