Natural Hazards Research Australia is hosting the fourth annual Natural Hazards Research Forum at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide from 18 - 20 June 2025.

The Forum serves to be Australia’s pre-eminent meeting place for thought leadership and dialogue based on natural hazards research. It provides a physical meeting place to connect with leading research, reflect on lessons learned and discuss how innovation can support safer, more resilient and sustainable communities going forward. The Forum draws on more than two decades of funded research into natural hazards that affect community resilience and quality of life in Australia and how to best drive resilience to these hazards. In 2025, the Forum will focus on going beyond transactional relationships and initiatives, to focusing on transitions and integrated solutions.

The Forum is an in-person event with a live stream component available on day one only for those who cannot attend in person. The three-day program will have a focus on how using research, science and innovation can, and is, transforming Australia’s disaster resilience and response. The Forum will be an active event, and your participation is encouraged in the discussion, engagement, knowledge sharing and road-mapping of natural hazards research. Your participation will ensure that the research of the Centre is relevant, useful and dynamic to the changing needs of the country.

Representatives from Centre Participating organisations: registration is included as part of your organisations’ membership of the Centre. No further registration fee applies. Not sure if your organisation is a Participant of the Centre? See a list of Participating organisations here (note that Collaborator organisations are not included as Participating organisations).
Researchers actively undertaking research with the Centre: registration is included as part of your research role. No further registration fee applies. Centre researchers will receive additional information in early 2025.
Centre Postgraduate Research Scholarship students: registration is included as part of your scholarship. No further registration fee applies. Postgraduate Research Scholarship students will receive additional information in early 2025.
If people who don’t fit into the above categories, Forum registration is $660 per person for in-person attendance (GST included, plus booking fees).
The live stream component on day one is complimentary, but registration is still required.

A draft program is now available. Please note the program will be updated on a regular basis and is subject to change.

Please note the live stream component covers only the plenary sessions on day one and not the workshops or any breakout sessions on any other day.

Want to know what to expect and get inspired? Revisit #NHRF24 with a collection of plenary sessions from day one, posters, presentations and graphic recordings.

If you have any questions about registration, please contact Senior Events Officer, Vaia Smirneos vaia.smirneos@naturalhazards.com.au

Please note the Centre will be supporting various workshop on Tuesday 17 June 2025, more information on the workshops will be available at a later date together with a separate registration link.