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Are you ready? Less than two weeks of sleeps before the Floodplain Management Australia 2025 Annual National Conference in Melbourne! I am excited to let you know that the last minute finishing touches are being made and the conference is shaping up to be a fantastic event that brings together our flood risk management family for FMA’s annual flagship event. I am pleased to advise that we are looking like around 420 people being registered for our first FMA conference in Victoria.
The latest Conference Program is available on the FMA Conference Website with just over 100 presentations across 4 streams over the 3 days from Wednesday 14 May to Friday 16 May. There are 2 half day pre-conference Workshops on Tuesday 13 May, technical tours on the Wednesday and of course, our social events on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. As you are probably aware, I am a strong advocate for improving community flood awareness with the importance of a close collaboration between technical flood practitioners and communication and engagement specialists. I am particularly interested in projects that successfully target young people in ‘flood and disaster risk education’ through schools and the school
curriculum. Two such projects recently caught my eye:
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The ‘Are
you prepared?’ Card Game has been developed by The National Centre for Resilience at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. The card game is a tool for sparking conversations within classrooms and communities around natural hazards in Scotland. It aims to promote learning around some of the simple steps that can be taken to prepare, stay safe and recover from hazardous weather events. The game is a colourful and
engaging resource designed for children aged 6-12 years. It is planned to distribute a game pack to every state primary school across Scotland.
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The ‘Sea Level Rise Game’ is a board game designed to educate young people about the impact of sea level rise, particularly in the Netherlands, which is highly vulnerable to flooding. The game, developed by Nieske Vergunst at Utrecht University, allows players to explore different scenarios and make decisions about how to manage rising sea levels in the Netherlands to the year 2080. Participants of the game are divided into two teams: the Sea Level
team, whose decisions influence the extent of sea level rise and the Solution Level team, whose decisions determine how society responds to rising sea levels. Can’t wait to see you at the conference! Sue Ribbons FMA President
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FMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE - OVER 420 ALREADY REGISTERED!
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The FMA National Conference Flood Knows No Boundaries in Melbourne is just two weeks away, and the response has well and truly exceeded our expectations. Already over 420 registrations have been received from across Australia, and also New Zealand, Singapore, USA, the UK and India. As well as over 100 presentations to choose from, the 2025 FMA Conference will provide excellent professional networking opportunities with experts from all areas of flood risk management, emergency response and recovery. If you haven’t registered yet, check out the Conference Program to see the extensive program on offer: floodplainconference.com
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NSW DCCEEW JOINS FMA CONFERENCE SPONSORS
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We are delighted to announce that the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has become the latest organisation to support the Conference, as a Silver Sponsor. DCCEEW works to ensure a sustainable NSW through climate change and energy action, water management, environment and heritage conservation and protection. The FMA Conference provides an important opportunity for DCCEEW to interact with a range of council, government and industry representatives. Thank you to all our supporters who are helping ensure that FMA Melbourne 2025 is a Conference to remember!
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2025 FMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE - PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
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If you haven't already signed up, there are still spaces available for the Pre-Conference Workshops.
You don't need to be attending the FMA National Conference to attend a workshop. If you have
already registered for the Conference, please email amy@eastcoastconferences.com.au to sign up for a workshop.
Tuesday 13 May Workshops Morning A hands-on introduction to a simple Monte Carlo engine compatible with all major Australian hydrologic models Facilitator: Dr
Chris Ryan, Catchment Simulation Systems
Afternoon Implementing flood research from Victoria and South Australia – the challenges and opportunities Facilitators: Natural Hazards Research Australia, RMIT University and Macquarie University. Additional information including workshop
costs and times can be found on the Conference website: floodplainconference.com/preconfworkshops
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QUEENSLAND DISASTER MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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If you can’t get to Melbourne for the FMA Conference this year, the Queensland
Disaster Management Conference in Brisbane may be what you need. The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) in collaboration with the Queensland Police Service, Queensland Fire Department,
Queensland Reconstruction Authority and the Office of the Inspector-General Emergency Management, is hosting this event from Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 May 2025 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. FMA will be participating with a conference booth, and aiming to increase knowledge of FMA among Queensland’s 77 Councils. Pop in to Conference Booth 4, and have a chat to the FMA representatives about the future direction of flood risk management in Queensland. More about the Queensland Disaster Management Conference at: lgaq.asn.au/Events-directory/2025-Queensland-Disaster-Management-Conference
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YFM MONTHLY FEATURE
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YFM QLD is pleased to be hosting an in-person event in Fortitude Valley from 4.30pm on the 8th May. Join YFM QLD for an inspiring event where we explore the intersection of career development and technological innovation in floodplain management. This event will feature experienced speakers who will share their career journeys, discuss the evolution of technology in the field, and offer insights into future trends. This event is open to all floodplain management professionals, and will be of particular interest for early career professionals looking to navigate their career paths in the context of an ever-changing industry. If you can’t make it to the FMA conference in Melbourne, join us at this
event to hear from one of the conference’s international speakers! Register via Eventbrite; Charting New Waters: Professional Journeys in Floodplain Management Tickets, Thu, May 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM | Eventbrite Are you interested in joining YFM or finding out more? You can connect with the YFM by visiting the YFM Linkedin
page here or submit a YFM Membership application at floods.asn.au/yfm.
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POSITIONS VACANT
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No current vacancies.
If you are interested in promoting a vacant position with us, please contact us.
Please remember that while we circulate Vacant Positions in this monthly Flyer, sometimes position closing deadlines don't align with the time of its
distribution. Make sure you head to floods.asn.au/jobs to check for Vacant Positions that may not be listed here due to shorter closing
dates.
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TRAVELLING CONFERENCE SWAG
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Have you got a photo of your FMA Swag?
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