Senate Committee on Australia's Disaster Resilience
Select Committee on Australia's Disaster Resilience
The Senate Select Committee on Australia’s Disaster Resilience was appointed by resolution of the Senate on 30 November 2022 to inquire into Australia’s preparedness, response and recovery workforce models, as well as alternative models to disaster recovery. The committee will consider the role of the Australian Defence Force, volunteer groups, not-for-profit organisations and state-based services, and the support required to improve Australia’s resilience and response to natural disasters.
Alongside the following organisations, we were able to assist the Senate with their inquiry via a submission of our own which is publicly available.
Organisations which offered submissions to government included:
1. Centre for Disaster Studies
2. FNQ Growers
3. Regional Development Australia NT
4. The Good Ancestors Project
5. Australian National Audit Office
6. Moreton Bay Regional Council
7. Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman
8. WA Government
9. Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby
10. The Police Association Victoria
11. Museums & Galleries of NSW
12. Geoscience Australia
13. Trust for Nature
14. Lifeline Australia
15. Department of Health and Aged Care
16. Local & Independent News Association (LINA)
17. National Farmers Federation
18. Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA)
19. Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
20. Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund Inc
21. Townsville Lot Owners Group
22. Nimbin Neighbourhood and Information Centre Inc (NNIC)
23. Department of Defence
24. Caravan Industry Association of Australia
25. Disaster Relief Australia
26. Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
27. Strata Community Association Queensland
28. Australian Council of Social Service
29. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
30. Attorney-General's Department
31. Housing Industry Association
32. Natural Hazards Research Australia
33. St Vincent de Paul Society National Council
34. Greenpeace Australia Pacific
35. NSW Rural Doctors Network
36. Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health
37. The Salvation Army Australia
38. Tasmanian Council of Social Service (TasCOSS)
39. Habitat for Humanity Australia
40. National Disaster Recovery Organisation
41. RSPCA Australia
42. Isolated Children's Parents' Association Australia
43. Australian Banking Association
44. Australian Local Government Association
45. Surf Life Saving Australia
46. GIVIT
47. UNICEF Australia
48. Volunteering Australia
49. Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
50. Townsville City Council & Townsville Local Disaster Management Group
51. Australian Red Cross
52. The Xfactor Collective Foundation
53. Supplementary to submission 57
54. Kyogle Council
55. The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
56. National Insurance Brokers Association
57. National Association for the Visual Arts
58. NRMA
59. Deloitte
60. Australian Climate Service
61. Mr Mark Coulton MP
62. Friends of the Earth Australia
63. South Australian Country Fire Service
64. Australian Automobile Association
65. Minderoo Foundation
66. ACT Government
67. BMT
68. Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council Ltd (AFAC)
69. Anglicare Australia
70. United Firefighters Union of Australia
71. IAG
72. Rural Doctors Association of Australia
73. Northern Land Council
74. Suncorp Group
75. Supplementary to submission 79
76. Department of Home Affairs
77. NSW State Emergency Service
78. National Emergency Management Agency
79. Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship (ACRE)
80. National Indigenous Australians Agency
81. Business Council of Australia
82. Foodbank Australia
83. Save the Children and 54 reasons
84. Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) WA
85. The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Australia
86. Rural Aid
87. Shipping Australia Limited
88. United Professional Firefighters Union of WA
89. Australian Strategic Policy Institute
90. The ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes
91. Northern Territory Government
92. QLD Office of the Inspector-General Emergency Management (IGEM)
93. National Waste Recycling Industry Association
94. Tasmanian Government
95. Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
96. University Centre for Rural Health
97. Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
98. PHN Cooperative
99. Supplementary to submission 106
100. Shire of Carnarvon
101. City of Hobart
102. International Association of Emergency Managers
103. Sydney Environment Institute
104. National Legal Aid
105. Shire of Wyndham and East Kimberley
106. Public Safety Training & Response Group
107. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Australia
108. Southern Cross University
109. Northern Australia Indigenous Reference Group
110. Christian Venues Association
111. Lismore a Way Forward
112. NSW Reconstruction Authority
113. St John Ambulance Australia
114. Byron Shire Council
115. Our Future Northern Rivers & Lismore Citizens Flood Review Group
116. Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service Ltd
117. Northern Rivers Autism Association Limited
118. Tweed Shire Council
119. Clubs Australia
120. Australian National Veterans Arts Museum
121. Crisis Resilience in MS (Murdoch University Research)
122. Delegation of the European Union to Australia
123. National Transport Research Organisation
124. CREST NSW
125. Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)
126. West End Community Association
127. Sandpiper Australia
128. Water Services Association of Australia
129. Australian Risk Policy Institute
130. City of Darwin
131. Holding Hands Under Ground Incorporated
132. Royal Norwegian Embassy
Past Public Hearings
Hearings were held around Australia to give people the opportunity to engage on the matter. Here is a list where they were held:
14 Mar 2023 - Canberra, ACT
12 Apr 2023 - Brisbane, QLD
13 Apr 2023 - Sydney, NSW
19 Apr 2023 - Melbourne, VIC
20 Apr 2023 - Hobart, TAS
21 Apr 2023 - Adelaide, SA
15 May 2023 - Kununurra, WA
16 May 2023 - Fitzroy Crossing, WA
17 May 2023 - Broome, WA
18 May 2023 - Perth, WA
27 Jun 2023 - Ballina, NSW
28 Jun 2023 - Goonellabah, NSW
29 Jun 2023 - Tweed Heads, NSW
19 Sep 2023 - Darwin, NT
21 Sep 2023 - Townsville, QLD
22 Sep 2023 - Brisbane, QLD