It is with sadness that the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC has received news of the death of the Chairman, Dr Laurie Hammond.
Laurie passed away over the weekend after a short battle with illness.
Laurie was appointed independent Chairman of the CRC when it began in 2013 and was integral to the growth and development of the centre. His leadership at the Board level and his strategic advice to management was always insightful, timely and welcomed.
Laurie will be sadly missed by all of us here at the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, and by his colleagues across the emergency services and management sector.
Our thoughts and sympathies are with his wife and family, and with his large network of professional colleagues who are all feeling the loss at this time.