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How can we take action to build resilience to disasters and reduce disaster losses? This was the focus of the 2021 United Nations’ International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, held globally on 13 October each year.

This year, Natural Hazards Research Australia collaborated with the ABC at an online event to help drive constructive and supportive conversations about bushfire and community resilience. The event opened with a short video from cast members of the ABC’s Fires series, including Richard Roxburgh, Miranda Otto and Hunter Page-Lochard.

This project will seek to develop research that includes Indigenous voice and representation in governance structures of institutions and land management agencies, and will develop a framework of broad research principles, protocols and processes to guide more ethical and collaborative cultural land management research.

As I wish everyone a Happy New Year I am mindful that COVID has meant it has been a tough couple of years for most. We hope that 2022 will see progress and the ability to bring researchers and end-users together as much as possible in COVID-safe ways.

As 2021 comes to an end, the newly formed Natural Hazards Research Australia finishes its first six months of establishment. It has been a hectic period with many streams of activity happening, despite the restrictions imposed by COVID-19.

A key project that will enhance the availability of data provision for natural hazards research has received new support with partnership and funding from the Australian Research Data Commons.

The Research data management project, a round one Natural Hazards Research Australia project, will be supported by the Australian Research Data Commons through its Bushfire Data Challenges program.

As part of the establishment of Natural Hazards Research Australia, the new role of Node Research Manager was created. The Centre currently has three Node Research Managers – Nicola Moore, Dr Kat Haynes and Dr Blythe McLennan – based in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, respectively.

But what exactly is a Node Research Manager and what will their jobs be at the Centre?

Postgraduate research through Natural Hazards Research Australia has received a boost with the opening of the Centre's Associate Student program.

The program provides opportunities for students undertaking postgraduate research in a relevant field to become part of the natural hazards research community in Australia and New Zealand. Associate students will be able to:

Expressions of Interest are sought from research providers to deliver a project exploring lifeline resilience for regional and remote communities.

Part of Natural Hazard Research Australia’s first round of research projects, the Understanding the resilience of lifelines for regional and remote communities project will be conducted over 12 months. Expressions of Interest closed on 21 December 2021. Applicants were notified of the outcome by 25 January 2022.