Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for four research projects:
- Understanding ignition trends and agricultural fire risk, EOI close 5:00 pm AEDT 8 December 2025
- Understanding tsunami risk to Australia from volcanic sources, EOI close 5:00 pm AEDT 18 December 2025
- Effectiveness of roadside burning – case studies of planned burn/fire interactions: Phase 2, EOI close 5:00 pm AEDT 17 December 2025
- The role of AI in multi-language emergency warnings, EOI close 5:00 pm AEDT 19 December 2025
Understanding ignition trends and agricultural fire risk
This project concept has been developed by The Country Fire Authority (CFA).
This project aims to:
- document and develop an understanding of the primary drivers of agricultural fire
- develop an understanding of the outcomes of agricultural fire
- identify risks, including organisational risks to CFA
- identify areas for improvement of practices/documentation/guidance and provide insights that CFA can utilise in future reform of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and best practices (e.g. harvest go/no-go guidelines for ignition risk reduction, monitoring and handover, ignition methods and patterns and equipment).
EOI submissions due by 5:00 pm AEDT, 8 December 2025 to research@naturalhazards.com.au.
An online webinar, scheduled for 1:30 pm AEDT on Tuesday 25 November 2025, will provide a more detailed briefing of the project and the opportunity for interested parties to pose specific questions. Register to attend here.
Find out more about this EOI, including how to submit, how to register for the online briefing and any frequently asked questions, on the Understanding ignition trends and agricultural fire risk page.
Understanding tsunami risk to Australia from volcanic sources
This project concept has been developed by the Australian Tsunami Advisory Group (ATAG).
This project aims to develop a database of scenarios to assess the onshore tsunami risk to the Australian coastline from volcanic sources in the south-west Pacific, south-east Indian and north-east Southern Oceanic regions. These scenarios would describe the source, its likelihood, any onshore tsunami inundation and arrival times at locations along the Australian coastline.
EOI submissions due by 5:00 pm AEDT, 18 December 2025 to research@naturalhazards.com.au.
Find out more about this EOI, including how to submit and any frequently asked questions on the Understanding tsunami risk to Australia from volcanic sources page.
Effectiveness of roadside burning – case studies of planned burn/fire interactions: Phase 2
This project concept has been developed by the Country Fire Authority (CFA).
This project will build on existing research by producing case studies, based on documented and anecdotal evidence, detailing outcomes of when linear fuel breaks, primarily in the form of roadside burning, interacted with bushfires during the 2024/25 and 2025/26 fire seasons.
EOI submissions due by 5:00 pm AEDT, 17 December 2025 to research@naturalhazards.com.au.
Find out more about this EOI, including how to submit and any frequently asked questions on the Effectiveness of roadside burning – case studies of planned burn/fire interactions: Phase 2 page.
The role of AI in multi-language emergency warnings
This project concept has been developed by the NSW Department of Customer Service, The New South Wales State Emergency Service, and Emergency Management Victoria.
This project will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can support the translation of emergency warnings for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. It will examine where AI adds value, its limitations and how those can be addressed through human oversight or complementary processes. The aim is to understand how translation quality affects community comprehension and response during emergencies.
EOI submissions due by 5:00 pm AEDT, 19 December 2025 to research@naturalhazards.com.au.
An online webinar, scheduled for 1:00 pm AEDT on Thursday 27 November 2025, will provide a more detailed briefing of the project and the opportunity for interested parties to pose specific questions. Register to attend here.
Find out more about this EOI, including how to submit, how to register for the online briefing and any frequently asked questions on the The role of AI in multi-language emergency warnings page.