Actioning the piecemeal disaster mitigation approaches across Australia

Assessing the effectiveness of Australian disaster management

The author has taken a look at the effectiveness of disaster management over the last 10 plus years in relation to bushfires and floods, this is outlined in the full article review. The author considers that the above points highlight a very poor picture broadly across bushfire and flood, across the majority of assessed areas.

Consequent huge disaster impacts

The impacts of disasters are huge considered from social, economic and environmental perspectives, including floods, bushfires and other natural disasters. Repeat disasters are even worse.

These issues are often quickly forgotten and inadequately considered by governments.

Consequent high and increasing insurance and levy costs to communities, businesses and individuals

Insurance costs have increased rapidly, much due to disasters. And then there are lots of owners not insuring or under insuring.

Emergency service levy costs are also increasing rapidly in some states.

Need for a totally different approach to current disaster management, including mitigation

The author considers that a totally different approach to current disaster management is needed in Australia, including federal, state and local government approaches and directions. These are not going to get Australia on track with disaster management.

In addition, there is a very big need to have people with disaster expertise, particularly in the mitigation area, who understand the full range of issues involved in effectively tackling the current disaster management situation.

Frankly, current approaches, bureaucrats, inadequate action and will, complacency and not seeing the economic efficiencies and opportunities, will never ever get us past the goal posts.