Lisa Gibbs

The 2009 bushfires in Victoria are commonly referred to as the ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires. This report presents an overview of the key learnings in the 10 years since the fires. The results show a strong individual and community capacity to recover from a disaster experience...

Report

Beyond bushfires: final report 2010-2016

29 Nov 2016

Lisa Gibbs,

Richard Bryant,

Louise Harms,

David Forbes,

Karen Block,

Colin Gallagher,

Greg Ireton,

John Richardson,

Philippa Pattison,

Colin MacDougall,

Dean Lusher,

Elyse Baker,

Connie Kellett,

Alana Pirrone,

Robyn Molyneaux,

Lauren Kosta,

Kate Brady,

Marian Lok,

Gisela Van Kessell,

Elizabeth Waters

University of Melbourne

This study was conducted to examine the impacts of the Black Saturday and related bushfires of February 2009 on community members’ physical and mental health and wellbeing. The research also aimed to build understanding of the interplay between individual, social and community-level recovery.