Day two continued the momentum with insights that bridged science, design and community resilience.
Dr David Bowman (UTAS) warned we’re now living in a global fire crisis — and shared how fuel reduction and buffer zones could protect homes.
Stephen Kip (SKIP Consulting) unpacked the stay-or-go dilemma and the role of private bushfire shelters.
Elana Berton (CSIRO) introduced the new Disaster Surveillance System — making post-disaster data collection easier, faster and smarter.
Dr Raphaele Blanchi (CSIRO) explored how better design and retrofitting can make homes truly bushfire-adaptive.
The day wrapped up with an interactive Q&A and panel tackling barriers to gold-standard bushfire-resilient design.
A big thank-you to all who joined us in Geelong — two incredible days of ideas, collaboration and shared purpose.