Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 2 April 2020
Indigenous practices, science and academia combine in this Australian-first bushfire research centre
create digital (blog)
A small town in Western Australia (WA) will be home to Australia's first Bushfire Centre of Excellence. Located in Nambeelup in the state's southwest, ...
National Museum's Black Summer exhibition to preserve memories of Australia's bushfire crisis
ABC News
Debris from the catastrophic summer bushfires is set to feature in an art exhibition created by the National Museum of Australia.
Vic bushfire appeal gives $16m for homes
The Australian
Vic bushfire appeal gives $16m for homes. Australian Associated Press; 14 minutes ago April 2, 2020 ...
WIRES and Landcare Australia join forces in $1million post-bushfire wildlife habitat regeneration
Braidwood Times
WIRES and Landcare Australia have announced a landmark $1 million partnership to help wildlife habitats affected by bushfire and drought across
WIRES and Landcare Australia join forces in $1million post-bushfire wildlife habitat regeneration
Mirage News
Dr Norrish said: “Through partnerships like this, Landcare Australia is helping to drive and coordinate national bushfire and drought response with ...
SA's controversial property revaluation program has been halted
The Advertiser
... turmoil caused by the coronavirus outbreak and the state's bushfires. ... Property Council Of Australia executive director for SA Daniel Gannon said it ...
Coronavirus Australia live updates: Social distancing in place 'for at least 90 days': Mick Fuller
The Australian
... have been triggered by drought and bushfires. Rod Sims, Australian Competition and Consumer Commision chair, also called on the government to ...
Job vacancies dip slightly before COVID-19
The Australian
Job vacancies in Australia edged only slightly lower during the summer bushfire ... Australian Bureau of Statistics chief economist Bruce Hockman on ...
Supporting Australians' access to telecommunications services
Mirage News
“In the aftermath of the bushfires, when safe to do so, the telcos deployed temporary facilities to keep impacted communities connected. These changes ...
Three-way partnership to help rebuild Kangaroo Island sporting community
Australasian Leisure Management (press release)
The South Australian Government has partnered with Cricket Australia and the ... on Kangaroo Island rebuild following the devastating bushfires earlier in the year. ... “Both Cricket Australia and the AFL have done an outstanding job ...
Three-way partnership to help Western Districts sporting community…
Mirage News
/Public News. View in full here. Tags:agreement, AusPol, Australia, Australian, Australian Government, bushfire, bushfires, ...
Documentary makers keep telling stories through the crisis
Inside Film
'Australia Come Fly With Me' (Photo credit: WildBear Entertainment). Australia's documentary makers are less affected by production shutdowns than most ... while Bushfire Animal Rescue examines the the rescue, rehabilitation and ...
COVID-19 – Challenges facing the not-for-profit sector in Australia
Pro Bono Australia
The extreme drought, bushfires and floods have all significantly impacted fundraising efforts of Australian charities, and now coronavirus threatens ...
Noosa donation helps bushfire ravished residents
Noosa News
WHILE the world's focus has shifted to the novel coronavirus pandemic, those Australian's impacted by last summer's devastating bushfires are still on ...
Victoria's plans for logging in bushfire zones 'grossly irresponsible'
The Sydney Morning Herald
This summer's bushfires have changed everything," Ms Young said. Environment Justice Australia chief executive Brendan Sydes said "huge areas of ...
Energy company to help families by slashing prices as energy use spikes
Mirage News
The price drop will come into effect on 3 April. /Public Release. Tags:Aussie, Australia, Australian, Award, bushfire, bushfires, ...
Canberra must create a huge new welfare state system
The Australian Financial Review
The COVID-19 crisis coming so soon after the summer's extraordinary bushfires has created massive pressure on the Australian government to ...
Kubota donate tractors for bushfire charity auction
North Queensland Register
Kubota Australia zone manager for central Queensland Jon Neville said he recently delivered one of the tractors to Rolleston grower James Bishop. " ...
Facebook launches Community Help in Australia
Marketing magazine Australia
Community Help was a resource used in Australia as part of the bushfire response. Community Help received thousands of posts during the bushfires, ...
Successful 2020 vintage
The West Australian
This years harvest was completed undisrupted; without significant rain, lockdowns or the impact of bushfires, despite a high demand on picking staff as ...
Job vacancies dip slightly before COVID-19
Yahoo Finance
Job vacancies in Australia edged only slightly lower during the summer bushfire crisis, though the figures have come too soon to reflect the spread of ...
Coronavirus sparks first real conversations with neighbours after years of living next door
ABC Local
In fact, research shows less than half of Australians actually know their ... of the Australian psyche and we see it in times of crisis like the bushfires and ...
Bushfire victims double whammy of COVID-19
7NEWS.com.au
Three months after Justin and Helena Kam lost their house in the bushfires that ravaged ... COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March in Australia.
Coronavirus: Eoin Morgan keen to help in COVID-19 fight, disputes England pay cut claims
Sporting News AU
We've seen during the Australian bushfires, where Shane Warne auctioned his baggy green cap for a million dollars or something ridiculous.
RM Williams closes factory, stands down 709 workers
@AuManufacturing (blog)
Australian clothing and boot maker R.M. Williams has announced it will ... bushfires since beginning in 1932, but these were “unprecedented times.”.
SA's controversial property revaluation program has been halted
The Mercury
“As at the Date of Valuation this year, South Australia and Australia were experiencing. significant turmoil as a result of bushfires, which horrific events ...
Fire-ravaged Western Districts Memorial Community Sports Centre gets a $1m boost towards rebuild
The Advertiser
The funds will come from Cricket Australia, SA Cricket Association, Australian ... club still needs to finalise its insurance payout from the Ravine fire.
'We won't forget you': $1m to fire victims
Chronicle
News Corp Australia's Community Ambassador Penny Fowler said we must remember there are so many people whose lives were devastated by the ...
