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CREST- Citizens Radio Emergency Services Teams

CREST is a voluntary emergency organisation. The initial role of CREST was to monitor the emergency frequencies on the Citizens Band Radio Service (CBRS), relaying calls for assistance from the public to the relevant emergency service. This role has since grown to include many forms of specialist communications support for other emergency service and community…
C40 Knowledge Hub- Adapting to Climate Change Library

The C40 Knowledge Hub is a public online library and resource platform collating practical, tried-and-tested information and tools for climate action and adaptation. It provides resources like research, case studies, implementation guides, policy briefs, and data insights on various urban climate sectors, including climate adaptation planning. The C40 Knowledge Hub rounds up what cities should…
Global Center on Adaptation – Stories of Resilience

The Global Center on Adaptation’s report ‘Stories of Resilience: Lessons from Local Adaptation Practice’ redefines true progress as a measure of the systems transformed over outputs delivered. The annual publication draws on global examples and lessons on inclusive funding, philanthropy, and justice, it underscores how aligning local priorities with national governance and finance can drive…
Monash Disaster Initiative’s Compendium

Since our inception, Monash University Disaster Resilience Initiative’s (MUDRI) strong interest in community resilience triggered the creation of this Compendium of Victorian Community-based Resilience Building Case Studies, the first of its kind in Australia, to feature resilience-building case studies, shared learnings, insights, challenges and solutions in this context. Free access to the Compendium provides a…
Nillumbik Climate Action Team

Nillumbik Climate Action Team (NCAT) is a volunteer group of people in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, who are committed to promoting and leading more effective action to ensure a safer climate for us all. They advocate, educate and collaborate with the local community, and seek to influence decision makers at all levels, to…
Port Phillip EcoCentre

The EcoCentre is a not-for-profit, community-managed environment group located in the corner of St Kilda Gardens. For 25 years, it has provided a base for affiliate groups involved in activities that promote environmental sustainability and community action. The EcoCentre vision is to provide education and inspiration to the wider community. Its collective impact since 1999…
Earthworker Cooperative

Earthworker strives to create democratic, just and sustainable economies that enable us to deal with the challenges of economic injustice and ecological crisis. Earthworker are actively committed to creating dignified, safe and sustainable livelihoods in a network of unionised worker-owned cooperatives – supporting and enabling social ownership of the Australian economy. Cooperatives are people-centred enterprises…
enliven’s Multicultural Heat Heroes

enliven is working with 5 multicultural community ambassadors to build climate resilience among priority language groups across Cardinia Shire, City of Casey, and City of Greater Dandenong. These Multicultural Heat Heroes have been working with enliven to co-design and deliver heat health messaging across a spectrum of culturally appropriate formats and forums. The project aims…
Australian Adaptation Database

The National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Project on Enabling best practice adaptation seeks to answer important questions about the uptake of adaptation in Australia. Commencing at the beginning of 2023, the project is a three-year investment to develop guiding principles and frameworks to help governments, civil society and communities undertake best practices in adaptation. The database…
Resilient 4017

Resilient 4017 operates in the Northern Moreton Bay region of QLD, with locals keen to bring our community together to plan for the future that’s coming. This is a community-led project where locals will determine the biggest priorities for our area & how we can start to respond to them, focusing heavily on community resilience,…
Mullum Cares

Mullum Cares is a not for profit organisation that supports its local community to reduce emissions by changing how it consumes products made for human consumption. Mullum Cares’ goal is to protect and enhance the natural environment by promoting the sustainable use of products manufactured for human consumption. This is done through inspiring and enabling…
Emerald Village Association – Resilience Subcommittee

The Emerald Village Association Inc. represents the citizens and community groups of Emerald with the support of the Emerald business community. After recent storms in 2024, Emerald Village Association is aiming to be extremely active in their community and looking forward to making their community even more resilient by improving their preparedness for any storm…