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Bushfire has long been part of the Australian natural environment. Due to climate change, however, the frequency, severity and unpredictability of bushfires have reached unprecedented levels across Australia. The catastrophic impact of the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020 brought to the nation’s attention that the risk of bushfire is spreading from the rural and urban-bushland interface and into towns and built-up areas. Governments at the local, state, and federal levels are introducing regulatory imperatives for planning and construction in bushfire-prone areas to protect people and property and to improve bushfire resilience. This has highlighted the need for national skills standards to support a range of job roles associated with the application of planning and building requirements to improve bushfire resilience of developments in bushfire-prone areas. The project will look to develop national training products to assist with skill development and broaden understanding of bushfire and natural hazard risk for:  Bushfire consultants Building Surveyors Ecologists · Builders Land Use Planners Fire Agency staff Environmental Planners Natural Resource Managers Fire Safety Engineers Fire Protection Consultants Architects Click here to access project information, webinar and draft materials.