Doing Disasters Differently

In this episode, I'm talking with Terry Campese, Community Recovery Officer at the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council and former star player for the NRL Canberra Raiders. Today we're talking about Community Connections from a Local Government Perspective. Terry has...

In this episode, I'm talking with Daniel Aldrich, the professor and director of the resilience and security studies programme at Northeastern University in the USA, and we're talking about Social Capital: the foundation for building national resilience. I connected...

In this episode, I’m talking with Brooks Nelson, Senior Director, Global Resilience at the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation and we’re talking about leading America's private sector to make a difference. I connected with Brooks a couple of years ago and have valued...

In this episode, I’m talking with Emma Ashton and Rachel Lopes, co-producers of the Fire and Rain Conversation Series. Emma and Rachel are amazing leaders within their community and are great examples of leadership at the local level. I was lucky to be invited on as a...

In this episode, I’m talking with Kate Sutton, Director at the Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG) and we’re talking about a humanitarian aid perspective. I'm a big fan of the work HAG do, like us they are driving change for good in the humanitarian space. Make sure you...

In this episode, I’m talking with Miriam Lumb, Manager Policy and Strategy and Sue Gould, Program Manager Disaster Resilience from the Office of Emergency Management at the South Australian Office of Fire and Emergency Services (SAFECOM). We’re talking about...

In this episode I want to reflect on the conversations I’ve had so far – what I’ve learnt and what the key themes coming through are. It's interesting that many of the themes seems to be across all guests. What I like most about this episode is that I can pull...

In this episode, I’m talking with W. Craig Fugate, who’s a Chief Emergency Management Officer, One Concern and former FEMA Administrator (2009-2017). We’re talking about the Waffle House Index. The Waffle House Index is in my view a best practice example of how the...

In this episode, I’m talking with Jennifer Gray Thompson, who’s the Executive Director from the Rebuild North Bay Foundation in California, America. We’re talking about recover, rebuild and reimagine. Jennifer has been leading a committed team on the long-term...

In this episode, I’m talking with Dr Margaret Moreton, who is the Principal of Leva Consulting. We’re talking about community resilience - do we understand it and are we holding back? Not to give away the discussion but the answer to our conversation topic is pretty...

In this episode, I’m talking with Chris Quin, who’s the Director of Resilient Projects. We’re talking about the new era of infrastructure resilience. I'm going to confess I didn't know much about infrastructure resilience before I was connected with Chris at the 2019...

In this episode, I’m talking with John Blackburn, who’s the Board Chair of the Institute for Integrated Economic Research - Australia. We’re talking about changing the disaster language to "our preparedness and resilience". I was introduced to John via a mutual peer...