'Surf lifesavers are an important component of Australia’s emergency workforce. Despite significant coastal safety and emergency response knowledge, surf lifesavers are rarely consulted on coastal issues.' Read more here: https://bit.ly/4piA6Hq In the October 2025 edition of AJEM, Dr Jasmin C Lawes, Sean Kelly, Dr Amy E Peden, and Shane Daw explore surf lifesaver perspectives on operational challenges and emerging issues, risks, and hazards in their research article.
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
Public Safety
EAST MELBOURNE, VIC 11,287 followers
AIDR develops, maintains and shares knowledge and learning to support a disaster resilient Australia.
About us
The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) is the National Institute for disaster risk reduction and resilience. We collaborate across sectors to strengthen the resilience of Australian communities to disasters. AIDR creates, grows, and supports a range of networks; provides opportunities for learning, development, and innovation; shares knowledge and resources to enable informed decision making and action; and facilitates thought leadership through national conversations. AIDR contributes to a more disaster resilient Australia through four key influencing strategies that encapsulate AIDR’s work: -Actively supporting, growing and sustaining a range of networks across sectors and jurisdictions. -Enabling those with a role in disaster risk reduction and resilience to come together to learn, develop and innovate. -Collecting, developing, curating and sharing knowledge to educate and promote good practice in disaster risk reduction and resilience. -Providing a central focus point for national thought leadership on disaster risk reduction and resilience. AIDR is a consortium managed by AFAC on behalf of the Australian Government's National Emergency Management Agency. AIDR delivers a range of products and services to support a disaster resilient Australia.
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http://www.aidr.org.au
External link for Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
- Industry
- Public Safety
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- EAST MELBOURNE, VIC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Disaster Resilience, Emergency Management, Public Safety, Education, and Professional Development
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370 Albert St
EAST MELBOURNE, VIC 3002, AU
Employees at Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
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John Richardson
Geographer and nurse that does disasters. Problem solver. Comfortable in complexity. Sea kayaker. Listener of music.
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Liz Addison
Youth Strategy Research & Development Coordinator at Department of Fire and Emergency Services
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Lauren Lombardi
Social impact | Strategy | Program monitoring & evaluation |
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Isabel Cornes, PhD
Senior Project Officer, Knowledge Development at Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
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Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience reposted this
❗Australian emergency management organisations can now access an innovative new tool to help teams navigate an increasingly uncertain future. 🌏This week we released our latest knowledge modules, Transformative scenarios in a climate-challenged world, introducing four plausible futures to help leaders and planners explore alternative pathways and identify gaps in current strategies, developed in collaboration with AFAC, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience and Collaborative Consulting Co. Built with extensive sector input, the modules are designed to be intuitive, relevant and ready to embed into real-world decision making. This project benefitted greatly from the guidance of the AFAC Climate Change Group and the contributions of katelyn samson (AIDR), Matt Dyer (Queensland Fire Department) and Daniel Willetts (SAFECOM). These modules represent another step in the Centre’s commitment to translating research into practical tools that support a more resilient future for all communities. Learn more about accessing the modules: https://lnkd.in/g_bjZnkt Andrew Gissing Nicola M. Liza Gelt Rosie Chi Tran Gill Fletcher Michael Rumsewicz Deb Martindale Professor Cheryl Desha Supriya Gurung
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Congratulations Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action’s Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee, winners of the 2025 Resilient Australia National Photography Award for the image ‘Protecting Country together’. Learn more about the winning #RAA25 initiatives: https://lnkd.in/gUdsPRb4
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Congratulations Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education, winners of the 2025 Resilient Australia National School Award for the project ‘Our river’. Learn more about the winning #RAA25 initiatives: https://lnkd.in/gUdsPRb4
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Congratulations to Social Futures, winners of the 2025 Resilient Australia National Mental Health and Wellbeing Award for the project ‘Resilient kids: Empowered young people can weather life’s biggest storms’. Learn more about the winning #RAA25 initiatives: https://lnkd.in/gUdsPRb4
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Congratulations to Maribyrnong City Council, GenWest and Maribyrnong Community Recovery Committee, winners of the 2025 Resilient Australia National Local Government Award for the project ‘The Maribyrnong Insurance Project: Empowering communities to navigate flood insurance’. There were 2 highly commended projects in the 2025 Resilient Australia National Local Government Award category. Well done Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils for the project 'Greater Sydney Heat Taskforce - Heat smart city plan,' and Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council, Meridian Urban, Water Technology and Queensland Government for the project 'Wujal Wujal Master Plan review'. Learn more about the winning #RAA25 initiatives: https://lnkd.in/gUdsPRb4
