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The comeback of hashtags

Published by VOSTVic on January 31st, 2016

Social media in emergency management (SMEM) is evolving again. The comeback of hashtags is a major change in 2016. While hashtags were popular a while ago on Twitter, there was a time when they were less relevant for traffic collation. We think the sudden revival of hashtags is mainly due to their popularity on Instagram, where hashtags are the only way to search content. The Victorian public have become familiar with clicking on hashtags to find traffic they're interested in. Hashtags are ...

Funded and prepared for the wildfire season

Published by VOSTVic on September 8th, 2015

Funded and prepared for the wildfire season Victoria is a most amazing place, and sure as there's summer, wildfires will begin to run across our great state soon. This is a scary reality for Victorians, and we can't be complacent about preparation. We're pleased to announce that the VOST has been fully funded for the 2015/16 season. Our workflow has evolved with the wisdom of past seasons under our belts. However, we can't take anything for granted and are prepared fo...

Australian Emergency Management Institute at Mt Macedon closes doors for the last time

Published by VOSTVic on May 1st, 2015

It's with heavy hearts that we observe that AEMI will no longer be operating out of Mt Macedon after this week. The closure has been caused by federal budget cutbacks which have unfortunately left us without this world-class physical venue for us to meet at. The important Australian Emergency Management Knowledge Hub will live on, based in Canberra. From Friday @AEMKH will be based in Canberra. Big thanks from the Mt Macedon team for the ongoing support! #em2au pic.twitter.com/QFWaIwWt...

District 27 goes live - Country Fire Authority

Published by VOSTVic on April 2nd, 2015

Via CFA News: District 27 goes liveCFA’s first new district since 1962 became operationally active today (Wednesday 1 April), with Bill Johnstone taking on the District 27 Operations Manager role in an official capacity. The creation of a dedicated district based on the City of Latrobe Valley footprint will build CFA’s capability to best prevent and respond to fires in the region, home to key infrastructure.Emergency Services Minister Jane Garrett announced the commencement of the distr...

AEMI Knowledge Hub release case study on VOST Victoria coverage of the Hazelwood mine fire disaster

Published by VOSTVic on March 26th, 2015

The Australian Emergency Management Institute (AEMI) Knowledge Hub have released a case study on VOST Victoria's coverage of the Hazelwood mine fire disaster. We're very excited about this case study, and we hope that others find this a useful resource. You can download a copy of this work by visiting the EM Knowledge hub: VOST Victoria: coverage of the Hazelwood mine fire. We are very grateful to Linley Wilkie from AEMI Knowlege Hub, who was project leader for this case study. Our...

Victorian summer brings heat, fires, floods and storms - Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board

Published by VOSTVic on March 5th, 2015

Victorian summer brings heat, fires, floods and stormsVictorian emergency management agencies have been kept busy with heat, fires, floods and storms this summer.A MEDIA RELEASE FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VICTORIA.Since November, there have been around 4250 grass and bushfires and almost 8650 storm and flood requests for assistance responded to by agencies including MFB, CFA, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), Parks Victoria, Melbourne Water and SES.Emergency Manageme...
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