CDMPS Disaster Management Workshop - 2024

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE ON FRIDAY 10 MAY at 11:59PM

Module 1. Understanding Disasters - Day 1

Module 2. Disaster Risk Communication - Day 2

Module 3. Resilient Infrastructure (transport focus) - Day 3

Module 4. Community Resilience and Mental Health - Day 4

 Field visit - Day 5

• Visit to Wombat State Forrest, near Daylesford
• Tour of Fire lab at Ecology And Biodiversity in Creswick

The purpose of this field trip is to show the effect of windthrow event and provide insights into forest fire research at the University of Melbourne.  The full-day tour begins with a visit to a windthrow event in the Wombat Forest, followed by a stop at the Creswick campus of the University of Melbourne, the home of forestry in Victoria. The trip concludes with a visit to the Creswick Fire Lab and a demonstration of experimental equipment.