Attending the BPAD Workshop at the National Bushfire Conference gives practitioners a practical, real-world edge by exploring complex bushfire planning challenges, regulatory grey areas, and emerging trends alongside industry leaders and peers. It strengthens confidence in areas like BAL assessments and performance-based design while helping you stay aligned with evolving standards and best practice—ensuring you remain effective in delivering safer, more resilient communities.
Attending the full two-day National Bushfire Conference provides a comprehensive opportunity to gain practical insights into bushfire preparedness, response, and resilient design across Australia. Bringing together leading experts, regulators, and industry professionals, the conference delivers a broad program of sessions covering emerging risks, policy developments, and real-world case studies. It’s an ideal environment to deepen your knowledge, strengthen professional networks, and stay aligned with evolving best practice—ensuring you’re equipped to contribute to safer, more resilient communities.
Attending Day 1 of the National Bushfire Conference offers a valuable introduction to key themes in bushfire preparedness, response, and resilient design, with insights from leading experts, regulators, and industry professionals. The program provides a snapshot of emerging risks, policy updates, and practical case studies, making it a useful option for those with limited availability. While it delivers strong standalone value and networking opportunities, it represents just part of the broader discussions and deeper insights available across the full two-day conference experience.
Attending Day 2 of the National Bushfire Conference offers valuable insights into advancing bushfire resilience, with a focus on practical applications, case studies, and evolving industry approaches. Featuring contributions from experienced practitioners and leaders, the day provides meaningful takeaways and networking opportunities for those unable to attend the full program. While it stands on its own as a worthwhile experience, it captures only part of the broader discussions and context explored across the complete two-day conference.
Lew Short challenges boundary-focused approaches and considers what makes an off-site APZ effective, enforceable and reliable over time. The presentation explores the distinction between land ownership and management control, advocating a risk-based approach that assesses the protective function of an APZ alongside the evidence needed to secure its ongoing performance. Lew Short challenges boundary-focused approaches and considers what makes an off-site APZ effective, enforceable and reliable over time. The presentation explores the distinction between land ownership and management control, advocating a risk-based approach that assesses the protective function of an APZ alongside the evidence needed to secure its ongoing performance.
The presentation will discuss what QGIS can offer for Bushfire consultants. The presentation will cover: why use QGIS, what it is useful for, types of mapping results it can produce, the type of aerial photos that can be used with it and other cool things it can do!
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Should a property boundary determine how we assess bushfire protection? This presentation examines how Asset Protection Zones (APZs) beyond development boundaries are being treated in NSW, exploring the role of public roads, managed adjoining land, reserves and easements. Lew Short challenges boundary-focused approaches and considers what makes an off-site APZ effective, enforceable and reliable over time. The presentation explores the distinction between land ownership and management control, advocating a risk-based approach that assesses the protective function of an APZ alongside the evidence needed to secure its ongoing performance.Should a property boundary determine how we assess bushfire protection? This presentation examines how Asset Protection Zones (APZs) beyond development boundaries are being treated in NSW, exploring the role of public roads, managed adjoining land, reserves and easements. Lew Short challenges boundary-focused approaches and considers what makes an off-site APZ effective, enforceable and reliable over time. The presentation explores the distinction between land ownership and management control, advocating a risk-based approach that assesses the protective function of an APZ alongside the evidence needed to secure its ongoing performance.
This session is invitation only
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