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Firies to Queenlanders: "Get ready for busy bushfire season!"

Firies to Queenlanders: "Get ready for busy bushfire season!"

With Queensland about to enter the official bushfire season, the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service is busy undertaking hazard reduction burns. Speaking earlier this month in the Queensland Times, QFRS ...

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Building back green in Chelmer

Building back green in Chelmer

Green Cross Australia has catalysed another wonderful example of building back green in Queensland. In the leafy Brisbane suburb of Chelmer, Peter and Suzanne Davies (pictured top right) are busy rebuilding ...

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Harden Up eNews May 2012: Dry season heats up

Harden Up eNews May 2012: Dry season heats up

As winter approaches and our skies dry up, we encourage you to get ready for bushfire season. Is your family and home at risk? FInd out who is at risk, what you can do and more in this May eNews.

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Harden Up website wins Interactive Media Award

Harden Up website wins Interactive Media Award

Harden Up - Protecting Queensland has been honoured with an Outstanding Achievement award at the 2012 Interactive Media Awards. Green Cross Australia, along with our web developers ZeroSeven, won the award ...

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Sustainable rebuilding showcased at Murphy's Creek

Sustainable rebuilding showcased at Murphy's Creek

In January 2011, floods caused widespread devastation across Queensland. The road to recovery is still ongoing and is long and arduous. For many people, the priority is to get homes rebuilt and business ...

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Radio National Big Ideas

Broadcast on Radio National's Big Ideas on 18 April 2012, this panel discussion on sustainability and resilience features Green Cross Australia CEO Mara Bun, author and journalist Matthew Condon and ...

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ABC The Drum

On 12 April 2012, Green Cross Australia Mara Bun published a thought-provoking article on ABC's The Drum. Drawing on lessons learned from local and overseas disasters, Mara argues for disaster recovery ...

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Green Cities 2012 conference review

Green Cross Australia CEO Mara Bun spoke at Green Cities 2012 conference about the importance of community driven resilience to natural disasters. In a session on climate change adaptation, Mara highlighted ...

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Wet Weather

  There's been a great deal of coverage of Queensland's most recent floods, particularly the effects on the town of St George. It has been so wet that the flood is literally visible from space. ...

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31 January, 2012: iDisaster 2.0

How do you create resilient communities?  It's a tough question.

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