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Forums/Seminars

Heatwave Planning Guide Forum

On 12 June 2009, the department released the Heatwave Planning Guide at the forum. 

The forum presented case studies from 4 of the 13 pilot projects, introduced the latest version of the Heatwave Planning Guide and gave local governments an afternoon to workshop some of the issues they may face in developing heatwave plans.

Approximately 120 people attended the forum representing a diversity of stakeholders from:

• local, state and Commonwealth governments
• emergency services
• primary care partnerships
• community health services
• greenhouse alliances
• non-government organizations
• academia
• consultancies

Heatwave planning guide forum (323kb, pdf)

Wodonga Pilot Project presentation (867kb, pdf)

Hobsons Bay Pilot Project presentation (502kb, pdf)

Latrobe Pilot Project presentation (597kb, pdf)

Wimmera PCP Pilot Project presentation (278kb, pdf)

Heatwave Planning Seminar for Local Councils

On 18 September 2009, the department invited all Victorian government councils to attend a seminar on heatwave planning.

Speaker presentations from the seminar are available below:

 Heatwave emergencies – Adam Dent (611kb, pdf)

 The Victorian Government community register initiative – Karen O’Neill (46kb, pdf)

 Aged Care summer strategy – Catherine Thompson (285kb, pdf)

 Keeping cool – relief centres and cooling centres – Julian Meagher (235kb, pdf)

 Heat thresholds and alert systems – Julie Hoy (920kb, pdf)

The Public Health Branch hosts forums dedicated to heatwaves and climate change.

Heatwaves: Causes, consequences and responses – Professor Glenn McGregor

Professor Glenn McGregor from the University of Auckland Physical Geography and Climatology Department presented Heatwaves: Causes, Consequences and Responses.

Heatwaves: Causes, consequences and responses (608kb, pdf)

Workshops

National Workshop on Heatwave Planning 2009

On 30 July 2009 the Department of Human Services, on behalf of enHealth and the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, convened a National Workshop on Heatwave Planning. The workshop facilitated discussion with jurisdictions and relevant experts to prepare and manage heatwaves. Approximately 50 representatives from the commonwealth government, state and territory health departments, stakeholder agencies and sector representatives attended.

Speaker presentations from the workshop are available below:

Health impacts of heat stress – Dr Jane Canestra (346kb, pdf)

South Australian emergency management arrangements and extreme heat planning – Brenton Keen (115kb, pdf)

The Victorian experience 2009 – Dr John Carnie (966kb, pdf)

NSW real-time emergency department syndromic surveillance – Adam Craig, Glenis Lloyd (238kb, pdf)

NextGen forecast and warning system - A digital production environment – John Nairn (722kb, pdf)

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