Ready or Not?: Improving adoptability of regional, rural & remote resilience & preparedness research
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About this event
This event brings together academics, professionals, students and members of the public to deeply engage in one questions: How can academic research become more useful, more used, and more grounded in preparing regional, rural and remote Australia for challenging and disruptive futures?
Event Details:
Date:16th October 2026
Time: 9:30am - 1:30pm
Location:UNE Smart Region Incubator, 122 Faulkner St, Armidale, NSW
Format: In-person & Online
Cost:
Online: Free
Non Member In-person: $20
TAS Members, students, casual/unwaged In-person: $10
Speakers:
John Blackburn AO
John retired from the Royal Australian Air Force in 2008 as the Deputy Chief of the Air Force following a career as an F/A-18 fighter pilot, test pilot and strategic planner. His senior posts included Commander of the Integrated Area Defence System (IADS) located in Malaysia, commanding a multi-national headquarters established to effect the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), and Head of Strategic Policy in the Defence Headquarters. He is now a consultant in the fields of Defence and National Security. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Kokoda Foundation Board, the Deputy Chairman of the Williams Foundation Board and a director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Council. He holds a Masters of Arts and a Master of Defence Studies. In February 2011 the Kokoda Foundation published his report “Optimising Australia’s Response to the Cyber Challenge” which he co-authored with Dr Gary Waters. In February 2013 the NRMA published his report “Australia’s Liquid Fuel Security.
Location
UNE Smart Region Incubator
122 Faulkner St
Armidale, NSW
AUS
Event Contact(s)
Elizabeth F Ure
Penny Toth
Category
Thematic Group Events
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