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25.01.2022 The 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference was a big success, thanks in part to Gold Sponsors TRUECORE steel. Check out the Bushfire Zone Construction Guide & learn more about building with steel here: https://bushfireconference.com.au/event-spo/truecore-steel/

25.01.2022 Last chance to register for the live Conference next week! Registration closes at midnight tonight. If youre planning on attending the virtual conference you can register any time. https://bushfireconference.com.au/

24.01.2022 The Bushfire Building Community Day scheduled for tomorrow is unfortunately not going ahead due to Coronavirus restrictions - but this weekend is #GetReadyWeekend with lots of live & online events to help you prepare for the upcoming #bushfire season. Find out what's on near you here: http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/getready

23.01.2022 Is the Bushfire Recovery & Community Day a COVID safe event? YES! We have a COVID Safety plan that ensures the following requirements are met: Physical distancing keeping 1.5 metres between yourself and others.... One person per four square metre Numbers inside the venue will be capped to ensure this can be met. Face masks you’re welcome to bring your own mask or use one of the free masks available. Masks are not mandatory. Hand washing Hand sanitiser will be available to use at check in. Temperature checking a COVID Safe official will check your temperature before entering. If you have any COVID-19 symptoms on the day of the event, please do not attend. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, headache and shortness of breath. Due to COVID Safe requirements, please register online for the event. Tickets are FREE. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/127255433427

22.01.2022 Theres a lot we can learn from the 2019/20 #bushfires. Some of Australias leading bushfire experts will be presenting case studies of what worked and what didnt at next weeks Australian Bushfire Building Conference. View the full program and register for the live or virtual conference here: https://bushfireconference.com.au/2020-program/

21.01.2022 There will be two expert panel discussions at this year's Bushfire Building Conference - giving you twice the opportunity to grill the panelists and have your say. Live + Virtual event registration from just $200+gst at https://bushfireconference.com.au/

21.01.2022 Registered BPAD practitioners and BDAA & AIBS members earn CPD points at next week's Bushfire Building Conference - find out more at https://bushfireconference.com.au/cpd-points/ FPA Australia | Building Designers Association of Australia | Australian Institute of Building Surveyors #bushfires

21.01.2022 The upcoming Bushfire Resilient Building Guidance for Queensland Homes (CSIRO & QRA) will help architects and designers to design best practice bushfire resilient solutions in their residential projects. It covers everything from site planning & landscape advice through to construction details and material selections for both new builds & renovations. Learn more from co-authors James Davidson & Clive Ba-Pe of JDA Co at this years Conference. More info: https://bushfireconference.com.au//bushfire-resilient-bui/

20.01.2022 TRUECORE steel are Gold Sponsors of this years Australian Bushfire Building Conference. Find out more about their solutions for bushfire areas here: https://cdn.dcs.bluescope.com.au//bluescope-steel-product-

20.01.2022 85% of homes in bushfire-prone areas dont meet current bushfire protection standards. Are bushfire bunkers the answer? Or is there a better alternative? This presentation by Dr Douglas Brown will explore some possible scenarios.

20.01.2022 Small businesses that have been affected by bushfires will get a lot out of the Disaster Recovery sessions at the Altitude Small Business Conference in the Blue Mountains this week. These are ticketed separately to the main Conference at just $47. Sessions start this Friday at 2pm: https://altitudeconference.com.au/program/

20.01.2022 This years Conference has a packed program around the theme of "Stronger & Smarter: Lessons Learnt". View the full program & register for the Conference here: https://bushfireconference.com.au/2020-program/

20.01.2022 Dates are now confirmed for the 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference - September 16-18. Dont miss this important event. The 2020 website and Earlybird tickets will be available soon. Click the link to get notified: https://bushfireconference.com.au/

