On our latest podcast, our managing editor, Tina Perinotto, spoke with Beck Dawson, who has been Sydney’s chief resilience officer since 2015.
Her role basically involves worrying about the potential disasters that might befall Australia’s biggest city, and how to build resilience in the community… just in case.
It’s a big job. In Beck’s case it involves 33 councils in Sydney as well as state government, business and the community, and plenty of links to resilience experts in other cities around the world.
Back when she first started her role, people didn’t always understand what she meant by “resilience”.
After three years of fires and floods, not to mention the drought that preceded the fires, they sure do.
As for what’s keeping her up at night? Quite a lot. But namely Aussie’s “She’ll be right” attitude.
Host: Tina Perinotto
Produced by: The Fifth Estate
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