Disasters Database
The Disasters Database contains records of all natural and non-natural disasters within Australia and outside Australia where a number of Australians have been affected, dating from 1622 to the present day.
The importance of maintaining disaster records is nationally recognised and has been reinforced in the Council of Australian Government's report 'Natural disasters in Australia: reforming mitigation, relief and recovery arrangements', in which Commonwealth, States and Territories agree to 'establish a nationally consistent system of data collection, research and analysis to ensure a sound knowledge base on natural disasters and disaster mitigation'.
Government agencies, research bodies, educational institutions, emergency service agencies and interested members of the public use the database for a variety of reasons and, to that extent, every effort is made to ensure that the information is accurate and valid. Visit the Disasters Database.