In July 2021, the Australian Government announced the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program. It helps support communities in eligible Local Government Areas (LGAs) affected by the Black Summer ...

Officials from Australia’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have returned to Australia after leading a delegation of state and territory fire and emergency management Commissioners and ...

Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Program Under the 2025-26 Federal Budget, the Australian Government committed $17.7 million in 2025-26 to establish the Bushfire Community Recovery and ...

The Disaster Ready Fund (DRF) is the Australian Government’s flagship initiative for disaster resilience and risk reduction. The Australian Government is providing up to one billion dollars through ...

Following the 2024-25 Higher Risk Weather Season, government and non-government organisations as well as industry representatives have gathered in Canberra to ‘war game’ what would happen in the most ...

If you're lucky enough to visit the beautiful landscapes of the Dandenong Ranges, we recommend that you also stop at Kilsyth. With a population of around 12,000, Kilsyth isn't just home to the Cougars ...

Using Australia’s National Large Air Tanker to respond to bushfire This aircraft is the National LAT funded by the Australian Government. This Boeing 737 Fireliner is now one of 6 LATs that are ...

2024-25 Higher risk weather season For the first time, we are sharing some of this information with the public. This video includes: the Bureau of Meteorology’s Seasonal Outlook, information about ...

Our National Crisis Exercising and Lessons Capability Exercise Aurora is one of many crisis exercises designed and delivered by our team. These exercises prepare governments and key industries for ...

We are delivering an enhanced national aerial emergency response capability, with funding of approximately $100 million over the next two financial years from 2024-25. The addition of three new ...

Recovering from tropical cyclones is challenging for many communities but even more so when support and technical help is a four hour drive away. For the Western Australian communities of Mingenew, ...

One of Australia’s foremost natural disaster professionals, Brendan Moon, has been announced as Australia’s first Coordinator-General for National Emergency Management. The new role will oversee the ...