Queensland has experienced 80 natural disasters since 2011. IMAGE: Phillip Flores
As Australia and global communities increasingly endure multiple disasters, often simultaneously, disaster management for resilience should be a core concern for leaders, according to experts on a key panel held by Griffith University.
Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s (QRA) Brendan Moon, Australian Red Cross Queensland’s Collin Sivalingum, Suncorp Insurance’s Joshua Cooney, Local Government Association of Queensland’s Mike Lollback and Queensland Inspector-General of Emergency Management Alistair Dawson gathered recently to share insights and expertise in a bid to highlight the importance of disaster resilience.
“For thousands of years in recent history, we’ve dealt with adversity in the form of disasters – in a recent built environment context with buildings being subject to extreme weather events and human beings being exposed to pandemics and other such disasters,” Associate P
Crisis Management: The Importance of Democratic Principles in Advancing Effective Response and Recovery ndi.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ndi.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Storm-hit banana growers to receive extra $50K in grants after weeks of uncertainty
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Growers examine damage to banana crops following the March 1 windstorm.
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Storm-stricken banana farmers have cautiously welcomed the Queensland Government s latest move to increase assistance grants as they battle to recover from the disaster.
Key points:
Affected growers should now receive $75,000 in joint state-federal grants
A local MP says the length of time taken for confirmation of the increase has been concerning
The Agriculture Minister said he had not heard any pleas for wage subsidies, which growers said were desperately needed for the clean up
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Reconstruction work of Shree Bishnu Devi Secondary School begins in Kathmandu with Indian assistance ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 06:02 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 9 (ANI): Reconstruction work of the Shree Bishnu Devi Secondary School has begun with Indian assistance in Kathmandu on Monday, said the Embassy of India in Kathmandu.
Nepal s Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Gopal Shrestha in the presence of Dr Praphullachandra Sharma, Head of Reconstruction and Development Cooperation wing of the Embassy of India, Mayor of the Chandragiri Municipality took part in the bhoomi pooja for the reconstruction of the school, according to the Embassy of India in Kathmandu