NEMA leads the National Coordination Mechanism (NCM). The NCM unites all levels of Australian government, industry and non-government organisations for crisis management. After an NCM, the chairs will ...

The National Situation Room (NSR) is a 24/7 facility run by us. It provides whole-of-government all-hazards monitoring and reporting. Stakeholders use information provided for decision support before, ...

The North Queensland Recovery and Resilience Package (NQRRP) helps local communities recover from, and prepare for, future floods. It supports those affected by the 2019 Monsoon Trough and the 2023 ...

In order to address these concerns, NEMA engaged the University of Sydney Centre for Disability Research and Policy to undertake the Disability Inclusive Emergency Management (DIEM) project. This $1 ...

The Australian Government commissioned the Independent Review of Commonwealth Disaster Funding (also known as the Colvin Review) to improve disaster funding arrangements. The review was led by Andrew ...

The Crisis Appreciation and Strategic Planning (CASP) process is a repeatable, strategic-level planning method. We developed it and put it into operation to respond to the growing threat of complex ...

We work with partners around the world to learn and share experiences.

The Black Summer bushfires caused severe damage to the Mallacoota district in East Gippsland, Victoria. With 83% of the land area burnt and 123 home destroyed, many residents were displaced. After the ...

The Black Summer bushfires caused severe damage to the Mallacoota district in East Gippsland, Victoria. With 83% of the land area burnt and 123 home destroyed, many residents were displaced. After a ...

The National Emergency Management Stockpile (NEMS) Capability helps roll out critical goods and services quickly to Australians hit by disaster.

Last week we acknowledged the work of staff who supported the Northern Territory in November 2023. Two planning teams deployed to NT to assist Bushfires NT with development of bushfire hazard outlooks ...