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Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT); Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Deeply humbled and grateful to receive the 2025 Resilient Australia National Research for Impact Award - Highly Commended. #RAA25 Supported by the Australian Government National Emergency Management Agency, in partnership with the states and territories and managed by Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR), this honour speaks directly to the heart of our project, “From Stories to Strategies: Culturally Informed Disaster Resilience in Action.” Funded by the QRRRF program managed by Queensland Reconstruction Authority, our work continues to amplify diverse community voices, strengthen disaster resilience through participatory storytelling, and build more equitable, community-centred communication practices. My deepest thanks to our incredible partners and participants across government, industry, cultural, and community sectors. Their trust and collaboration made this impact possible. #Inclusion is the key to success. Heartfelt appreciation to my stellar team Professor greg hearn, Professor Kim Johnston, Dr Kim Osman, Sioux Campbell, and soon-to-be Dr Michael Bromage, whose insight, guidance, and generous support shaped this journey in profound ways. I share this honour with ALL of you. Also, huge congratulations to all winners and finalists for the 2025 Resilient Australia Awards across ten different categories: https://lnkd.in/geb8NHVY So much inspiring work is happening nationwide to build a more disaster-resilient future for everyone. Impact is always collective, relational, and grounded in community. The resilience journey continues — onwards💚 As always, I welcome connections, collaborations, and new initiatives that advance our shared commitment to disaster readiness and community resilience in Australia and globally. You can explore more of our project outputs at: https://lnkd.in/g7F4wfsb QUT (Queensland University of Technology) QUT Digital Media Research Centre QUT Centre for Environment and Society QUT Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice QUT Centre for Justice Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland Cairns Regional Council Centacare FNQ Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management Queensland Disaster Research Alliance (QDRA) Natural Hazards Research Australia
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Thanks NAB 🥳 Early 2025 Indigenous Connection Cultural Knowledge Providers (CKPs) Francilla Puruntatameri, Virgil Kerinaiua, Mary Munkara, Agnella Tupungwuti and Ian Gumbula co-designed and delivered a research project titled Exploring Cultural Capital Development and Local Emergency Management on Country. Evaluating local emergency management norms and identifying opportunities to embrace knowledge for Country, culture, people and community. Increasing natural disaster readiness and resilience. Fast forward 9months. Friday last week we made last minute dash from a remote community 650kms away from Darwin and began preparations for an inbound cyclone Fina. Saturday night we hung on to our hats as the cyclone navigated a path impacting both Wurrumiyanga (Tiwi Islands) and Darwin. Sunday morning, ian mongunu gumbula & Brad Martin cleaned up debris around home pre-flight to Melbourne. Darwin airport being open for just a few hours. Monday afternoon, our work was recognised as Highly Commended in the 2025 Resilient Australia National Research for Impact Award. The whole IC team are grateful to the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience. A great ceremony packed with incredible projects and people 👌🏽 "We want our voice to be included in the design of this emergency plan" - IC CKPs #culturalknowledgeproviders #inclusivity #culturaleconomicdevelopment Nicole Thompson
Congratulations to our customer Indigenous Connection for being Highly Commended in the Resilient Australia Awards. After Cyclone Fina’s impact on the Tiwi Islands, their project — supported by the NAB Foundation and partners — shows how cultural knowledge strengthens safety and disaster readiness in remote northern communities. At NAB, we’re proud to support a customer creating lasting impact for First Nations communities. We acknowledge Cultural Knowledge Providers: Francilla Puruntatameri, Virgil Kerinaiua, Mary Munkara, Agnella Tupungwuti and Ian Gumbula.
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This year, the Resilient Australia National Government Award had 2 winners. Congratulations to Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, for winning one of the 2025 Resilient Australia National Government Awards for their project ‘Traditional Owners involvement in emergency management at the Gariwerd Complex and Little Desert fires’. Highly commended in the 2025 Resilient Australia National Government Award category is SAFECOM for the project ‘Disaster Resilience Ecosystem Mapping Project’. Learn more about the winning #RAA25 initiatives: https://lnkd.in/gUdsPRb4
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This year, the Resilient Australia National Government Award had 2 winners. Congratulations to NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Merrimans Local Aboriginal Land Council, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW Crown Lands and NSW Rural Fire Service, for winning one of the 2025 Resilient Australia National Government Awards for their project ‘Australian first – Aboriginal Cultural Incident Management Exercise’. Highly commended in the 2025 Resilient Australia National Government Award category is SAFECOM for the project ‘Disaster Resilience Ecosystem Mapping Project’. Learn more about the winning #RAA25 initiatives: https://lnkd.in/gUdsPRb4