2020 EMPA Australia award winners
EMPA Australia Awards for Excellence in Communication
The Annual EMPA Awards for Excellence in Emergency Communication have been established to recognise those who have made a significant contribution to emergency communications in Australia and New Zealand.
The Australian EMPA Awards 2020 were presented via live webcast during the conference, 2 - 5 June 2020.
For emergency communication - Readiness and Resilience
A project or activity that contributes to improved community preparedness and/or resilience.
Winner
SA Country Fire Service – Media and Communications Unit
Bushfire Ready Campaign 2020
Highly Commended
ABC Emergency
CSA project for fire, flood, cyclone
Highly Commended
Community Resilience Team, Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley Flood Risk Management Directorate, Infrastructure NSW and NSW State Emergency Service - Flood resilience in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley - a partnership approach
For emergency communication - Response
Communicating effectively during an emergency response.
Winner
NSW Rural Fire Service Public Information Unit
NSW Rural Fire Service Public Liaison Unit
Highly Commended
ABC Emergency
CSA project for fire, flood, cyclone
For emergency communication - Recovery
Supporting the recovery of a community impacted by an emergency.
Winner
Vantastic
Community Led Recovery Model
Highly Commended
ABC Melbourne
The Conversation Hour – Week-long series of Live Broadcast from Gippsland
Highly Commended
Clarence Valley Council
Communicating in Recovery
For media
In-depth and balanced coverage of a topic that increases public understanding of a hazard or an emergency response.
Comprehensive and accurate reporting before or during an emergency response, contributing to public safety.
Winner
Sydney Morning Herald (bushfire team)
Combining clarity with compassion: Reporting the extreme bushfire season of 2019-20
Highly Commended
ABC Gippsland
ABC Gippsland, your emergency broadcaster
Highly Commended
ABC NSW (Radio, News and Regional)
ABC NSW coverage of the NSW bushfires
Highly Commended
ABC Weather
Kate Doyle – Coverage of the 2019-2020 summer for ABC online
Highly Commended
ABC Queensland
ABC QLD broadcasting of 2019 bushfires
For published research that advances emergency communication by:
Improving community preparedness and/or resilience
Increasing the effectiveness of communication during an emergency response;
Enabling agencies to better support communities recovering from an adverse event.
Winner
QUT and the Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC – Effective risk and warning communication during natural hazards
Addressing conflicting cues during natural hazards: lessons from emergency agencies
Highly Commended
Curtin University, University of Western Australia, and the Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC – Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering
Motivations, experiences and emotions: being an SES volunteer