EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA

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• 2008 Safer Communities Awards
  Applications for the 2008 Safer Communities Awards are now open.

• Bushfire Mitigation Program
  Applications are now sought for the 2008-09 funding round with a closing date of 30 June 2008

• Working Together to Manage Emergencies – Applications for the 2008-09 Working Together to Manage Emergencies closed on 7 March 2008. It is anticipated an announcement will be made in July 2008 of successful 08/09 recipients will be made available on the Working Together to Manage Emergencies page. Information about successful 07/08 recipients, reporting obligations for all grant recipients and details of State and Territory contacts is also available. Read more ...

• Guidelines for Emergency Management in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities
  Being one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse countries in the world, Australia is recognising the importance of equal access to services and information for all people, regardless of background.

• Keeping Our Mob Safe: National Emergency Management Strategy for Remote Indigenous Communities is a response to an identified need for a practical approach by government at the local, State/Territory and national levels, and by Indigenous communities to address the community emergency management priorities of remote Indigenous communities.
• AUSDIN
  The AusDIN portal is a multi-agency initiative to establish a national knowledge and information network of people and systems to serve the emergency management community in the Australian region.

• Publications - Links to EMA publications including
  The Australian Journal of Emergency Management and the Australian Emergency Manuals series
• Australasian Disaster Victim Identification 
  Information about Australian DVI activities.
• Employment
• Tenders