case studies

The 2019 - 2020 Bushfires

What we are learning

While disasters happen quickly their impacts are felt for years.

The 2019-2020 bushfires were unprecedented in their scale and impact across communities and natural ecosystems.


What We Learnt

Responding quickly was difficult without real time and accessible data. One of the shared challenges was that the maps of the fire only covered active fires, not the overall extent of the area burnt. We created opendata.org.au to support partners and those seeking to see the total burnt area to understand who had been impacted.

While disasters happen quickly their impacts are felt for years.

The 2019-2020 bushfires were unprecedented in their scale and impact across communities and natural ecosystem.

What We Learnt

Responding quickly was difficult without real time and accessible data. One of the shared challenges was that the maps of the fire only covered active fires, not the overall extent of the area burnt. We created opendata.org.au to support partners and those seeking to see the total burnt area to understand who had been impacted.

While disasters happen quickly their impacts are felt for years.

The 2019-2020 bushfires were unprecedented in their scale and impact across communities and natural ecosystem.

What We Learnt

Responding quickly was difficult without real time and accessible data. One of the shared challenges was that the maps of the fire only covered active fires, not the overall extent of the area burnt. We created opendata.org.au to support partners and those seeking to see the total burnt area to understand who had been impacted.

Partnerships in action

How has collaboration created transformative pathways for bushfire impacted communities?

Community & researcher stories

Listening to communities & researchers tell their stories

From community radio and podcasts to national opinion pages and digital media, we’ve worked together to make sure the voices of those impacted are heard. In the telling, there is healing. In listening, there is learning. And the lessons have been invaluable - a more detailed picture of the barriers to recovery and where we can best collaborate to provide new transformative pathways.

Community & researcher stories

Listening to communities & researchers tell their stories

From community radio and podcasts to national opinion pages and digital media, we’ve worked together to make sure the voices of those impacted are heard. In the telling, there is healing. In listening, there is learning. And the lessons have been invaluable - a more detailed picture of the barriers to recovery and where we can best collaborate to provide new transformative pathways.

Community & researcher stories

Listening to communities & researchers tell their stories

From community radio and podcasts to national opinion pages and digital media, we’ve worked together to make sure the voices of those impacted are heard. In the telling, there is healing. In listening, there is learning. And the lessons have been invaluable - a more detailed picture of the barriers to recovery and where we can best collaborate to provide new transformative pathways.

impacts in progress

Our impact areas

Through the work we’re doing with our partners there are four key areas in which we seek to make the greatest collaborative impact.

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