The Disaster Challenge Final was held on 13 October and took place in tandem with Natural Hazards Research Australia's first Natural Hazards Research Forum in Brisbane.
The Disaster Challenge Final brought three finalists together to pitch their brilliant ideas to an audience of emergency managers and disaster preparedness experts.
Date: Thursday 13 October 2022, the UN International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Location: Boulevard Auditorium, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane QLD 4101. This was an in-person, public, event with an online registration option available for those who could not attend in person.
Time: 4-6pm AEST (5-7pm AEDT) , including refreshments.
The judges chose three finalists from the many impressive submissions to the inaugural Disaster Challenge.
First place
- ‘Tourist and tourism worker education via wi-fi-activated captive portals’ – Mark Owens (CFA) and Dr Kamarah Pooley (Fire and Rescue NSW)
Second place
- ‘Beacons of hope’ – Jane Toner, Sheridan Keegan, Ahmed Qasim, Lynn Lue-Kopman, Yunjin Wang, Manori Dissanayaka (Griffith University) and Cristina Hernandez-Santin (RMIT University)
Third place
- ‘Mobilising local culturally and linguistically diverse stakeholders and gatekeepers for disaster response’ – Jyoti Khatri K C and Mohammed Alqahtani (Queensland University of Technology)