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Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinEmergency Management in South AustraliaIn this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, Renae is joined by Leanne Schmidt, Manager Emergency Support at the Local Government Association of South Australia. With decades of experience across SES and fire services, Leanne shares insights into South Australia’s emergency management approach and the vital role of local government in building community resilience.
2025-05-1324 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinWhat 2 things are we doing differently?In this special 40th episode of Doing Disasters Differently, Renae reflects on standout conversations from the last ten episodes with thought leaders in disaster resilience. Renae highlights the growing momentum around social capital, the importance of shared responsibility, and how Resilient Ready is translating policy and research into action for communities and small businesses across Australia.
2025-04-2916 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinAre schools key to social capital?In this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently Renae chats with Dr Briony Towers, founder of Leadrrr and expert in child-centered disaster risk management. They explore the role of schools in building social capital and how empowering children and youth can drive real change in disaster resilience. From bushfire education to youth-led initiatives, Briony shares how schools can be true hubs of preparedness and community strength.
2025-04-1535 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinThe National Emergency Management Stockpile (NEMS)In this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, Renae is joined by Joe Buffone, Deputy Coordinator General at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). With over 40 years in security and disaster management, Joe has played a key role in emergency response across Australia and internationally. Today, we explore his journey—from the Country Fire Authority (CFA) to leading efforts in disaster resilience—along with the National Emergency Management Stockpile (NEMS) and how it ensures communities have access to critical resources during crises.
2025-03-0427 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinIt’s time to focus on small businessesIn this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, Renae is joined by the Hon Bruce Billson, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO), a tireless advocate for small businesses across the country. Today, we are exploring Bruce’s journey—from launching his own advisory business to his leadership in fostering resilience and growth for Australia’s small business sector.
2025-02-1842 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinGrape and wine sector resilience in South AustraliaIn this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, Renae is talking with Professor Paul Arbon AM, a distinguished leader in emergency and disaster resilience and Director of the Torrens Resilience Initiative at Flinders University.Today, we are diving into resilience in South Australia’s grape and wine sector. With decades of experience as a researcher, academic, and organisational leader—including roles as Chief Commissioner of St John Ambulance Australia and President of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine—Professor Arbon brings a wealth of knowledge on how industries can adapt and thrive in the face of...
2025-02-0425 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinFrom India to Australia for resilienceIn this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, Renae is talking with Kruthika Nagananda, a passionate advocate for resilience who moved from India to Australia to pursue her dream of strengthening communities in times of crisis. Today, we are talking about Kruthika’s journey, from completing her Master’s in Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development at the University of Newcastle to her work in disaster risk reduction at the Walcha Council and now with the Australian Red Cross in the Urban Climate Resilience Program.
2024-12-1024 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinSharing your lived experience with othersIn this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, Renae is talking with Fiona Jago, a former dairy farmer and small business owner with deep roots in regional Victoria. Fiona and her husband, Mark, made a bold move to purchase and run a caravan park on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, where they became active community members. However, the devastating 2019-2020 bushfires profoundly impacted their lives, prompting three years of rebuilding. Eventually, they decided to sell and return to regional Victoria to be closer to family. Now, as a lived experience facilitator with Resilient Ready, Fiona travels across Australia, sharing he...
2024-11-2633 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinBuilding cultural heritage resilienceIn this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, Renae is talking with Johanna Garnett who is the Manager of Disaster Resilience & Risk Reduction at the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM). Today we are talking about building cultural heritage resilience.
2024-11-1249 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinIndicators of Community Disaster FatigueIn this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, Renae is talking with Dr Val Ingham who is the Associate Professor, Emergency Management at Charles Sturt University. Today we are talking about Indicators of Community Disaster Fatigue.
2024-10-2930 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinBringing social capital and social infrastructure measurement to AustraliaIn this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, Renae is talking with Professor Daniel Aldrich, Director of the resilience and security studies program at Northeastern University in the USA who’s also a volunteer advisory member of Resilient Ready and project delivery partner. Today we are talking about bringing social capital and social infrastructure measurement to Australia.
2024-10-1530 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinAre we different 2 years on?In this episode, Renae reflects on the increasing complexity of disasters in Australia, from bushfires and floods to smaller disruptions like power outages and staffing shortages. She emphasises the critical role small businesses play in community resilience, noting that "if small businesses get impacted, it actually affects the whole community." Renae discusses the development of the Business Community Resilience toolkit, a microlearning program focused on disaster preparedness, which uses nudge theory to help businesses become more resilient. This approach has been implemented across various regions and industries, including collaborations with the CFA in Victoria and the South A...