20.01.2022 BUSHFIRE RECOVERY & COMMUNITY DAY EXPO // Check out the wide range of services and organisations that will be exhibiting or providing activities at the Lithgow City Council Bushfire Recovery & Community Day: Aperture Gutter Protection Services Build-a-Mind Bushfire Control... Imre Badonsky Art Legal Aid NSW Lifeline Central West Lithgow City Council Lithgow Lions Club sausage sizzle Local Drug Action Team National Bushfire Recovery Agency NSW Rural Fire Service Red Cross Rural Financial Counselling Service NSW Central Region Salvation Army Service NSW Step By Step Recovery Support Service Strengthening Business Programme Upvc Windows World Pty Ltd This is a COVID safe event. We encourage you to register online to secure your ticket. Or you can register on the day at the venue. Tickets are FREE. Register here We look forward to seeing you there! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bushfire-recovery-and-commu

19.01.2022 The Lithgow Bushfire Recovery & Community Day is shaping up to be a great day! Highlights include: A personal video message to the Lithgow community from Shane Fitzsimmons, Commissioner Resilience NSW. ... Presentation on 'Preparing communities for emergencies' featuring local emergency services. Q&A panel with RFS, Police, mental health specialists, SES, Lithgow City Council and the Red Cross. Landscape recovery & local wildlife update. REGISTER ASAP. Due to COVID Safe requirements, please register online for the event. Tickets are FREE https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bushfire-recovery-and-commu

19.01.2022 A big thank you to TBA Firefly, our Platinum Sponsors at the 2020 Bushfire Building Conference! Theyve been in the fire protection industry for over 130 years - learn more at https://www.tbafirefly.com.au/

19.01.2022 Can I bring the kids along to the Bushfire Recovery & Community Day? Yes! They'll be plenty of fun for the kids with the highlight being a Build-A-Mind LEGO competition (with individual COVID safe kits) and a Rural Fire Service truck display and water activities (weather permitting). When the kids get hungry (when are they not hungry?) there's a BBQ sausage sizzle provided by the Lion's Club for everyone to enjoy. Due to COVID Safe requirements, we encourage you to register online for the event. You can also register on the day at the event if you prefer. Turn up on either day and stay for as long or as little as you like. Tickets are FREE.

19.01.2022 The NSW Bushfire Inquiry report was released today - find out what it and the upcoming Royal Commission report, will mean for building in #bushfire-prone areas in a special session at the Australian Bushfire Building Conference next month. More info and register for the live or virtual conference at https://bushfireconference.com.au/

19.01.2022 The 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference is this Thursday, Sep 17. It's not too late for industry professionals to register for the virtual Conference - just $200+gst for 1.5 days of expert sessions on best practices for planning, designing & building in bushfire prone areas: https://bushfireconference.com.au

18.01.2022 There's a lot we can learn from the 2019/20 #bushfires. Some of Australia's leading bushfire experts will be presenting case studies of what worked and what didn't at next week's Australian Bushfire Building Conference. View the full program and register for the live or virtual conference here: https://bushfireconference.com.au/2020-program/

18.01.2022 Know any architects, builders or other professionals working in bushfire-prone areas who should be at our virtual conference next week? Please share. Together were building a more #bushfire-resilient country. https://bushfireconference.com.au/

18.01.2022 SAVE THE DATE // We're excited to announce the Bushfire Recovery and Community Day will be held on 5-6 December in Lithgow. In partnership with Lithgow City Council this free public event will bring together community, emergency and recovery services to support, prepare and empower the local community. Due to COVID Safe protocols, event registration is required. Please register for your free tickets here: ... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bushfire-recovery-and-commu We are currently working on the program and we look forward to sharing more details soon.

17.01.2022 Just two weeks to go until the 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference! If youre joining us at the live or virtual event, what are you hoping to learn more about?

