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National Volunteer Week
A new report reveals volunteers are essential to Australia’s crisis resilience. The Volunteering Australia research examines the volume and breadth of volunteers playing crucial roles in......
Who let the boats out !
Last weekend the NSW State Emergency Service undertook their annual “Who Let The Boats Out” operation, consisting of SES units......
IPCC Report Rings Alarm Bells for The Planet
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released a report that the Secretary General of The UN, Antonio Guterres, describes......
From Pleistocene to Pyrocene
Man’s relationship with fire is a positive and negative one. The ability to cook and stay warm allowed hominids to......
Asthma Refugees
Asthma affects many Australians but with climate change on the rise, and dangerous fires producing high smoke levels in Sydney......
Bushfires put children’s mental health & education at risk
As emergency services brace for worsening fire conditions, there are calls for an increased focus on children’s welfare. Research shows......
Up in Flames
At 6.30pm, French time, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris went up in flames. Smoke billowed from the rooftop, which......