2024-10-0122 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinSafeguarding livelihoods and services after disastersIn this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, I sat down with David Parsons, crisis management expert, and volunteer advisor and delivery partner at Resilient Ready and today we are talking about safeguarding livelihoods and services after disasters.
2024-09-1727 min
How to DisasterHow to Address Compound Disasters with Renae Hanvin Part 2“Preparedness and resilience is a shared responsibility.” -Renae Hanvin Episode Description: For years, we’ve seen how the intensity and scope of disasters have evolved, but our preparedness is yet to be tested again with this new thing called “compound disasters''. It is already happening and will keep happening in the years to come. What can we do to address this? Jennifer and corporate2community founder, Renae Hanvin comes together for part 2 to discuss how serious compound disasters can be and what approaches and strategies are needed to increase resiliency, access, and equity despite the chaos. The...
2022-02-1454 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinBuilding thriving communitiesIn this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently, I sat down with Tracy Collier, GM of Strategy and Programs for the Thriving Communities Partnership and today we are talking about building thriving communities.
2021-12-2018 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinGetting Australia to Buy from the BushIn this week’s episode of Doing Disasters Differently the Podcast, I sit down with Jenn Donovan from Spend with us and we are discussing ‘Getting Australia to Buy from the Bush’.
2021-12-0625 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinThe Role of Community Organisations in DisastersToday Renae sits down with Bridget Tehan, the Senior Policy Advisor at the Victorian Council of Social Services, also called VCOSS. We are sitting down to discuss the role of community organisations in disasters.Bridget has worked for more than 10 years in emergency management in both the government and not-for-profit sectors. Bridget is currently a senior policy advisor at the Victorian Council of Social Services and works to highlight the role of the community sector in building resilience and to explore the role of the sector in emergency management. Bridget also works to highlight the needs...
2021-11-2224 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae Hanvin2019-20 Victorian Fire Season Inquiry, Phase 2 ReportIn the twenty-fivth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, Renae Hanvin will be talking with Tony Pearce, Victoria’s first Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM). He shares with us how this role was created and how it is impacting the Victorian community as we continue to see a rise in disasters in our country.
2021-11-0844 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinHow business networks build resilienceIn the twenty-fourth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, Renae Hanvin will be talking with Lawrence Atkinson from BusinessBM and we are discussing ‘Business networks build resilience’. C2C and BusinessBM have teamed up and today we will discuss the changes we are hoping to see in the Blue Mountains region in New South Wales.
2021-09-1335 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinStrengthening rural, regional & remote communitiesIn the twenty-third episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, Renae Hanvin will be talking with Natalie Egleton, CEO of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR). She was appointed CEO of the FRRR in November 2015, after joining the organisation in 2012, and she's responsible for shaping the FRRR’s strategy, designing new programs and developing and nurturing new funding partnerships.
2021-08-3027 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae Hanvin200 days of lockdownIn the twenty-second episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, Renae Hanvin will be talking with James Ritchie, the Director of Thamani and Principal Consultant with our C2C collective. He is currently located in Germany and has just come out of a 200-day lockdown and will share with us his thoughts.
2021-08-1623 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinThe future of disaster resilience in AustraliaIn the twenty-first episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, Renae Hanvin will be talking with Amanda Leck, the Executive Director of the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, also known as AIDR , where she leads a program of work on behalf of the Commonwealth Government through the Department of Home Affairs - Emergency Management Australia to support a disaster resilient Australia. I’m so excited to have Amanda on the show as she shares her wisdom on how we can all have an impact on the future of disaster resilience in Australia.
2021-08-0225 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinA Year of Doing Disasters DifferentlyIn the twentieth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be reflecting on some of the conversations we’ve had. Renae set up corporate2community and this Doing Disasters Differently podcast because we need to start thinking differently and doing things differently before, during, and after all types of disasters. 2020 and 2021 have shown us that disasters are the new future - it's now normal and just the way that we're now living. Renae will reflect on recent conversations and discuss the largest iss...
2021-07-2017 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinA business owner hit by disaster with Susan GrayIn this episode, I'm talking with Susan Gray. She's the president of the Tilba District Chamber of Commerce in the southern region of New South Wales, and the owner of the main pub in Tilba. We're talking about a business owner hit by disaster. So, a little bit about Susan. Susan and her husband bought the Dromedary Hotel in Central Tilba almost exactly three years ago. Susan spent around half the year travelling around the world for work. Prior to being an airport consultant, Susan was a journalist and editor and then a corporate communications and business development director...
2021-07-0524 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinTop Down Disaster Resilience Doesn’t Work with Mark DuckworthIn the sixteenth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Mark Duckworth, Senior Research Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University working in the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS).
