The Natural Hazards Research Australia inaugural Disaster Challenge was held on 13 October 2022. Seven PhD candidates joined forces to pitch their “Beacons of Hope” project titled: Disaster preparedness for inclusive, resilient communities.
Their pitch was a disaster-activated information hub that harnessed the value of creative place-making and art to bring communities together and provide emergency information to tourists, titled Beacons of Hope.
Natural Hazards Research Australia: https://www.naturalhazards.com.au/news-and-events/news-and-views/wi-fi-good-takes-out-inaugural-disaster-challenge
The Griffith University team took out second place in this national competition. The students who developed this program and pitched their project were: Jane Toner, Sheridan Keegan, Ahmed Qasim, Lynn Lue-Kopman, Yunjin Wang and Manori Dissanayaka, alongside Cristina Hernandez-Santin from RMIT University
The inaugural Disaster Challenge was coordinated by Natural Hazards Research Australia, hosted with support from universities and emergency management organisations in Queensland: Australian Red Cross, CQUniversity, Griffith University, Healthy Land and Water, Inspector-General Emergency Management Queensland, James Cook University, Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, Queensland Police Service, Queensland Reconstruction Authority, Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland, University of Southern Queensland and University of the Sunshine Coast.
Natural Hazards Research Australia: https://www.naturalhazards.com.au/news-and-events/news-and-views/wi-fi-good-takes-out-inaugural-disaster-challenge
