Major incidents report 2018–19

This is the third annual Major Incidents Report published by the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience. This edition provides an authoritative overview of major incidents in Australia from July 2018 through to June 2019 as identified by emergency services.

Nineteen noteworthy and instructive incidents are included in this report, some of which have been combined to reflect either recurring and protracted events, like regular storms in the same place, or similar incidents which have occurred on a number of occasions, like building construction related incidents.

The inclusion in this report of key observations assists the emergency management and disaster resilience sector in identifying and analysing recurring and emerging themes at a national level across hazards, sectors and jurisdictions. In a climate of increasing severity, complexity and occurrence of disasters across Australia and globally, ongoing learning is critical in building national disaster resilience and further reducing disaster risk.