2021-06-1533 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinA Winter Festival of Community Resilience with Hayley HardyIn the seventeenth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin.Renae is the founder of certified social enterprise corporate2community which focuses on building resilience in businesses, communities and governments before, during and after disasters. Today she will be chatting to Hayley Hardy, the Marketing Manager from the East Gippsland Marketing Inc. and, we're talking about a Winter Festival of Community Resilience.
2021-06-0219 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinCommunity Connections from a Local Government Perspective with Terry CampeseIn the sixteenth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Terry Campese Community Recovery Officer at the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.
2021-03-3038 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinSocial Capital: the foundation for building national resilienceIn the fifteenth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Daniel Aldrich, Professor and Director of the Resilience and Security Studies Program at Northeastern University, USA.
2021-03-1037 min
How to DisasterHow to Engage the Private Sector“As soon as we start to understand and see the benefits of private sector contribution, and then we set the roadmap, so we can understand how we can all play, great things will come from it.” -Renae Hanvin Episode Description: When businesses are resilient, communities can thrive! Join Jennifer and Corporate2Community Founder, Renae Hanvin as they discuss the crucial role of the private sector in recovery. Renae narrates how they were able to align the right corporate to match the specific needs of a community. She expounds further on this frame...
2021-03-0822 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinLeading America's private sector to make a differenceIn the fourteenth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Brooks Nelson, Senior Director Global Resilience US Chamber of Commerce Foundation about leading America's private sector to make a difference.
2020-10-1325 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinFire and Rain Conversation SeriesIn the thirteenth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Rachel Lopes and Emma Ashton about the Fire and Rain Conversation Series.
2020-10-0725 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinA humanitarian aid perspectiveIn the twelfth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Kate Sutton, Director of the Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG) about a humanitarian aid perspective in disasters.
2020-09-3023 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinState-wide disaster resilience the SA-wayIn the eleventh episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Miriam Lumb, Manager of Policy and Strategy and Sue Gould, Program Manager Disaster Resilience from the Emergency Management Office at the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM) about state-wide disaster resilience the SA-way.
2020-09-2226 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinA reflection on my conversations so farIn the tenth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be reflecting on what she has learnt and the key themes coming through from her conversations to-date.
2020-09-1512 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinThe Waffle House IndexIn the ninth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to W. Craig Fugate, Chief Emergency Management Officer, One Concern and former FEMA Administrator (2009-2017) about the Waffle House Index.
2020-09-0931 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinRecover. Rebuild. Reimagine.In the eighth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Jennifer Gray Thompson, Executive Director - Rebuild North Bay Foundation in California, USA about recovering, rebuilding and reimagining post Californian wildfires.
2020-09-0128 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinA new era of community engagement and community resilienceIn the seventh episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Dr Margaret Moreton, Principal of Leva Consulting, about a new era of community engagement and community resilience.
2020-08-2534 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinThe new era of infrastructure resilienceIn the sixth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Chris Quin, Director of Resilient Projects about the new era of infrastructure resilience.
2020-08-1829 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinChanging the disaster language to "our preparedness and resilience"In the fifth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to John Blackburn, Board Chair of the Institute for Integrated Economic Research - Australia, about Doing Disasters Differently by changing the disaster language to ‘Our Preparedness and Resilience’.
2020-08-0230 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinUnprecedented disasters provide new ways for corporate givingIn the fourth episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Anna Dear, Public Affairs & Sustainability Manager at Coca-Cola South Pacific, about Doing Disasters Differently when it comes to how unprecedented disasters provide new ways for corporate giving.
2020-07-2631 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinDoing Disasters Differently when it comes to GovernanceIn the third episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, she will be chatting to Jodie Willmer who founded Happy Changemakers, about Doing Disasters Differently when it comes to Governance – an important element to think about in the before, during and after stages of disasters. Along with the benefits of building local governance capabilities to support community-led recovery and resilience.
2020-07-2127 min
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinAdding all-hazards resilience to the CEO’s agendaIn the second episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, we will be chatting to James Ritchie, Director of Thamani who is a Principal Consultant with our C2C collective, about Doing Disasters Differently by adding all-hazards resilience to the CEO’s agenda. Now is the time for CEOs to embrace the opportunities associated with current and future disasters.
2020-07-201h 02
Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast with Renae HanvinNo time better than now to do disasters differently!Let’s face it our future will be one with more natural and unnatural disasters - whether we want them or not, they are here to stay.In this first episode of Doing Disasters Differently: The Podcast, hosted by corporate2community founder and disaster resilience specialist Renae Hanvin, brings you informal conversations with global and local leaders in emergency management and disaster resilience across government, corporate, small business, non-profit and community stakeholders.Perfect for building your understanding and disaster-related toolkit, there’s no doubt you’ll be inspired to start doing disasters differently today.
2020-07-1907 min