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Media alert – AFAC Fire Outlook: Emergency Leaders for Climate Action available to provide comment

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Tomorrow (Wednesday 23 August), AFAC will release the seasonal bushfire outlook for spring 2023, at 11am AEST.   The following Emergency Leaders for Climate Action are available to provide comment on the outlook:    – Greg Mullins, Former Commissioner of Fire & Rescue NSW  – Major General Peter Dunn, Former Commissioner, ACT Emergency Services Authority … Continued

Australian Red Cross hits the road to help equip kids for disasters

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On a journey to promote disaster preparedness among the younger generation, this week Australian Red Cross WA Emergency Services team are travelling through the Wheatbelt region to help teach kids how to best prepare for disasters. Heading into schools and kindergartens in Northam, Beverley, Pingelly, Narrogin, Darken and Corrigin, the team is taking the Pillowcase … Continued

Australian Red Cross calls on Queenslanders to aid in emergencies

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As disasters increase across Australia, so does the demand on Australian Red Cross emergency services.   In Queensland, 800 community members bolster our emergency service response during disasters and times of crisis, but more are needed.   Volunteers are vital in delivering a service that not only supports people in their own communities but often … Continued

Australian Red Cross emergency services volunteers needed in Victoria

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As disasters increase across Australia, so does the demand on Australian Red Cross emergency services.    There are more than 500 Australian Red Cross emergency services volunteers across Victoria who are vital in providing critical support to communities when disaster strikes, but more are needed.   With Victorians’ experiencing several large-scale disasters over the last … Continued

Australian Red Cross calls for volunteers in NSW

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As disasters become more frequent across Australia, the demand for Australian Red Cross emergency services is growing. In New South Wales,1,200 Australian Red Cross emergency service volunteers play a critical role in supporting communities when disaster strikes, but more are needed. Volunteers are vital in delivering Australian Red Cross emergency response programs. They not only … Continued

Climate Council media briefing – 10.30am today. Warming oceans and a ‘super El Niño’ – scientists answer: how worried should we be?

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Good morning, This week, the Bureau of Meteorology will release its next climate update. As we await declaration of an official El Niño event for Australia – an event that scientists are tipping could be ‘the strongest El Niño ever measured, by far’ – the Climate Council invites journalists to join a half-hour online media briefing … Continued