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Torrens Resilience Initiative
5 Laffer Drive, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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About Torrens Resilience Initiative
Welcome to the Torrens Resilience Initiative (TRI), located at Bedford Park, Laffer Drive, 5, in Australia. As one of Australia's longest-standing research initiatives dedicated to disaster preparedness and management, TRI conducts crucial research to build resilience and promote stability during times of crisis.
Our research focuses on advancing the concept of resilience and helping organizations, communities, and nations balance disaster preparedness and prevention, response, and recovery. By advising and guiding government policy, preparing communities, and empowering individuals, our goal is to minimize the impacts of natural hazards, health and security risks, and humanitarian and other emergencies in Australia and around the world.
Australia's diverse landscapes put the country at risk of a wide range of natural hazard events, from bushfires to cyclones, flooding to drought. Our research highlights the importance of community cohesion in disaster planning, and we have developed a balanced Community Disaster Resilience Scorecard to help communities work together in preparing for these threats.
We have already supported the implementation of the Scorecard in communities across Australia, including Melton and Wyndham Council in Melbourne, where over 124 community members and leaders joined workshops and completed the Scorecard. As a result, the Councils won the Resilient Australia Award for their coordinated community response to potential emergencies.
At TRI, we also assist governments, organizations, and communities in ensuring their disaster management plans account for a broad range of disruptive challenges and include specific consideration of vulnerable groups. We recognize that people living with disabilities, older individuals, CALD communities, and those in remote and rural areas have unique needs relevant to disaster planning and management.
One of our important research projects focuses on mitigating the loss of power supply to aged care facilities. We have developed guidance on the selection and installation of generators to ensure access to heating, cooling, and lighting, safe storage of medicines, and sustained use of medical equipment during power failures. Additionally, we have created a toolkit and scorecard to help aged care facilities assess their resilience to bushfires, floods, and earthquakes.
Our research also informs Australian and international governments on policy and capacity for national security risks, including mass gathering health and security, resilience of critical infrastructure, and issues of interest to Defense. We have hosted global meetings and worked with various organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), to develop guidelines and training programs to strengthen collaboration and response to emerging threats.
Furthermore, we conduct research to help achieve foreign policy and humanitarian objectives in Australia and countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim. Our expertise in mass gathering health and disaster planning and management has been instrumental in ensuring the safe conduct of major events, such as the West Africa Games, the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, and the Asian Games.
Due to our extensive knowledge and contributions in the field, the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated us a WHO Collaborating Centre for Mass Gathering and Global Health Security.
At TRI, we take a holistic approach to risk assessment, considering the nature of the hazard or event, degree of exposure or damage, vulnerability, and response capacity. Our research aims to enhance prevention, preparedness, and response planning and management by understanding the many factors influencing or governing risk.
We also explore barriers and opportunities to achieve a balanced environment for information risk and resilience decision-making in both the public and private sectors. Additionally, we focus on effective communication with individuals and communities during emergencies and in disaster planning.
We provide evidence-based disaster management for communities, businesses, individuals, and government. Our commitment to sharing this valuable information with the wider public drives us to find new ways to disseminate our research and findings.
Whether you are in South Australia, the Northern Territory, or anywhere around the globe, you can benefit from the knowledge and expertise of the Torrens Resilience Initiative. Join us in building resilience and promoting stability in times of crisis.
CRICOS Provider: 00114A | TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12097 | TEQSA category: Australian University
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Mark Oliphant Building, Level 3B, Sir, 5 Laffer Dr, Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia
Opening hours of Torrens Resilience Initiative
Monday:
09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday:
09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday:
09:00 - 17:00
Thursday:
09:00 - 17:00
Friday:
09:00 - 17:00
Saturday:
Day off
Sunday:
Day off
Reviews of Torrens Resilience Initiative
"Excellent place with great researchers"
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