17.01.2022 Whatever the next few months has in store, we are going ahead with the 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference, as a Virtual Conference or a Virtual + Live conference. What is a virtual conference exactly? Find out more & register here! https://bushfireconference.com.au/virtual-conference/

16.01.2022 We are so thankful former RFS Fire Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons has taken the time to share a personal message with the Lithgow community. We will be sharing this recording at the Bushfire Recovery & Community Day on Saturday, 5 December. Mr Fitzsimmons now heads up the newly created disaster recovery agency Resilience NSW. He was recently awarded the NSW Australian person of the year for his work in guiding the state through one of the worst bushfire events in the state...'s history. To attend the event, please register online. Tickets are FREE. Register here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bushfire-recovery-and-commu Image source: ABC News

16.01.2022 Thank you to Architectural Window Systems AWS Australia - Silver Sponsors of this years Australian Bushfire Building Conference! Check out their #bushfire-rated aluminium windows and doors at https://www.awsaustralia.com.au

16.01.2022 Registered BPAD practitioners and BDAA & AIBS members earn CPD points at next weeks Bushfire Building Conference - find out more at https://bushfireconference.com.au/cpd-points/ FPA Australia | Building Designers Association of Australia | Australian Institute of Building Surveyors #bushfires

16.01.2022 Were excited to announce Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM as a speaker at the 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference. His insights from his role as Commissioner of the NSW RFS during the 2019/20 bushfire season and 35 year bushfire-busting career are not to be missed. More info & register here: https://bushfireconference.com.au//shane-fitzsimmons-conf/

14.01.2022 A big thank you to Warrior Windows, Gold Sponsors of this years Australian Bushfire Building Conference! Check out their BAL-FZ / 40 / 29 rated windows, doors and shutters at https://warriorwindows.com.au/

14.01.2022 Quick reminder - our Call For Speakers closes June 30! If youd like to present at the 2020 Bushfire Building Conference, or you know an expert in their field who might, share this link or click below for details.

13.01.2022 The 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference comes at a crucial time following the recent bushfire season. Be part of the solution by sharing your expertise, ideas & insights this September. Click below for full details.

12.01.2022 LITHGOW BUSHFIRE RECOVERY & COMMUNITY DAY - 5/6 December 2020 The website is LIVE and event registration is now OPEN. https://council.lithgow.com//bushfire-recovery-and-commun/ ... We look forward to seeing you there at the event. - Register early to secure your ticket and plan ahead. - Hear from bushfire experts and join informative workshops - Learn how to prepare for future emergency events - Receive help through bushfire recovery services Book your FREE tickets now by clicking on the website link above or go to: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bushfire-recovery-and-commu? Please share this page with your friends and family. #lithgow #lithgowbushfire #bushfirerecovery #bushfireevent #communityevent #bushfire

12.01.2022 This free webinar will show you how you can build a home to be sustainable, stylish and bush fire compliant. More info & register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/can-my-next-house-be-sustainab Featuring Cory from Cory Webb Design, Damir Jurkovic from Split Building, Craig Burley from Control Line Consulting and Steve Potgieter from Kingspan Water & Energy Australia.

11.01.2022 Whats involved in designing bushfire-ready homes in High / Extreme BAL areas? Architect Nigel Bell has decades of experience in the Blue Mountains and beyond, dont miss his session on Thursday Sep 17! Register for the live or virtual conference now.

10.01.2022 The 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference is this Thursday, Sep 17. Its not too late for industry professionals to register for the virtual Conference - just $200+gst for 1.5 days of expert sessions on best practices for planning, designing & building in bushfire prone areas: https://bushfireconference.com.au

09.01.2022 Find out what the latest CSIRO research reveals about house performance in the 2019/20 bushfires in Justin Leonards session at the 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference: https://bushfireconference.com.au/n/speaker/justin-leonard/ CSIRO #bushfires

09.01.2022 That's a wrap for the 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference! Thank you to all who attended, presented and to our Partners and Sponsors. We look forward to doing it all again next year, hopefully in a pandemic-free world!

