Bushfire management: balancing the risks

NPA ACT convened a 2-day community symposium on 21 – 22 July 2017 on fire management in the ACT in a changing climate. Its purpose was to contribute to ACT government policy, goal setting and strategic directions of fire management.

The symposium brought together  a mix of experts, including researchers, the ACT environment and emergency services minister, senior ACT Government and emergency services officials, landcare volunteers, and rural leaseholders. 

The proceedings from the symposium can be downloaded here

Read

Discussion Paper: Assessing mitigation of the risk from extreme wildfires using MODIS hotspot data. 

Listen

Audio (MP3) from the symposium: Fri AM early; Fri AM later; Fri PM early; Fri PM later; Sat AM early; Sat AM later; Sat PM