8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
Exhibition Open
Conference Sessions
Room
Grand River Ballroom
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Opening ceremony
Jodie Hanns MLA, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister Dawson
9:15 am – 9:30 am
Welcome
John Collie, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Acceptable risk and the broader landscape
Jackie Holm , Planning Policy Manager – Bushfire | Strategy and Engagement , DPLH
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Bushfire mapping in WA – changes, updates and future
Richard Trinh, Program Manager, DFES
Break and Exhibition Visit
10:30 am – 11:00 am
11:00 am – 11:45 am
Environmental Protection Act 1986 – Meeting regulatory requirements for native vegetation clearing.
Mathew Gannaway, Manager, Native Vegetation Regulation Statewide Delivery
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Bushfire Panel Session with Government
Moderator:
Dr. Maria Kornakova, Manager Bushfire Services, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Jackie Holm, Planning Policy Manager – Bushfire | Strategy and Engagement , DPLH
Murray Carter, Executive Director, Rural Fire Division, DFES
Mark Riordan, Principal Building Surveyor, DMIRS
Paul da Costa, Audit Manager, Principal Building Surveyor, DMIRS
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Natural hazards Research Australia’s Fire Research Program
Brendon McAtee, Node Research Manager WA & SA, Natural Hazards Research Australia
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
From Bushfire Minimum Compliance to Best Practice – What role can you play?
Justin Leonard, Research Leader in Bushfire Adaptation, CSIRO
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Afternoon Tea
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
DFES bushfire impact assessments unique to WA
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm
Myths about BPAD Insurance
Richard Luscombe, National Development Manager, Windsor Management Insurance Brokers
4:50 pm – 4:55 pm
Day one wrap up
Welcome Drinks
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Mas Vino @ Pan Pacific Perth
Tradeshow Hall Open
9:00 am – 9:05 am
Opening and welcome back
9:05 am – 10:00 am
FPA Australia update
Mal Cronstedt, WA Advocacy Manager, FPA Australia
Use of Drones for bushfire mapping
Gary McMahon, Director, Ecosystem Solutions
Jason McFadyen, Bushfire Technical Officer, FPA Australia
NCC2022 Spec 43 – changes and what does it mean for the industry
David Boverman, Chief Executive Officer & Principal Advocate/Consultant, Helping Hands Planning & Design
Building to BAL – panel with builders
Kathryn Kinnear, Director/Principal Environmental & Bushfire Consultant, Bio Diverse Solutions
Panelists:
Shahid Malimar, National Sales & Training Manager, TBA Firefly
Justin Leonard, Research Leader in Bushfire Adaption, CSIRO
Cliff Kearns, Director, Cachet Homes
Jim Walters, Director, Wildwood Carpentry
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Housing loss from inevitable to surprising – a vision for 20 years time
Anthony Rowe, Principal Bushfire Consultant, Envision Bushfire Protection
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Fuel reduction in the Karri Forest and bushfire impact
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Bushfire tested products
Dr Mahmood Khan, National Training Manager, TBA Firefly
4:00 pm – 4:40 pm
Where to from here – bushfire industry in 2025. Panel session
Moderator
Kathryn Kinnear, Director/Principal Environmental & Bushfire Consultant, Bio Diverse Solution
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm
Conference close