Tuesday's theme - Community resilience

After the Conference opening by Martin Studdert we had an engaging array of speakers. All mentioned the role that libraries can play in supporting community resilience.

Best summarized by Kate Brady (Australian Red Cross) and added to in a later workshop as:

-Informing best practice
-Support for policy makers
-Promote and use new technologies
-Assist with the development of new services
-Information sharing
-Support for evidence based decision making

Tuesday’s speakers presented an amazing array of examples of preparedness, response, and recovery in times of crisis. This included:

• How will the right information at the right time contribute to a community’s ability to prepare for, survive, and recover from emergencies and disasters?
• The assistance and support provided by the Australian Red Cross and Centrelink
• Australia's National Disaster Resilience Strategy urrindindi Shire’s capacity to rebuild and recover from the devastating bushfires of February 7th
• Preparing the public for possible crises such as pandemics