09.01.2022 Get your home prepared for bushfire season - the Six Week Get Ready Challenge, an initiative of Katoomba/Leura Rural Fire Brigade, starts this Friday! Sign up below:

08.01.2022 The opening session of the Bushfire Building Conference was live-streamed by ABC Sydney this morning - here it is again, featuring Resilience NSW Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM and NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Rob Rogers AFSM

08.01.2022 Registration for the Australian Bushfire Building Conference in the Blue Mountains is now open. There are just 85 tickets available due to social distancing requirements so book now to avoid missing out! View the program and book online here: https://bushfireconference.com.au/

07.01.2022 If you're building or renovating in a bushfire-prone area, make sure you take a look at TBA Firefly, makers of innovative bushfire protection solutions and Platinum Sponsors of this year's Bushfire Building Conference!

07.01.2022 The 2020 Bushfire Building Conference will be the most important one yet, so its going ahead no matter what. If a face-to-face Conference is not possible, it will held online as a Virtual Conference. Find out how were responding to COVID here: https://bushfireconference.com.au/#covid

06.01.2022 We're thankful to have Legal Aid NSW joining us at the Lithgow Council Bushfire Recovery and Community Day on 5-6 December. Did you know that Legal Aid NSW can explain your insurance rights, as well as help you with tenancy, credit and debt, Centrelink and other everyday legal problems? Come along to find out more. Due to COVID Safe requirements, you need to register online for the event. Tickets are FREE. ... www.eventbrite.com.au/e/127255433427 See more

05.01.2022 Up to 2.2 million people are living in areas subject to High or Extreme #bushfire risk in Australia. How best to deal with this is the subject of architect Nigel Bells talk on Retrofitting Homes For Better Bushfire Protection at next months Bushfire Building Conference. Learn more & register here: https://bushfireconference.com.au/news/speaker/nigel-bell/

05.01.2022 There will be two expert panel discussions at this years Bushfire Building Conference - giving you twice the opportunity to grill the panelists and have your say. Live + Virtual event registration from just $200+gst at https://bushfireconference.com.au/

05.01.2022 The Currowan fire burnt for 74 days in 2019/20 across half a million hectares, destroying 312 homes. Theres a lot to learn from catastrophes like this. Dr Grahame Douglas of WSU will present an important case study on Conjola Park house losses at next months Bushfire Building Conference. If youre involved in building, designing or planning in bushfire prone areas, dont miss it. Book now for the virtual or live conference at https://bushfireconference.com.au/ #strongerandsmarter Photo: Dion Georgopoulos, Batemans Bay Post

04.01.2022 ABC Radio Sydney have been announced as the Media Partner for the 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference and Community Day. The ABCs experienced emergency broadcaster Simon Marnie will MC the opening session of the Conference which will be livestreamed via ABC Sydneys Facebook page ABC Sydney

03.01.2022 We’re thrilled to have ABC journalist Gavin Coote join us as MC at the upcoming Lithgow Council Bushfire Recovery and Community Day. Gavin is a journalist with a number of the ABC News flagship current affairs programs. Gavin has spent most of his career reporting throughout regional New South Wales, including more than two years with ABC Central West. He reported extensively on last summer’s bushfires, for which he recently won the Sean Flannery Award for Outstanding Radio R...eporting. He has continued covering the ongoing bushfire recovery efforts around Lithgow. REGISTER ASAP. Due to COVID Safe requirements, please register online for the event. Tickets are FREE. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bushfire-recovery-and-commu

02.01.2022 Warrior Windows are Gold Sponsors of this year's Australian Bushfire Building Conference. Check out their fire-tested Flame Zone & BAL40/29 windows, doors & shutters at www.warriorwindows.com.au

02.01.2022 The 2020 Australian Bushfire Building Conference is confirmed for Sept 17! This year it will be a virtual event with a live conference to be added if COVID restrictions allow. More info & register now for just $200 + gst at https://bushfireconference.com.au

01.01.2022 If you're building in a bushfire-prone area, make sure you check out our Silver Sponsors @AWS Australia - with Australia's largest range of BAL-40 tested windows & doors: www.bal40windows.com.au

01.01.2022 The 2020 Conference is now just a week away! Limited live event tickets are still available, or join the virtual conference for an interactive conference experience from the comfort of home. Register now: https://bushfireconference.com.au/